Mistawasis Nêhiyawak

Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
Band No. 374
*ᒥᐢᑕᐚᓯᐢ ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐠ*
Population (2005)
People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 6
Headquarters	Leask, Saskatchewan
On reserve	1,036
Off reserve	1,135
Total population	2,171
Government
Chief	Daryl Watson
Council size	6
Tribal Council
Saskatoon Tribal Council
Website
https://mistawasis.ca/

Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐚᓯᐢ ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐠ mistawâsis nêhiyawak) is a Cree First Nation band government in Leask, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their settlement is roughly sixty-eight kilometres west of Prince Albert. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres.

The First Nation has a registered population of 2171 people as of November 2005 [1]. Approximately 1036 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 1135 live off-reserve.

The First Nation is affiliated with the Saskatoon Tribal Council, along with six other First Nations.

The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.

Notable people of the Mistawasis Nation include Marion Buller, a judge in British Columbia who heads the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Reserves

Mistawasis Nêhiyawak has reserved for itself 12 reserves:^[1]

Mistawasis 103
Mistawasis 103A
Mistawasis 103B
Mistawasis 103C
Mistawasis 103D
Mistawasis 103E
Mistawasis 103F
Mistawasis 103G
Mistawasis 103H
Mistawasis 103I
Mistawasis 103J
Mistawasis 103L

References

^ "First Nation Detail - Mistawasis Nêhiyawak". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

External links

Official website

53°09′46″N 106°48′10″W / 53.16278°N 106.80278°W / 53.16278; -106.80278

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First Nations governments in Central Saskatchewan

Central Saskatchewan is defined here as north of Saskatoon and south of the most southerly point of Lac la Ronge

v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Six
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Manitoba	Marcel Colomb First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation
Saskatchewan	Ahtahkakoop First Nation Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation Big Island Lake Cree Nation Big River First Nation Flying Dust First Nation Island Lake First Nation James Smith First Nation Lac La Ronge First Nation Little Pine First Nation Lucky Man Cree Nation Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Mistawasis First Nation Montreal Lake Cree Nation Moosomin First Nation Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Muskoday First Nation One Arrow First Nation Onion Lake First Nation Pelican Lake First Nation Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Poundmaker Cree Nation Red Pheasant First Nation Saulteaux First Nation Sweetgrass First Nation Sturgeon Lake First Nation Thunderchild First Nation Waterhen Lake First Nation Witchekan Lake First Nation
Alberta	Alexander First Nation Alexis First Nation Beaver Lake Cree Nation Cold Lake First Nation Enoch Cree Nation Ermineskin Cree Nation Frog Lake First Nation Heart Lake First Nation Kehewin Cree Nation Louis Bull Tribe Michel Band (terminated) Montana First Nation O'Chiese First Nation Papaschase Band (terminated) Paul First Nation Saddle Lake Cree Nation Samson First Nation Sunchild First Nation Whitefish Lake First Nation (Goodfish)