Big Island Lake Cree Nation

Big Island Lake Cree Nation is a Cree First Nation[4] in Saskatchewan, Canada. They have reserved for themselves one reserve, also called Big Island Lake Cree Nation, within Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622.

Big Island Lake Cree Nation
Band No. 399
Land[1]
People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 6
Headquarters	Pierceland
Province	Saskatchewan
Reserve(s)	Big Island Lake Cree Territory
Land area	47.001 km²
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve	887
Off reserve	379
Total population	1266
Government[3]
Chief	David Sandfly

History

The band was originally known as Joseph Bighead, the chief at the time of the reserve's creation in 1914. Bighead's surname was probably a translation of mahkistikwân, "big head". In 2000, the chief and council decided to reinstate the traditional name of the band, which relates to Lac des Iles. The band is one of the few in Saskatchewan to remain outside any tribal council, believing membership serves to diminish treaty rights.[5]

References

"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
"First Nation Detail - Big Island Lake Cree Nation". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Six
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 First 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)

First Nations in Saskatchewan

Cultural areas: Plains, Subarctic

Ethnolinguistic groups

Historical polities

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
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

List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
Métis in Saskatchewan

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