The Kawacatoose First Nation ( cr, ᑲᐚᐦᑲᑐᐢ ''kawâhkatos'')Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001
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Kawacatoose 88 Kawacatoose 88 is an Indian reserve of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. See also * List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan References

Indian reserves in Saskatchewan Division No. 10, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan ...

Last Mountain Lake 80A Last Mountain Lake 80A is a shared Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, used by the Day Star, George Gordon, Kawacatoose, Muscowpetung, Muskowekwan, Pasqua, and Piapot First Nations. It is in Township 21, Range 21, west of the Second Meridian. ...

Poorman 88 Poorman 88 is an Indian reserve of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. It is 87 kilometres northwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a ...

Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 The Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 are an Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada, shared by 33 band governments from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Reserve Grounds are located adjacent to and west of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, t ...

, shared with 32 other bands. The First Nation is named for Chief Kawacatoose, an original signatory to

Treaty 4 Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nation band governments. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western Ma ...

. His name derives from the Cree ''kawâhkatoso'', "be weak with hunger". Although "hungry skinny man" is a more accurate translation, "poor man" has been used historically and is still the official name of the Poor Man 88 reserve.

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