The Key First Nation ( oj, Baakwaang) is a
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 ...
in southern
Saskatchewan, Canada.
[ Their reserves include:
* ]The Key 65
The Key 65 is an Indian reserve of The Key First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 26 kilometres northwest of Kamsack
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada is a town in the Assiniboine River Valley, where the Whitesand River joins the Assiniboine R ...
* 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.
Chiefs
This First nation band, led by Chief ''Ow-tah-pee-ka-kaw'' (“He Who unlocks” or “The Key”, the namesake of the modern First Nation), signed Treaty 4 with the representatives of the Crown on September 24, 1875.[Metis Museum, Metis of the Shoal River Cree-Saulteaux Ban]
https://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/13924.Metis%20of%20the%20Shoal%20River%20Saulteaux%20Band.pdf
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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chiefs Assembly honoured Gwendolyn Lucy O'Soup Crane Gwendolyn Lucy O'Soup Crane (1930–2005) was Canada's first female First Nations Chief, and first elected.
She was born on August 12, 1930, in The Key First Nation, Saskatchewan, and died on August 10, 2005, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Indigenous ...
for her lifetime achievements and recognized her as Canada's first female, First Nations Chief (of The Key First Nation), and the first elected under the current electoral system.
References
First Nations in Saskatchewan
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