Ocean Man First Nation

{{Short description|Native American organization in Saskatchewan}}

{{Infobox First Nation

| band_name = Ocean Man First Nation

| band_number = 408

| endonym =

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| treaty = Treaty 4

| headquarters = Stoughton

| province = Saskatchewan

| main_reserve = Ocean Man 69

| reserve =

• 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

| area = 45.768

| pop_year = 2019

| on_reserve = 146

| on_other_land =

| off_reserve = 415

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| chief = Connie Big Eagle

| council =

| tribal_council = Yorkton Tribal Administration

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| 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=408&lang=eng}}

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The Ocean Man First Nation ({{langx|cr|ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ}} kihcikamîwiyin)Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. [https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/ https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/] is an Assiniboine, Cree, and Saulteaux band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Chief Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kicheekahmenin, Kickekamewin)({{langx|cr|ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ}} kihcikamîwiyin) signed Treaty 4 on September 9, 1875.Thompson, Christian. “Ocean Man First Nation.” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed September 30, 2022. [https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp].

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 Cree, and about another half were Assiniboine.{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/abpopprof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=AB&Code1=2016C1005412&Data=Count&SearchText=Ocean%20Man%20First%20Nation&SearchType=Begins&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=2016C1005412&SEX_ID=1&AGE_ID=1&RESGEO_ID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ocean Man First Nation [First Nation/Indian band or Tribal Council area], Saskatchewan|publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=September 30, 2022}}