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Federation Of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), formerly known as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, is a Saskatchewan-based First Nations organization. It represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan and is committed to honouring the spirit and intent of the Numbered Treaties, as well as the promotion, protection and implementation of these promises made over a century ago. Early history Precursors to the FSIN include, in 1919, the establishment of the Indian League of Canada or League of Indians of Canada, based in Ontario, that led to the league holding an annual congress in Saskatchewan, in 1921, at the Thunderchild First Nation. In 1929, The League of Indians of Western Canada is formed, with John Tootoosis of the Poundmaker First Nation the first president. In 1933, a group of Saskatchewan "Treaty #4 First Nations; Pasqua, Piapot, and Muscowpetung," known as the Allied Bands, reorganize to become the Saskatchewan Treaty Protection Association then later ...
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota). Saskatchewan and neighbouring Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2025, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,250,909. Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan's total area of is fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs, and List of lakes in Saskatchewan, lakes. Residents live primarily in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Roughly half live in the province's largest city, Saskatoon, or the provincial capital, Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. Other notable cities include Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Estevan, Weyburn, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Melfort, ...
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Saskatchewan Indian Institute Of Technologies
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a First Nations-operated post-secondary institution offering training and educational programs in Saskatchewan, Canada. History SIIT was established in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College, and assumed its present name in 1985. On July 1, 2000, the Saskatchewan government recognized SIIT as a post-secondary institution through the enactment of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act. Campus As of 2021, SIIT has three campuses, nine Career Centres, two mobile job connection and training units, and over 35 community learning sites throughout the province. Governance It is governed by a Board of First Nation Chiefs, Tribal Council appointees and an executive member of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. SIIT also a non profit organization that operates within the provincial post-secondary system. See also * Higher education in Saskatchewan * List of agricultural universities and col ...
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Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina ( ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 census, Regina had a List of cities in Saskatchewan, city population of 226,404, and a List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, metropolitan area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159. Regina was History of Northwest Territories capital cities, previously the seat of government of the Northwest Territories, North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana (from "Buffalo Bones"), but was renamed to ''Regina'' (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. The name was proposed by Q ...
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Punnichy
Punnichy ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. It is northeast of the City of Regina. This village is part of the original " Alphabet Line" of the main Canadian National Railway line with Lestock to the east and Quinton to the west (the M, N, O towns have long since been deserted). Punnichy derived its name from , "fledgling bird with few feathers", a Saulteaux joke referring to the appearance of a pioneer merchant. Punnichy is along Highway 15 in the heart of the Touchwood Hills between Quinton and Lestock. It is surrounded by four First Nation reserves: Muskowekwan, Kawacatoose, Daystar and Gordon. Punnichy was the location of one of the last operating residential schools in Canada, Gordon Indian Residential School, which closed in 1996. Punnichy is part of the provincial constituency Last Mountain-Touchwood and federal constituency Regina—Qu'Appelle ...
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George Gordon First Nation
The George Gordon First Nation ( ''posâkanacîhk'') is a First Nations band government located near the village of Punnichy, Saskatchewan, in Canada. The nation has an enrolled population of 3,752 people, 1,191 of whom live on the band's reserves. Chief Shawn Longman leads the First Nation. Their territory is located on the Gordon 86 reserve, as arranged by Treaty 4. History In 1874, Treaty 4, which brokered the sale of indigenous land to the British Crown, was established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. On September 15 of the same year, ''Kaneonuskatew'' (or, in his English name of George Gordon) was among the first of the Indigenous leaders to make the agreement, signing as Chief of the George Gordon First Nation."George Gordon First Nation"
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Wadena, Saskatchewan
Wadena ( ) is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located east of Saskatoon, north of Fort Qu'Appelle and northwest of Yorkton on the eastern shore of the Quill Lakes. The town is known for its birdwatching and hunting opportunities as Quill Lakes is part of a major flight path. The Wadena and District Museum, located just south of Wadena on Highway 35, also hosts an annual Vintage Day in July. Wadena is the administrative centre of the Rural Municipality of Lakeview. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Fishing Lake First Nation band government. The town is named after Wadena, Minnesota, the place of origin of some early settlers of Scandinavian American descent. The town in Minnesota was in turn named after a Chippewa/Saulteaux Chief. Demographics In the 2011 Canada Census conducted by Statistics Canada, Wadena's population was 1,306 living within , for a population density of . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wa ...
