One Arrow First Nation ( cr, ᑳ ᐯᔭᒁᐢᑯᓇᒼ ''kâ-pêyakwâskonam'') is a

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band government In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...

Bellevue, Saskatchewan St. Isidore-de-Bellevue is a francophone Métis community in Saskatchewan, Canada, northeast of Saskatoon in the rural municipality of St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan. The hamlet was named Bellevue because of the beautiful view from atop Minnit ...

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. Its main

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is located just south of Batoche near the

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about 100 km North-east of

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. The One Arrow First Nation's reserve is in the

aspen parkland Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretchi ...

biome. It is bordered by the Rural Municipalities of St. Louis No. 431, Fish Creek No. 402, and Duck Lake No. 463. Named after Chief One Arrow, a signatory to

Treaty Six Treaty 6 is the sixth of the numbered treaties that were signed by the Canadian Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1877. It is one of a total of 11 numbered treaties signed between the Canadian Crown and First Nations. Specifica ...

Fort Carlton Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post from 1795 until 1885. It was located along the North Saskatchewan River not far from Duck Lake. It is in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and was rebuilt by the government of Sas ...

in 1876, the band had land disputes with the

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of Batoche in the 1880s, and their supposed role in the

North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion (french: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a resistance by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of S ...

is quite controversial. Chief One Arrow himself claimed they were coerced into participating alongside

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

, while the Métis claim they were allied. Currently Chief Tricia Gamble presides over the band government. It is the birthplace of singer, songwriter, actor and humanitarian/entrepreneur Tom Jackson. Communities near One Arrow First Nation include Batoche, Bellevue, and Wakaw.

List of reserves

The band governs fourteen reserves: *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95, 53 km southwest-south of Prince Albert, 5353.30 ha *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1A, 27 km northeast of

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, 109.40 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1B, 8 km southeast of Duck Lake, 73.40 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1C, 9 km southwest of

Alvena Alvena ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately 60 km northeast of Saskatoon. History Many early sett ...

, 226.80 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1D, 11 km east of Duck Lake, 192.80 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1E, 17 km northwest of Cudworth, 1061.50 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1F, 17 km northeast of Duck Lake, 440.80 ha *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1G, 26 km northeast of Blaine Lake, 546.30 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1H, 8 km northeast of Alvena, 250.70 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1I, 27 km northwest of

Wakaw Wakaw, Saskatchewan, is a town 90 km (56 miles) northeast of Saskatoon and 66 km (41 miles) south of Prince Albert. It is about halfway between the two cities and is served by Highway 2, Highway 41 and Highway 312. Wakaw is in hil ...

, 668.50 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1J, 1991.50 ha *Sounding Sky Indian Reserve, 0.10 ha. *Tipamahto Aski Indian Reserve No. 95A, 15 km northwest of Duck Lake, 129 ha. *Willow Cree Indian Reserve, adjacent to Duck Lake, 50 km southwest of Prince Albert, 277.20 ha

References

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