The Michel Band is an Indigenous nation of central Alberta, Canada which the Government of Canada recognized as a nation and treaty partner from 1878 to 1958. The descendents of that historic band, now organized as an association called the Michel First Nation, are engaged in legal and political action to regain recognition. The people of the modern-day Michel First Nation have ancestry primarily from the Iroquois, Cree and Métis ethnic groups. In 1998, there were over 700 registered descendants.