page_title: Blood 148
hierarchical_section_title: Blood 148
caption_attribution_description: English: Senator James Gladstone, first Indian named to the Senate, on his combine on the Kainai (Blood) reserve north of Cardston, Alberta
context_page_description: Blood 148 is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood First Nation and was established under the provisions of Treaty 7. This reserve is managed from the town of Stand Off on its northwest border and encompasses the majority of lands bounded by the cities of Fort MacLeod, Lethbridge and Cardston. It is traversed by Alberta Highway 2, Highway 5 and Highway 509. The St Mary River and the Belly River are major rivers supplying and draining the lands.
  At 1,413.87 km², this is the largest reserve in Canada, and the third most populous after Six Nations and Akwesasne. On June 12, 2019 Federal Courts ruled that, according to the Treaty Land Entitlement provisions of Treaty 7, the Blood Tribe was entitled to a reserve equal to 710 square miles in areaThe Blood Reserve Number 148 et al v Her Majesty The Queen. Text, an increase of 164.1 square miles over the existing lands. The judgement did not address remedy nor costs.
context_section_description: Blood 148 is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood (Kainai) First Nation and was established under the provisions of Treaty 7. This reserve is managed from the town of Stand Off on its northwest border and encompasses the majority of lands bounded by the cities of Fort MacLeod, Lethbridge and Cardston. It is traversed by Alberta Highway 2, Highway 5 and Highway 509. The St Mary River and the Belly River are major rivers supplying and draining the lands.
  At 1,413.87 km² (545.90 sq mi), this is the largest reserve in Canada, and the third most populous after Six Nations and Akwesasne. On June 12, 2019 Federal Courts ruled that, according to the Treaty Land Entitlement provisions of Treaty 7, the Blood Tribe was entitled to a reserve equal to 710 square miles in areaThe Blood Reserve Number 148 et al v Her Majesty The Queen (June 12, 2019). Text, an increase of 164.1 square miles over the existing lands. The judgement did not address remedy nor costs. It is located between the Cities of Fort MacLeod and Lethbridge and the Town of Cardston, bordering the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 to the northwest, the Lethbridge County to the northeast and Cardston County to the east, south and southwest.
caption: James Gladstone on his combine harvester
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