Keeseekoose First Nation

Band government

Keeseekoose First Nation
Band No. 367People| Saulteaux

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Treaty| Treaty 4
Headquarters| Kamsack
Province| Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserve| Keeseekoose 66
Other reserve(s)|

Keeseekoose 66A-66ST04

Land area| 79.554 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve| 711
Off reserve| 1814
Total population| 2525
Government[1]
Chief| Alvin Musqua Jr.
Council|

1. Henry Keshane
2. Beverly Keshane
3. Nicole Quewezance
4. Dustin Musqua
5. Glen Kitchemonia
6. Lyndon Musqua
7. Lorenz Keshane
8. Clarisse Straightnose
9. Ambrose Musqua
10. Kevin Musqua
11. Craig Straightnose
12. Jamie Brass

Tribal Council[1]
Yorkton Tribal Administration Tribal Chief Isabelle O'Soup
Website
keeseekoose.com

The Keeseekoose First Nation (Ojibwe: Giizhigoons Anishinaabeg) is a Saulteaux band government located in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.[1] The band is named for Chief Kiishikouse (kîšîkôns, Giizhigoons, "little sky"), who signed an adhesion to Treaty 4 at Swan Lake, Manitoba in 1875. Flooding on the band's Manitoba reserve forced a relocation to the band's current location, adjacent to the Cote First Nation reserve. Those who stayed in Manitoba are today known as the Pine Creek First Nation.[2] The current population is approximately 2750 people, with the majority living abroad and in urban centers across Canada.

Keeseekoose is well known for producing strong talent in junior and senior hockey. One notable hockey player between 1950 and 1960 was Leonard Ketchemonia, who has earned many accolades throughout his career [citation needed]. In golf, Ashley Straightnose is also notable in Saskatchewan and other parts of western Canada.

## Reserves

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The Keeseekoose First Nation has 24 reserves and shares the Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 with many other Treaty Four First Nations. Total on-reserve population is 679 and off-reserve population is 1,564, making the total population 2,243. When including the Cote First Nations with whom they share the same reserve, the total population is 5,726. The area covered by the Keeseekoose Reserves is 8,475 hectares (20,942 acres). When including the Cote, the area increases to near 41,000 acres or 16,567 hectares.

## History

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Originally, the Keeseekoose Saulteaux people lived on the plains of Manitoba and probably the forest to the north. Their food supply was largely buffalo, from which pemmican was prepared. They also hunted the forest for deer, moose and other wild game. They probably harvested the wild rice that grew on the waterways of Manitoba, and was probably one of their major food sources. Chief Keeseekoose saw that his subjects were going hungry in the early 1870s and put their welfare first and signed treaty four on September 15, 1874[citation needed]. While half of the people wanted to fish and hunt, the others wanted to farm and ranch. This prompted a decision from Chief Kisickonse after the Swan River First Nation of Manitoba was established. Under the leadership of Chief Kisickonse and after Treaty Four was signed, many of the tribe relocated to the present location where the land is more suitable for farming and ranching.

## 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. ^ Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

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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|

* Gamblers First Nation
* Pine Creek First Nation
* Rolling River First Nation
* Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
* Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve First Nation
* Waywayseecappo First Nation
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation

Saskatchewan|

* Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation
* Coté First Nation
* Cowessess First Nation
* Day Star First Nation
* Fishing Lake First Nation
* Gordon First Nation
* Kahkewistahaw First Nation
* Kawacatoose First Nation
* Keeseekoose First Nation
* The Key First Nation
* Kinistin Saulteaux Nation
* Little Black Bear First Nation
* Muscowpetung First Nation
* Muskowekwan First Nation
* Nekaneet Cree Nation
* Ocean Man First Nation
* Ochapowace First Nation
* Okanese First Nation
* Pasqua First Nation
* Peepeekisis First Nation
* Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation
* Piapot First Nation
* Standing Buffalo First Nation (included, though not a signatory)
* Star Blanket Cree Nation
* White Bear First Nation
* Wood Mountain First Nation (included, though not a signatory)
* Yellow Quill First Nation
* Zagime Anishinabek

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First Nations in Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

Ethnolinguistic groups|

* Cree
* Plains
* Swampy
* Woodland
* Dakota
* Dene
* Nakota
* Saulteaux

Historical polities|

* Blackfoot Confederacy
* Iron Confederacy
* Provisional Government of Saskatchewan

Numbered Treaties|

* Treaty 2 (1871)
* Treaty 4 (1874)
* Treaty 5 (1875)
* Treaty 6 (1876)
* Treaty 8 (1899)
* Treaty 10 (1906)

Tribal councils and
band governments|

| Agency Chiefs Tribal Council (Spiritwood)|

* Big River
* Pelican Lake
* Witchekan Lake

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Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (North Battleford)|

* Ahtahkakoop
* Moosomin
* Red Pheasant
* Saulteaux
* Sweetgrass

Battlefords Tribal Council (North Battleford)|

* Little Pine
* Lucky Man
* Lean Man
* Poundmaker

File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council (Fort Qu'Appelle)|

* Carry the Kettle
* Little Black Bear
* Muscowpetung
* Nekaneet
* Okanese
* Pasqua
* Peepeekisis
* Piapot
* Standing Buffalo
* Star Blanket
* Wood Mountain

Meadow Lake Tribal Council (Meadow Lake)|

* Birch Narrows
* Buffalo River
* Canoe Lake
* Clearwater River
* English River
* Flying Dust
* Island Lake
* Makwa Sahgaiehcan
* Waterhen Lake

Prince Albert Grand Council (Prince Albert)|

* Black Lake
* Cumberland House
* Fond du Lac
* Hatchet Lake
* James Smith
* Lac La Ronge
* Muskowekwan
* Montreal Lake
* Peter Ballantyne
* Red Earth
* Shoal Lake
* Sturgeon Lake
* Wahpeton

Saskatoon Tribal Council (Saskatoon)|

* Kinistin
* Mistawasis
* Muskeg Lake
* Muskoday
* One Arrow
* Whitecap
* Yellow Quill

Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (Punnichy)|

* Day Star
* Gordon
* Kawacatoose
* Muskowekwan

Yorkton Tribal Administration (Yorkton)|

* Cote
* Kahkewistahaw
* Keeseekoose
* The Key
* Ocean Man
* Sakimay

Unaffiliated|

* Beardy's and Okemasis
* Big Island Lake
* Cowessess
* Fishing Lake
* Ochapowace
* Onion Lake
* Pheasant Rump
* Thunderchild
* White Bear

Not federally recognized|

* Chakastaypasin
* Stoney Knoll

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* Métis in Saskatchewan

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