The Red Earth Cree Nation is located approximately 90 km east of Nipawin, Saskatchewan, and is 2,281 hectares in size. Of the approximately 1,200 registered band members, 1000 live on reserve. Economic development in the forestry area has been facilitated by the creation of the SMADA Development Corporation, co-managed by Red Earth and Shoal Lake First Nations. The community signed Treaty 6 but currently adheres to Treaty 5.