The Key First Nation
Band No. 368

Treaty| Treaty 4
Headquarters| Norquay
Province| Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)|

The Key 65

Land area| 64.048 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve| 308
Off reserve| 1099
Total population| 1407
Government[1]
Chief| unknown
Tribal Council[1]
Yorkton Tribal Administration
Website
keyband.com

The Key First Nation (Ojibwe: Baakwaang)[2][3] is a band government in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:

* The Key 65
* Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

## Chiefs[edit]

This First nation band, led by Chief Ow-tah-pee-ka-kaw (“He Who unlocks” or “The Key”, the namesake of the modern First Nation), signed Treaty 4 with the representatives of the Crown on September 24, 1875.[4]

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chiefs Assembly honoured Gwendolyn Lucy O'Soup Crane for her lifetime achievements and recognized her as Canada's first female, First Nations Chief (of The Key First Nation), and the first elected under the current electoral system.[5][6][7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. ^ "Translation Ojibwe-English-Ojibwe - FREELANG online dictionary". www.freelang.net. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
3. ^ "Ojibwe-English translation :: Baakwaang :: Dictionary". translateojibwe.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
4. ^ "Metis Museum, Metis of the Shoal River Cree-Saulteaux Band" (PDF). www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
5. ^ Hammond, Stephen (2017). "Human Rights a Day: August 12, 1930 - Gwen O'Soup Crane [podcast]". player.fm. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
6. ^ "Gwen Crane: Obituary". The Leader-Post. August 12, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
7. ^ Chaput, John (September 14, 2005). "GWEN CRANE, NATIVE ELDER 1930-2005". The Globe & Mail. p. S9.

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The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Four

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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