Pasqua First Nation

Pasqua First Nation
Band No. 383
People	Saulteaux; Cree;
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Pasqua
Province	Saskatchewan
Land
Other reserve	Pasqua 79
Land area	90.895 km2 (35.095 sq mi)
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)^[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

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 2 "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
1 2 "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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[AANDC-1] 1 2 "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

[pfn-history-3] 1 2 "History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.

[4] "Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.

[2]

Land
Band No. 383

People	Saulteaux Cree
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Pasqua
Province	Saskatchewan
Other reserve	Pasqua 79
Land area	90.895 km² (35.095 sq mi)
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
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