Mistawasis Nêhiyawak ( ''mistawâsis nêhiyawak'') is a

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in Leask, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their

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is roughly sixty-eight kilometres west of

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. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation has a registered

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of 2171 people as of November 200

Approximately 1036 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 1135 live off-reserve. The First Nation is affiliated with the Saskatoon Tribal Council, along with six other First Nations. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" dreaver in English, was the first person to sign

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in 1876. Notable people of the Mistawasis Nation include

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, a judge in British Columbia who heads the

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Reserves

Mistawasis Nêhiyawak has reserved for itself 12 reserves: * Mistawasis 103 * Mistawasis 103A * Mistawasis 103B * Mistawasis 103C * Mistawasis 103D * Mistawasis 103E * Mistawasis 103F * Mistawasis 103G * Mistawasis 103H * Mistawasis 103I * Mistawasis 103J * Mistawasis 103L

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* Cree governments First Nations governments in Saskatchewan {{FirstNations-stub