Kahkewistahaw First Nation

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)[1]
On reserve607
Off reserve1498
Total population2105
Government[1]
ChiefEvan Taypotat
Tribal Council[1]
Yorkton Tribal Administration
Website
kfn72.com

Kahkewistahaw First Nation (Cree: ᑳᐦ ᑮᐑᐢᑕᐦᐋᐤ kâh-kîwîstahâw)[2] is a Saulteaux- and Cree-speaking First Nation[3] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. The name Kahkewistahaw means "Eagle flying in the air". The reserve was established due to Chief Kahkewistahaw signing Treaty 4 on September 15, 1874.[4] Their reserves include:

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ 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/
  3. ^ "First Nation Detail - Kahkewistahaw". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/community-services/planning-development/future-growth/urban-reserves-treaty-land-entitlement/fnp_kahkewistahaw.pdf [bare URL PDF]