Kahkewistahaw First Nation
Band No. 362
PeopleSaulteaux
Cree
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersBroadview
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveKahkewistahaw 72
Other reserve(s)
  • Kahkewistahaw 72A-72W
Land area112.409 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve607
Off reserve1498
Total population2105
Government[3]
ChiefEvan Taypotat
Tribal Council[4]
Yorkton Tribal Administration
Website
kfn72.com

Kahkewistahaw First Nation (Cree: ᑳᐦ ᑮᐑᐢᑕᐦᐋᐤ kâh-kîwîstahâw)[5] is a Saulteaux- and Cree-speaking First Nation[6] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. The name Kahkewistahaw means "Eagle flying in the air". Their reserves include:

  • Kahkewistahaw 72
  • Kahkewistahaw 72A-1
  • Kahkewistahaw 72B
  • Kahkewistahaw 72C
  • Kahkewistahaw 72D
  • Kahkewistahaw 72E
  • Kahkewistahaw 72F
  • Kahkewistahaw 72G
  • Kahkewistahaw 72H
  • Kahkewistahaw 72I
  • Kahkewistahaw 72J
  • Kahkewistahaw 72K
  • Kahkewistahaw 72L
  • Kahkewistahaw 72M
  • Kahkewistahaw 72N
  • Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

References

  1. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/k%C3%A2h-k%C3%AEw%C3%AEstah%C3%A2w/
  6. "First Nation Detail - Kahkewistahaw". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2017.


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