Muskoday First Nation

Muskoday First Nation
Band No. 371
ᒪᐢᑯᑌᐤ
maskotêw
People
TreatyTreaty 6
HeadquartersMuskoday
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveMuskoday Reserve
Other reserve(s)
Land area102.856 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve624
Off reserve1318
Total population1942
Government[1]
ChiefRonald M Bear
Council
Herman Crain, Beryl Bear, Ted Bear, Merle Crain, Elaine Ross
Tribal Council[1]
Saskatoon Tribal Council
Website
muskodayfn.ca

The Muskoday First Nation (Cree: ᒪᐢᑯᑌᐤ, maskotêw,[2] formerly the John Smith First Nation) is a First Nation band government in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1,828 people as of September 2014, of which approximately 623 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 1204 live off-reserve.[3] Muskoday's territory is located in the aspen parkland biome. It is bordered by the rural municipalities of Birch Hills No. 460 and Prince Albert No. 461.

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Wolvengrey, Arok, (2001) Cree: Words. Volume 2, English-Cree, Pg. 452, "MUSKODAY, SK". Regina, University of Regina Press
  3. ^ "AANDC (Muskoday First Nation)". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-10-30.