Helen Jeffries and Dave Robertson - Cree - Onion Lake Sask 1946

The Onion Lake Cree Nation ( cr, ᐑᐦᒉᑲᐢᑯᓰᐏᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, wîhcêkaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk) is a

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, straddling the

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provincial border approximately north of the City of Lloydminster. It is within Alberta's County of Vermilion River and Saskatchewan's

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at the intersection of

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and

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. The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With all reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of , and has 6,475 registered members (as of August 2019). The Onion Lake Cree Nation has five schools within the community: Sakāskohc High School, Eagleview Middle School, Chief Taylor Elementary School, Pewasenakwan Primary School, and Kihēw Waciston Cree Immersion School. A widely seen First World War propaganda poster shows Moo-Che-We-In-Es of the Onion Lake Cree Nation making a $1.50 donation to the Canadian Patriotic Fund with a cover letter in Western Cree syllabics.;

Etymology

Onion Lake is a translation of ''Wicekikaskosîwi-sâkahikan'', "Wild Onion" smelly plant, a nearby body of water where the plant was abundant. When referring to the community today, though, Cree speakers typically use ''wîhcekaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk'', " omesticonion lake".

Onion Lake, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation at the intersection of

and

References

External links

* County of Vermilion River Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan First Nations governments in Saskatchewan Cree governments {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub