Pasqua First Nation
Appearance
People | |
---|---|
Treaty | Treaty 4 |
Headquarters | Pasqua |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Land[1] | |
Reserve(s) | |
Land area | 90.895 km2 |
Population (2019)[1] | |
On reserve | 695 |
Off reserve | 1737 |
Total population | 2432 |
Government[1] | |
Chief | Matthew Todd Peigan |
Tribal Council[1] | |
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | |
Website | |
pasquafn.ca |
Pasqua First Nation (Cree: ᐸᐢᒁᐤ paskwâw)[2] is a Saulteaux-Cree First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:
- Last Mountain Lake 80A, shared with 6 other bands
- Pasqua 79
- Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Ogg, Arden (August 19 2015) Cree Names of Cree-speaking Communities across Canada Link
- ^ a b "History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.