Big River First Nation

Big River First Nation
Band No. 404
mistahi-sîpîhk
ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓰᐲᕁ
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 6
HeadquartersDebden
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveBig River 118
Other reserve(s)
Big River 118A
Land area119.648 km2
Population (2022)[1]
On reserve2556
On other land202
Off reserve1095
Total population3863
Government[1]
ChiefJonathon Bear
Council size12
Council
Leonard Lachance, Noreen Morin, Marvin Netmaker, Jonathon Bear, Robert Rabbitskin, Isadore Weenonis, Sylvia McAdam, Michael Crookedneck, Tyrone Morin, Marshall Dreaver, Euclid Morin, and Bryan Morin
Website
bigriverfirstnation.ca

The Big River First Nation is a part of the Cree Nation and is located in the Saskatchewan province of Canada.[2] The Big River First Nation is also called ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓰᐲᕁ mistahi-sîpîhk in Cree meaning "at the big river".[3] They are signatories of Treaty 6 are located close to Pelican Lake Ojibway, the Big River and Prince Albert National Park.[3][4] They are 120 km northwest of the city of Prince Albert and 19 km southwest of the village of Debden.[2][3] The Big River First Nation has nearly 30,000 acres of reserve land.[3] Their reserves include-

The Big River 118 reserve is 11571.80 hectares and the Big River 118A is 393 hectares in area.[5] Their administrative headquarters are located in the village of Debden and the two reserves are located west of Debden.[3] The Cree is the largest Native population in Canada and has 154 bands, one of them being the Big River First Nation.[6] The Big River First Nation is band number 404 out of Canada's 634 Federally Recognized First Nation bands.[6] As of 2022, The Big River First Nation had a total population of 3863, with 2556 people living on-reserve and 1095 people living off-reserve.[7] They have 407 dwellings, of which 366 are occupied.[3]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Big River Cree First Nation - Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia | University of Saskatchewan". teaching.usask.ca. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Big River First Nation". Default Site. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "First Nation Profiles Interactive Map". geo.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications (November 14, 2008). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Turner, Angie. "Description of the AFN". Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications (November 14, 2008). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)