Kinistin Saulteaux Nation
{{Short description|Saulteaux band government in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name =
| band_number = 377
| endonym =
| image = Kinistin Saulteaux Nation logo.png
| caption =
| map =
| map_caption =
| people = Saulteaux
| treaty = Treaty 4
| headquarters = Tisdale
| province = Saskatchewan
| main_reserve = Kinistin 91
| reserve =
| area = 41.48
| pop_year = 2019
| on_reserve = 339
| on_other_land =
| off_reserve = 750
| total_pop =
| chief = Felix Thomas
| council =
| tribal_council = Saskatoon Tribal Council
| website = [http://www.kinistin.sk.ca/ kinistin.sk.ca]
| footnotes = {{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|access-date=September 10, 2019|website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=377&lang=eng}}
}}
The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation ({{langx|oj|Gidishkoniganinaan }})FREELANG Ojibwe-English-Ojibwe online dictionary, Gidishkoniganinaan - Kinistin (Reserve #91 & #91A)(SK) [https://www.freelang.net/online/ojibwe.php?lg=gb https://www.freelang.net/online/ojibwe.php?lg=gb] is a Saulteaux band government in Saskatchewan. Their reserve is {{convert|39|km|mi}} southeast of Melfort. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is a signatory of Treaty No. 4, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876.
Total registered population in February, 2009, was 913, of which the on-reserve population was 328 members. The First Nation is a member of the Saskatoon Tribal Council and have their urban offices in Saskatoon as well as their Tribal Council offices.
History
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- (or osāwasko- in Saulteaux). Kinistin is named after Chief Kiništin ("Cree"), one of the headmen for Chief Ošāwaškokwanēpi. Chief Kiništin came to Saskatchewan from Western Ontario along with his two brothers, Miskokwanep ("Red [Crow-]Feather") and Mehcihcākanihs ("Coyote"). In 1901, lands were set aside for the Kinistin Band. Soon after the death of Chief Ošāwaškokwanēpi, the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band divided into three groups, with the group originally headed by Chief Kiništin becoming the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation.
Reserves
The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserves:
- {{convert|3562.90|ha|acre}} Kinistin Reserve 91, which serves as their main Reserve.
- {{convert|457.30|ha|acre}} Kinistin Reserve 91A
- {{convert|37.1|ha|acre}} Treaty Four Reserve Grounds (Indian Reserve 77), which is shared with 32 other First Nations.
Governance
Kinistin have an elected tribal council consisting of a chief and five councilors. The current council for the two-year-long electoral term ending in April 2019, consists of Chief Felix Thomas and Councillors Wayne J. Thomas, Joseph Smokeyday, Cecil McNab and Craig Thomas.
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.kinistin.sk.ca/}}
{{Saskatoon_Tribal_Council}}
{{Yellow Quill Saulteaux}}
{{First Nations in Saskatchewan}}
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