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Fishing Lake First Nation
Fishing Lake First Nation () is a First Nation of the Saulteaux branch of the Ojibwe nation. Fishing Lake First Nation are Anishinabek people (original people of North America). The band can trace their origins to central Canada, and were pushed westward to avoid encroachment by European settlers.Fishing Lake First Nation
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The First Nation was originally part of the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band, a Treaty Band named after a Treaty 4 signatory Chief ''Ošāwaškokwanēpi'', whose name means "Green/Blue-quill." However, due to "š" merging with "s" in ''Nakawēmowin'' (Saulteaux language), this led to a mistranslation of his name as "Yellow-quill"—"yellow" being ''osāw-'', while "green/blue" being ''ošāwaško-'' (o ...
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Carry The Kettle First Nation
Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation (, also known as Assiniboine First Nation or Assiniboine 76) is a Nakota (Assiniboine) First Nations in Canada, First Nation in Canada located about east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, and south of Sintaluta. The reservation is in Treaty 4 territory. The Cypress Hills, known as traditional Nakoda/Assiniboine territory are within the boundaries of Treaty 4. Bands signed treaty and were also given Reservations within their traditional territories. Other previous names of the Carry the Kettle Nakoda/Assiniboine band have been: * Chief Man Who Takes the Coat Reserve #76 * Chief Long Lodge Reserve #77 * Hurricane Hills reserve #76 * Jack's Reserve #76 * Indian Head reserve #76 * Assiniboine Reserve #76 * Carry the Kettle First Nation #76 * Assiniboine #76 History In the 17th century, the Assiniboine along with the Plains Cree people, Plains Cree and other ethnic groups formed the Nehiyaw-Pwat, Nehiyew Pwat (Cree Assiniboine) or I ...
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Perry Bellegarde
Perry Bellegarde (born August 29, 1962; Little Black Bear First Nation) is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from December 10, 2014, to July 8, 2021."Perry Bellegarde named new AFN national chief"
, December 10, 2014.
He had previously served as chief of the Little Black Bear First Nation, chief of the , and as the Saskatchewan regional chief ...
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Sol Sanderson
Sol or SOL may refer to: Astronomy * The Sun * Mars sol, solar day on Mars * Solar System Currency * SOL Project, a currency project in France * French sol, or sou * Argentine sol * Bolivian sol, the currency of Bolivia from 1827 to 1864 * Peruvian sol, introduced in 1991 * Peruvian sol (1863–1985) *Solana (blockchain platform) (SOL), a cryptocurrency Entertainment, arts and media Music * Sol (musical note) or G, a note of the solfege music scale * Sol (band), a Canadian indie rock band active in the 1990s * Sol Band or simply Sol, Palestinian folk-pop band * ''Sol'' (album), an album by electronic musician Eskmo * ''Sol'', an album by Ougenweide * ''Shit Out of Luck'', a 1996 album by The Lillingtons * "Sol", a 2005 song by American post-metal band Rosetta from the album '' The Galilean Satellites'' * "Sol", a 2014 song by American metalcore band Invent Animate from the album ''Everchanger'' * "Sol", a 2022 song by British metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska from the album ' ...
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David Ahenakew
David Ahenakew (July 28, 1933 – March 12, 2010) was a Canadian First Nations (Cree) politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Ahenakew was born at the Sandy Lake Indian Reserve in Saskatchewan. He and his wife, Grace Ahenakew, had five children. Military and political career Ahenakew served in the Canadian Forces from 1951 to 1967, during which time he was stationed in Germany, Korea (during the Korean War), and Egypt. An alternate source indicates he served with the Canadian Armed Forces Engineers Corps in Canada, Egypt and Germany from 1962 to 1968 and attained the rank of Sergeant. In 1967, upon leaving the army, Ahenakew accepted a position with the Saskatchewan government, and became active in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). He was elected to the position of FSIN president in 1968 (until 1979). He stated that his military experience heavily influenced his choice to pursue politics: "I could see that what was happeni ...
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