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Pasqua First Nation

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Pasqua First Nation
Band No. 383
People
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersPasqua
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Land area90.895 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve695
Off reserve1737
Total population2432
Government[1]
ChiefMatthew 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:

History

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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

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  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.