Its location is on the eastern shore of Sturgeon Lake about 30 km northwest of Prince Albert.
It is located in the transition zone between the aspen parkland and boreal forest biomes.
[1] It was originally known as the William Twatt Band after the Orcadian surname of the Treaty Chief, who was the Grandson of Magnus Twatt who came from Orkney (off the North coast of Scotland) in 1771 to work for the Hudson's Bay Company, but changed its name in 1963 to the Sturgeon Lake Band, and later to the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
[2] The 2001 settling of a grievance between the band and the federal government concerning a loss of timber revenue that dated back to 1906 has enabled the community to expand its economic opportunities.
Sturgeon Lake First Nation has reserved for themselves five reserves:[2] The community's infrastructure includes a band office, school, gymnasium, fire hall, band hall, community health clinic, and a healing lodge.