Buffalo River Dene Nation

The band's main community, Dillon, is located on the western shore of Peter Pond Lake at the mouth of the Dillon River,[2] and is accessed by Highway 925 from Highway 155.

In 1819–1820 Sir John Franklin noted the position of the North West Company Post on Buffalo Lake (Peter Pond Lake) where Buffalo River (Dillon River) is located.

(see map) The first post office opened under the name of Buffalo River in 1926 and closed in 1929.

[5] The source of the Dillon River is in Alberta east of Lake Winefred near co-ordinates 55°30′00″N 110°15′32″W / 55.50°N 110.259°W / 55.50; -110.259.

[5] Buffalo River Dene Nation has a total registered membership of 1,273 with 689 members residing on-reserve and 584 members residing at locations off-reserve as of May, 2012 [6] The total territory of the Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 is 8259.70 hectares.