Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Band No. 355
ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ
asinîskâwitiniwakPeople| Cree

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Treaty| Treaty 6
Headquarters| Prince Albert
Province| Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserve| Pelican Narrows 184B
Other reserve(s)|

List

* Amisk Lake 184
* Amiskosakahikan 210
* Birch Portage 184A
* Chief Joseph Custer
* Chief Philip Morin 232
* Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
* Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204
* Kipahigan Sakihikan 222
* Kiskaciwan 208
* Kistapinan 211
* Kistapinânihk 231
* Manawanstawayak 230
* Maskikopawiscikosik 229
* McKay 209
* Mirond Lake 184E
* Mistahi Wasahk 209
* Mistik
* Muskwaminiwatim 225
* Nakiskatowaneek 227
* Nemekus Sakahikan 221
* Northern Lights 220
* Pelican Narrows 206
* Pisiwiminiwatim 207
* Sandy Narrows 184C
* Sokatisewin Sakahikan 224
* Southend 200
* Southend 200A
* Sturgeon Weir 184F
* Sturgeon Weir 205
* Thomas Morin
* Wapaskokimaw 202
* Waskwaynikapik 228
* Waskwiatik Sakihikan 223
* Woody Lake 184D

Land area| 375.764 km2
Population (2025)[1]
On reserve| 7620
On other land| 415
Off reserve| 5039
Total population| 13074
Government[1]
Chief| Peter A. Beatty
Tribal Council[1]
Prince Albert Grand Council
Website
peterballantyne.ca

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky Cree: ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak[2]) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), Sandy Bay, Southend and Sturgeon Landing. The administrative centre of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is Pelican Narrows and the centralized government of the First Nation is located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[3]

## Government

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Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is governed by an Indian Act Chief and Council, elected for three year terms under the 2014 Election Code.

In 2003 and 2004, work in amending the Election Act was undertaken by staff and a Cree speaking lawyer. PBCN membership consultations were done through utilization of community committees and staff for many months. Membership at the time did a remarkable job in updating the 1994 Band Custom Election Act. However, the proposed 2004 Election Act did not pass the referendum process with 2 communities rejecting the new election act.

In August 2013, Chief and Council acquired funding from Indian Northern Affairs of Canada to begin the process again of amending the existing Election Act of 1994. Due to limited funding from the INAC, Chief and Council had suggested the work done in 2003 and 2004 be revisited and taken back to the membership for further consultations and amendments.

The work to amend the 1994 Election Act started in early September 2013. The first round of community meetings with the membership were completed on October 23, 2013. It was expected that the process would be fast-paced in order to meet the amendment deadline date. A tentative date to hold a band wide referendum was slated for January 30, or early February 2014.

The governance workers, Randy Clarke, Loretta Ballantyne, the band lawyer and other staff used input collected from technology such as surveys and the PBCN website as well as the community meetings to gather input from communities. After this process, the first draft of the 2014 Election Act was produced after it had been reviewed by the PBCN lawyer. The last round of consultations took place early December 2013 and it was passed in 2014 through a referendum. It was the membership of PBCN who decided on what amendments would be included in the election code, therefore, it was easily passed by the people.

There are 14 elected councillors, two each from Sandy Bay, Southend, and Deschambault Lake, five from Pelican Narrows, and one each from Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), and Sturgeon Landing.

### Past leaders

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* 2021-Present: Karen Bird
* 2013-2021: Peter A. Beatty
* 2007-2013: Darrell McCallum
* 2005-2007: Harold Linklater
* 2001-2005: Ronald Michel
* 1999-2001: Susan (Linklater)/ Custer
* 1985-1999: Ronald Michel
* 1979-1985: Joseph Custer
* 1975-1979: Phillip Morin
* 1973-1975: Albert Ratt
* 1971-1973: Arthur Morin
* 1969-1971: Simon Linklater
* 1958-1969: Peter Linklater
* 1956-1957: Simon Linklater
* 1954-1956: Vacant
* 1948-1954: Simon Linklater
* 1939-1948: Solomon Merasty
* 1930-1939: Joe Highway
* 1922-1930: Cornelius Ballantyne (Bear)
* 1911-1922: Peter Ballantyne

## Indian reserves

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Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has reserved for itself several reserves:[1]

