The Ocean Man First Nation ( ''kihcikamîwiyin'') is an

Assiniboine The Assiniboine or Assiniboin people ( when singular, Assiniboines / Assiniboins when plural; Ojibwe: ''Asiniibwaan'', "stone Sioux"; also in plural Assiniboine or Assiniboin), also known as the Hohe and known by the endonym Nakota (or Nakoda ...

Cree The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada, First Nations. They live prim ...

, and

Saulteaux The Saulteaux (pronounced , or in imitation of the French pronunciation , also written Salteaux, Saulteau and Ojibwa ethnonyms, other variants), otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations band governm ...

band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...

in southeastern

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 ...

, Canada. Chief ''Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win'' (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kicheekahmenin, Kickekamewin)( ''kihcikamîwiyin'') signed

Treaty 4 Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nation band governments. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western M ...

on September 9, 1875. In 1901, Ocean Man band was forced to amalgamate with White Bear Reserve. In the 1970s Ocean Man descendants were part of a land claim launched against the federal government that saw the successful re-establishment of Ocean Man First Nation in September 1990. The late Laura Big Eagle became the first Chief of the re-established Ocean Man and remained Chief until her last breath. In 1997, Ocean Man was the only First Nation in Canada with an elected all women Chief and Council. https://www.oceanman1990.com/ According to 2016 Statistics Canada "Population Profile", there were 215 on-reserve residents, about half of which were

, and about another half were

Reserves

* Ocean Man 69 * Ocean Man 69A * Ocean Man 69B * Ocean Man 69C * Ocean Man 69D * Ocean Man 69E * Ocean Man 69F * Ocean Man 69G * Ocean Man 69H * Ocean Man 69I * Ocean Man 69N * Ocean Man 69S * Ocean Man 69U * Ocean Man 69X * Ocean Man 69Q (New land added to the First Nation, just outside Regina) *

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 surrounded by the town of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, they ...

(shared between 33 First Nations)

References

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