Ocean Man First Nation

Ocean Man First Nation
Band No. 408
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersStoughton
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveOcean Man 69
Other reserve(s)
Land area45.768 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve146
Off reserve415
Total population561
Government[1]
ChiefConnie Big Eagle
Tribal Council[1]
Yorkton Tribal Administration

The Ocean Man First Nation (Cree: ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin)[2] is an Assiniboine, Cree, and Saulteaux band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Chief Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kicheekahmenin, Kickekamewin)(Cree: ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin) signed Treaty 4 on September 9, 1875.[3]

According to 2016 Statistics Canada "Population Profile", there were 215 on-reserve residents, about half of which were Cree, and about another half were Assiniboine.[4]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/
  3. ^ Thompson, Christian. “Ocean Man First Nation.” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp.
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ocean Man First Nation [First Nation/Indian band or Tribal Council area], Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2022.