Pasqua First Nation
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.
|  | |
| People | |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 4 | 
| Headquarters | Pasqua | 
| Province | Saskatchewan | 
| Land[1] | |
| Reserve(s) | |
| 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 | |
History
    
Chief Paskwa (Pis-qua, brother of Okanes) was a negotiator and signatory to Treaty 4 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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