3 7 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Sam son ▁No . ▁ 1 3 7 ▁and ▁Sam son ▁ 1 3 7 , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Sam son ▁Reserve , ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁reserve ▁in ▁M ask w ac is , ▁Al berta , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sam son ▁C ree ▁Nation ▁and ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁Tre aty ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Central ▁Al berta , ▁near ▁M ask w ac is ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁W et ask i win . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Sam son ▁IR ▁No . 1 3 7 ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 2 9 5 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 9 2 9 ▁dwell ings , ▁a ▁ 7 . 4 % ▁increase ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁Indian ▁reserve ▁has ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Al berta ▁government ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁on - res erve ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁was ▁ 5 , 5 5 0 , ▁making ▁the ▁Sam son ▁C ree ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁First ▁Nation ▁in ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁Government ▁Under ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁Act , ▁legisl ative ▁authority ▁over ▁Indian ▁res erves ▁is ▁placed ▁exclus ively ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁parliament ▁and ▁specifically ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Northern ▁Development . ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁band