Kawacatoose First Nation

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Kawacatoose First Nation
Band No. 393
Kawacatoose First Nation logo.jpg
PeoplePlains Cree
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersRaymore
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reservePoorman 88
Other reserve(s)
Land area142.563 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve1157
On other land1
Off reserve2092
Total population3250
Government[1]
ChiefThomas Dustyhornn
Tribal Council[1]
Website
kawacatoose.ca

The Kawacatoose First Nation is a Plains Cree First Nations band government in Saskatchewan.[1] Their reserves include:

The First Nation is named for Chief Kawacatoose, an original signatory to Treaty 4. His name derives from the Cree kawâhkatoso, "be weak with hunger". Although "hungry skinny man" is a more accurate translation, "poor man" has been used historically and is still the official name of the Poor Man 88 reserve.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.


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