boats that night towards Île-à-la-Crosse. The next morning on April 26 he loaded the rest of his men and their families along with the missionary and his companions on another boat. As they were ready to leave the shore 25 Cree from Loon Lake stopped them. Sinclair was taken prisoner but the others were let go to continue on their way. From Sinclair they demanded food saying they were starving but their demands did not stop there. They started breaking boxes, opening bales, slashing open bags of sugar and flour with their knives taking whatever pleased them and destroying the rest. While the post was being looted Sinclair managed to slip away from his guards and fled by canoe with two Métis men from Fort Carlton. Sinclair was able to rejoin the boats and while they camped on the side of the river his wife gave birth to a healthy girl who was baptised immediately by Father Paquette. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Green Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also List of communities in Northern Saskatchewan List of communities in Saskatchewan Villages of Saskatchewan References Elizabeth Brown Losey,"Let Them be Remembered",The Story of the Fur Trade Forts",1999 External links Division No. 18, Saskatchewan Métis in Saskatchewan North West Company forts Northern villages in Saskatchewan