 Band symbol | |
| People | Saulteaux |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 4 |
| Headquarters | Kamsack |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Land[1] | |
| Reserve(s) | |
| Land area | 80.882 km2 |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| On reserve | 1074 |
| Off reserve | 2987 |
| Total population | 4061 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | George Cote |
| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Yorkton Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| cotefirstnation.ca | |
The Cote First Nation (Western Ojibwa: Ininī-otōškanink, "Man's Elbow")[2][3] is a Saulteaux First Nations band government in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. This Saulteaux reserve is connected to the Keeseekoose First Nation and only a couple of miles from the Key First Nation. Their land is situated just south of the boreal forest in the aspen parkland ecosystem of Canada. The Ojibwe of this region of Saskatchewan and Manitoba were both hunters of the plains bison and hunters of the forests which were more abundant during the 19th century. They also fished the endless lakes and other waterways in the land. They seldom went hungry as a result of the large bison herds. However, by the 1870s, commercial hunting had reduced the bison to near extinction and the Ojibwe of Saskatchewan and Manitoba began to suffer from famine.
- ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Cote, Margaret R. (2011). Nenapohs. University of Regina Press. p. IX. ISBN 978-0-88977-219-9.
- ^ Cote, Lorena Lynn (December 2012). AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISCOURSE FUNCTION OF SAULTEAUX /mi-/ AS EXEMPLIFIED IN A TRADITIONAL COTE FIRST NATION TEACHING TEXT (PDF) (Thesis). University of Regina. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
The Saulteaux of south-eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba signed Treaty #2 on August 21, 1871 and on September 15, 1874 the Saulteaux of southern Saskatchewan signed Treaty #4. The area that the Saulteaux Band (Cote's Indians) first settled in was originally called ininīotōškanink (Man's Elbow), which is presently known as Fort Pelly. Cote First Nation is presently situated 3 miles north of Kamsack along the Assiniboine River. The First Nation now takes its name from the man who signed the treaty, Gabriel Cote, Pakwaci-omīmī (Wild Pigeon).