Wa-pii-moos-toosis 83A ( cr, ᐚᐱ ᒧᐢᒍᓯᐢ ''wâpi-moscosis'') is an

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Ind ...

of the

Star Blanket Cree Nation Star Blanket Cree Nation ( cr, ᐊᒑᐦᑯᓴ ᑳ ᐅᑕᑯᐦᐱᐟ ''acâhkosa kâ-otakohpit'', meaning ''One who has stars as a blanket'') is a First Nations band government in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its reserves are in the Fort Qu'Appelle ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

. In 2016, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 61 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community. The name of the locality means "White Calf". It is located near the east end of

Mission Lake Mission Lake, also known as ''Lebret Lake'', is a lake in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of four lakes in the Qu'Appelle River, Qu'Appelle Valley known as the Fishing Lakes. Echo Lake (Sas ...

, on the north shore and adjacent to Lebret. It was also the location of the

Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School (Q.I.R.S.) or Qu'Appelle Industrial School was a Canadian residential school in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. As one of the early residential schools in western Canada, it was operated from 1884 to 1969 ...

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Indian reserves in Saskatchewan Division No. 6, Saskatchewan Star Blanket Cree Nation {{Saskatchewan-IndianReserve-stub

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