Kinistin Saulteaux Nation

Kinistin Saulteaux Nation
Band No. 377
PeopleSaulteaux
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersTisdale
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveKinistin 91
Other reserve(s)
Land area41.48 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve339
Off reserve750
Total population1089
Government[1]
ChiefFelix Thomas
Tribal Council[1]
Saskatoon Tribal Council
Website
kinistin.sk.ca

The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation (Ojibwe: Gidishkoniganinaan)[2] is a Saulteaux band government in Saskatchewan. Their reserve is 39 kilometres (24 mi) southeast of Melfort. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is a signatory of Treaty No. 4, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876.

Total registered population in February, 2009, was 913, of which the on-reserve population was 328 members. The First Nation is a member of the Saskatoon Tribal Council and have their urban offices in Saskatoon as well as their Tribal Council offices.

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ FREELANG Ojibwe-English-Ojibwe online dictionary, Gidishkoniganinaan - Kinistin (Reserve #91 & #91A)(SK) https://www.freelang.net/online/ojibwe.php?lg=gb