Cowessess First Nation

Cowessess First Nation
Band No. 361
People	Saulteaux
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Cowessess
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserve	Cowessess 73
Other reserve(s)	Cowessess 73A;
Land area	421.843 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve	846
Off reserve	3449
Total population	4295
Government[3]
Chief	Cadmus Delorme
Website
	cowessessfn.com

Cowessess First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation[4] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserves include:

Cowessess 73
Cowessess 73A
Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

Chief Ka-we-zause (Cowessess, or Little Child) was the leader of a mixed band of Plains Cree, Saulteaux and Metis who were known as plains bison hunters ranging from Leech Lake (Saskatchewan) as far southwest as the Cypress Hills and the Milk River basin in Montana. Cowessess signed Treaty Four in September 1874 at Fort Qu'Appelle. The band originally selected a reserve near Maple Creek (Saskatchewan), however Headman Louis O'Soup led a dissident group which abandoned the Cypress Hills and moved to the Qu'Appelle River valley and they had a reserve surveyed at Crooked Lake Saskatchewan.[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 - Cowessess". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kiwisance_11E.html

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[1] "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[2] "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[3] "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[4] "First Nation Detail - Cowessess". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[5] ttp://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kiwisance_11E.html

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 First 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 Sakimay 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