Big River First Nation

Big River First Nation
Band No. 404
People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 6
Headquarters	Debden
Province	Saskatchewan
Land
Main reserve	Big River 118
Other reserve(s)	Big River 118A
Land area	119.648 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve	2827
Off reserve	1167
Total population	3994
Government
Chief	Jack Rayne
Tribal Council
	Agency Chiefs Tribal Council
Website
	bigriverfirstnation.ca

Big River First Nation is a Cree First Nation^[2] in Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserves include:

History[]

Big River's two reserves are west of Debden. The main reserve is near the headwaters of the Big River, its Cree name being mistahi-sîpîhk, "at the big river", or sometimes okimâw-sîpîhk, "at the chief river". The band took Treaty 6 under Chief Flying Dust at Fort Carlton in 1878. However, they broke away and only occupied the reserve about a decade later, led by Chief Kenemotayo (okinomotayew, "long goatee [like a moose]"), who had been one of Flying Dust's headmen.^[3] The main reserve has a band office, a grocery store/gas station, Miami Gas Bar a health clinic, a Centre for Higher Learning, and a multi-plex.

References[]

^ "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ "First Nation Detail - Big River". 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.

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[1] "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[2] "First Nation Detail - Big River". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[SKtoponyms-3] Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

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v t The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Six
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