Pasqua First Nation

Pasqua First Nation
Band No. 383
People	Saulteaux; Cree;
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Pasqua
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)	Pasqua 79
Land area	90.895 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	695
Off reserve	1737
Total population	2432
Government[1]
Chief	Matthew Todd Peigan
Tribal Council[1]
	File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
Website
	pasquafn.ca

Pasqua First Nation is a Saulteaux-Cree First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:

Last Mountain Lake 80A, shared with 6 other bands
Pasqua 79
Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

History

Chief Paskwa (Pis-qua, brother of Okanes) was a negotiator and signatory to Treaty Four on 15 September 1874.[2] He created a document of pictographs indicating his understanding of the treaty.[3] His death in 1889 left the First Nation leaderless for 22 years.[2]

References

"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
"History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.
"Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.

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

[pfn-history-2] "History". Pasqua First Nation. 14 June 2018.

[3] "Deciphering Paskwa pictograph not a simple, fast process: Delbert Pasqua". CBC News. Mar 26, 2017.

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