Pasqua First Nation

  • Saulteaux
  • Cree
TreatyTreaty 4HeadquartersPasquaProvinceSaskatchewanLand[1]Reserve(s)
Pasqua 79
Land area90.895 km2Population (2019)[1]On reserve695Off reserve1737Total population2432Government[1]ChiefMatthew Todd PeiganTribal Council[1]File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal CouncilWebsitepasquafn.ca

Pasqua First Nation (Cree: ᐸᐢᒁᐤ paskwâw)[2] is a Saulteaux-Cree First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:

History

Chief Paskwa (Pis-qua, brother of Okanes) was a negotiator and signatory to Treaty 4 on 15 September 1874.[3] He created a document of pictographs indicating his understanding of the treaty.[4] His death in 1889 left the First Nation leaderless for 22 years.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Ogg, Arden (August 19 2015) Cree Names of Cree-speaking Communities across Canada Link
  3. ^ a b "History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.
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Agency Chiefs Tribal Council (Spiritwood)
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (North Battleford)
Battlefords Tribal Council (North Battleford)
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council (Fort Qu'Appelle)
Meadow Lake Tribal Council (Meadow Lake)
Prince Albert Grand Council (Prince Albert)
Saskatoon Tribal Council (Saskatoon)
Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (Punnichy)
Yorkton Tribal Administration (Yorkton)
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