The Kawacatoose First Nation ( ''kawâhkatos'')Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001
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. Its reserves include: * Kawacatoose 88 *

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, shared with 32 other bands. The First Nation is named for Chief Kawacatoose, an original signatory to

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. His name derives from the Cree ''kawâhkatoso'', "be weak with hunger". Although "hungry skinny man" is a more accurate translation, "poor man" has been used historically and is still the official name of the Poor Man 88 reserve.

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