Welcome toNipisihkopahk Education Authority (NEA)Nipisihkopahk Education Authority administers education for the Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema), Alberta, operating 5 schools and 1 Headstart program serving approximately 1000 students.Samson 137 is an Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Samson Cree first nation and was established under the provisions of Treaty 6. The reserve is located in Central Alberta, around Maskwacis, approximately 85km south of Edmonton. Total registered Samson membership (as of March 2013) is 7809. NEA schools primarily serve the first nations families surrounding Maskwacis, Alberta. Maskwacis is central to 4 first nations: Ermineskin Cree Nation , Louis Bull Tribe , Montana First Nation , and Samson Cree Nation . Further details regarding the Samson Cree first nation can be found on the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada ( AANDC ) website. more... See more text