* Amisk Lake 184 (Cree: ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, amisko-sâkahikan)
* Amiskosakahikan 210 (Cree: ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, amisko-sâkahikan)
* Birch Portage 184A (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᐅᓂᑳᐦᐱᕽ, waskway-onikâhpihk)
* Chief Joseph Custer
* Chief Philip Morin 232
* Denare Beach (settlement) (Cree: ᒨᓇᐦᐃᓲᓂᔮᐚᓂᕽ, mônahisôniyâwânihk)
* Deschambault Lake (settlement) (Cree: ᑭᒧᓲᒼ ᑇᑎᓈᕽ, kimosôm pwâtinâhk)
* Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
* Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204 (Cree: ᑭᓄᓭᐤ, kinosêw)
* Kipahigan Sakahikan 222 (Cree: ᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, kipahikan-sâkahikan)
* Kiskaciwan 208 (Cree: ᑮᐢᑲᒋᐚᐣ, kîskaciwân)
* Kistapinan 211 (Cree: ᑭᐢᑕᐱᓈᐣ, kistapinân)
* Kistapinanihk 231 (Cree: ᑭᐢᑕᐱᓈᓂᕽ, kistapinânihk) (Urban Reserve in Prince Albert)
* Manawanstawayak 230 (Cree: ᒪᓈᐚᐣᐢᑕᐚᔭᐠ, manâwânstawâyak
* Maskikopawiscikosik 229 (Cree: ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐩ ᐹᐏᐢᒋᑯᓯᕽ, maskihkiy-pâwiscikosihk
* McKay 209
* Mirond Lake 184E
* Mistahi Wasahk 209 (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐚᓵᕽ, mistahi wâsâhk)
* Mistik (Cree: ᒥᐢᑎᐠ, mistik)
* Muskwaminiwatim 225 (Cree: ᒪᐢᑿᒥᓂᐊᐧᑎᒼ, maskwaminiwatim)
* Nakiskatowaneek 227 (Cree: ᓇᑭᐢᑳᑐᐏᓂᕽ, nakiskâtowinihk)
* Nemekus Sakahikan 221 (Cree: ᓃᒣᑲᐢ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, nîmêkas-sâkahikan)
* Northern Lights 220 (Urban Reserve in Prince Albert)
* Pelican Narrows 184B (Cree: ᐅᐹᐘᐦᑯᓯᒋᑲᓂᕽ, opâwahkosicikanihk)
* Pelican Narrows 206 (Cree: ᐅᐹᐘᐦᑯᓯᒋᑲᓂᕽ, opâwahkosicikanihk)
* Pisiwiminiwatim 207 (Cree: ᐲᓯᒥᓂᐊᐧᑎᒼ, pîsiminiwatim)
* Sandy Bay (settlement) (Cree: ᐚᐸᐢᑯᑭᒫᐤ, wâpaskokimâw)
* Sandy Narrows 184C
* Sokatisewin Sakahikan 224 (Cree: ᓰᐦᑲᑎᓭᐏᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, sîhkatisewin-sâkahikan)
* Southend 200 (Cree: ᐘᐹᑎᑿᒋᐘᓄᕽ, wapâtikwaciwanohk)
* Southend 200A (Cree: ᐘᐹᑎᑿᒋᐘᓄᕽ, wapâtikwaciwanohk)
* Sturgeon Landing (Settlement) (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
* Sturgeon Weir 184F (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
* Sturgeon Weir 205 (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
* Thomas Morin
* Wapaskokimaw 202 (Cree: ᐚᐸᐢᑯᑭᒫᐤ, wâpaskokimâw)
* Waskwaynikapik 228 (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᐅᓂᑳᐦᐱᕽ, waskway-onikâhpihk)
* Waskwiatik Sakahikan 223 (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᔮᐦᑎᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, waskwayâhtik-sâkahikan)
* Woody Lake 184D

## Notable people

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* Rick Harp, Co-founder and president of the INDIGENA Creative Group; former host/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN); set up mediaINDIGENA.com (an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression); served as Artistic Director for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival.[1]
* Gary Merasty from Pelican Narrows, former MP
* Dr. Bonita Beatty from Deschambault Lake
* Judge Gerald M. Morin, the first Cree-speaking indigenous person to be appointed as a judge to the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
* Cara Merasty from Pelican Narrows; first Cree-speaking female lawyer from the PBCN

## See also

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* List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan

## References

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1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail - Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. ^ Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Website
3. ^ "History of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2007.

