One Arrow First Nation ( ''kâ-pêyakwâskonam'') is a

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in Bellevue, Saskatchewan,

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. Its main reserve is located just south of

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near the

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about north-east of

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. The One Arrow First Nation's reserve is in the

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biome. It is bordered by the rural municipalities of St. Louis No. 431, Fish Creek No. 402, and Duck Lake No. 463. Named after Chief One Arrow, a signatory to Treaty Six at

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in 1876, the band had land disputes with the

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of Batoche in the 1880s, and their supposed role in the

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is quite controversial. Chief One Arrow himself claimed they were coerced into participating alongside

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, while the Métis claim they were allied. Currently Chief Janine Baldhead presides over the band government (since April 21, 2023) It is the birthplace of singer, songwriter, actor and humanitarian/entrepreneur Tom Jackson. Communities near One Arrow First Nation include Batoche, Bellevue, and Wakaw.

List of reserves

The band governs fourteen reserves: * One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95, 53 km south-southwest of

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, 5353.30 ha * One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1A, 27 km northeast of Hague, 109.40 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1B, 8 km southeast of Duck Lake, 73.40 ha. * One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1C, 9 km southwest of Alvena, 226.80 ha. * One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1D, 11 km east of Duck Lake, 192.80 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1E, 17 km northwest of Cudworth, 1061.50 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1F, 17 km northeast of Duck Lake, 440.80 ha *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1G, 26 km northeast of Blaine Lake, 546.30 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1H, 8 km northeast of Alvena, 250.70 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1I, 27 km northwest of Wakaw, 668.50 ha. *One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95-1J, 1991.50 ha * Sounding Sky Indian Reserve, 0.10 ha. * Tipamahto Aski Indian Reserve No. 95A, 15 km northwest of Duck Lake, 129 ha. * Willow Cree Indian Reserve, adjacent to Duck Lake, 50 km southwest of Prince Albert, 277.20 ha

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List of reserves

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