People | |
---|---|
Treaty | Treaty 4 |
Headquarters | Pasqua |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Land | |
Reserve(s) | Pasqua 79 |
Land area | 90.895 km |
Population (2019) | |
On reserve | 695 |
Off reserve | 1737 |
Total population | 2432 |
Government | |
Chief | Matthew Todd Peigan |
Tribal Council | |
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | |
Website | |
pasquafn.ca |
Pasqua First Nation (Cree: ᐸᐢᒁᐤ paskwâw) is a Saulteaux-Cree First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. 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
Chief Paskwa (Pis-qua, brother of Okanes) was a negotiator and signatory to Treaty 4 on 15 September 1874. He created a document of pictographs indicating his understanding of the treaty. His death in 1889 left the First Nation leaderless for 22 years.
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.
- "Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.
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