## External links

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* Official website

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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|

* 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)

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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

* List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
* Métis in Saskatchewan

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Cities|

* Humboldt
* Prince Albert

Towns|

* Aberdeen
* Birch Hills
* Bruno
* Cudworth
* Duck Lake
* Hague
* Kinistino
* Rosthern
* St. Brieux
* Vonda
* Wakaw
* Waldheim

Villages|

* Albertville
* Alvena
* Annaheim
* Beatty
* Christopher Lake
* Englefeld
* Hepburn
* Laird
* Lake Lenore
* Meath Park
* Middle Lake
* Muenster
* Paddockwood
* Pilger
* Prud'Homme
* St. Benedict
* St. Gregor
* St. Louis
* Weirdale
* Weldon

Resort villages|

* Candle Lake
* Elk Ridge
* Wakaw Lake

Rural municipalities|

* St. Peter 369
* Humboldt 370
* Bayne 371
* Grant 372
* Aberdeen 373
* Lake Lenore 399
* Three Lakes 400
* Hoodoo 401
* Fish Creek 402
* Rosthern 403
* Laird 404
* Flett's Springs 429
* Invergordon 430
* St. Louis 431
* Kinistino 459
* Birch Hills 460
* Prince Albert 461
* Duck Lake 463
* Garden River 490
* Buckland 491
* Paddockwood 520
* Lakeland 521

First Nations|

* Beardy's and Okemasis'
* James Smith
* Lac La Ronge
* Muskoday
* One Arrow
* Peter Ballantyne
* Wahpeton

Indian reserves|

* Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96
* Beardy's and Okemasis 96 & 97-B
* Bittern Lake 218
* Chief Joseph Custer
* Chief Philip Morin 232
* Cumberland 100A
* James Smith 100
* Little Red River 106C
* Montreal Lake 106B
* Muskoday Reserve
* One Arrow 95
* 95-1A
* 95-1C
* 95-1D
* Wahpaton 94A

Unincorporated
communities|

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* Census divisions of Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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District|

* Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

Cities|

* Flin Flon (part)

Northern towns|

* Creighton
* La Ronge

Northern villages|

* Air Ronge
* Beauval
* Buffalo Narrows
* Cumberland House
* Denare Beach
* Green Lake
* Île-à-la-Crosse
* La Loche
* Pelican Narrows
* Pinehouse
* Sandy Bay

First Nations|

* Birch Narrows
* Black Lake
* Buffalo River
* Canoe Lake
* Clearwater River
* Cumberland House
* English River
* Fond du Lac
* Hatchet Lake
* Lac La Ronge
* Montreal Lake
* Peter Ballantyne

Indian reserves|

* Amisk Lake 184
* Amiskosakahikan 210
* Barkwell Bay 192I
* Beauval Forks 192O
* Birch Portage 184A
* Budd's Point 20D
* Buffalo River Dene Nation 193
* Cable Bay 192M
* 192N
* Canoe Lake 165
* 165A
* 165B
* Chicken 224
* Chicken 225
* Chicken 226
* Churchill Lake 193A
* Clearwater River Dene Band 221
* 222
* 223
* Cree Lake 192G
* Cumberland House Cree Nation 20
* Dipper Rapids 192C
* Elak Dase 192A
* English River 192H
* Flatstone Lake 192L
* Fond du Lac 227
* 228
* 229
* 231
* 232
* 233
* Four Portages 157C
* Fox Point 157D
* 157E
* Grandmother's Bay 219
* Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
* Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204
* Kitsakie 156B
* Lac la Hache 220
* Lac la Ronge 156
* La Plonge 192
* Little Hills 158
* Little Hills 158B
* Montreal Lake 106
* Morin Lake 217
* Pelican Narrows 184B
* Potato River 156A
* Southend 200
* Stanley 157
* Sturgeon Weir 184F
* Sucker River 156C
* Turnor Lake 193B
* Wapachewunak 192D

Unorganized areas|

* Unorganized Division No. 18

Unincorporated
communities|

| Northern hamlets|

* Black Point
* Cole Bay
* Dore Lake
* Jans Bay
* Michel Village
* Patuanak
* St. George's Hill
* Stony Rapids
* Timber Bay
* Turnor Lake
* Weyakwin

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Northern settlements|

* Bear Creek
* Brabant Lake
* Camsell Portage
* Descharme Lake
* Garson Lake
* Missinipe
* Sled Lake
* Southend
* Stanley Mission
* Uranium City
* Wollaston Lake

Indian settlements|

* Brabant Lake

* See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan
* Census divisions of Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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