Peepeekisis Cree Nation

Peepeekisis Cree Nation (Band number 384[5]) is a Cree First Nation[6] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its reserves include Peepeekisis 81; Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, which is shared with 32 other bands; and Peepeekisis First Nation, which is located 19 kilometres east of Balcarres, Saskatchewan, on Highway 10.[7]

Peepeekisis Cree Nation
Band No. 384
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersBalcarres
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Peepeekisis 81
Land area112.587 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve640
Off reserve2355
Total population2995
Government[3]
ChiefFrancis Dieter
Tribal Council[4]
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council

Population

A census report by the Indigenous and Northern Affairs division of the Government of Canada placed the Total Registered Population at 2412,[8] and the Total Population on Reserve at 604.[9]

History

Chief Can-ah-ha-cha-pew (Making Ready the Bow) signed Treaty 4 on September 21, 1874. Upon his death, his son Peepeekisis (Sparrow Hawk) became chief, and that same year the band moved from the Cypress Hills to settle on a reserve in the File Hills, about 12 km east of Balcarres.

In 1896, when Indian Agent W.M. Graham arrived at the agency, the band was without a leader and was unable to prevent Graham’s creation of the File Hills Colony (1898) on the reserve. The plan brought young male industrial school graduates (members of bands other than Peepeekisis) to live, farm and eventually become members of the Peepeekisis Band. The original Peepeekisis Band members were displaced from their homes and deprived of the use of their communal lands. Their complaints led in 1945 to questions raised about the validity of the transfers into the band, but it was not until 1986 that they were able to submit a specific claim to the Department of Indian Affairs.

In 2004, the Indian Claims Commission found Canada in breach of its lawful obligations to the band, and recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada’s Specific Claims Policy. It has yet to be settled. The reserve covers 11,258.7 ha, with an additional share in the 37.1 ha of the Treaty 4 Reserve Grounds (Fort Qu’Appelle). The band’s infrastructure includes a band office,gymnasium, school, health clinic, and other maintenance facilities; it has a membership of 2,215 people, 607 of whom live on reserve.[10]

References
  1. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. Canada, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2013-02-06). "Peepeekisis". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. "First Nation Detail - Peepeekisis Cree Nation No.81". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. "Peepeekisis Cree Nation". Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  8. Canada, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2013-02-06). "Peepeekisis". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  9. Canada, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2013-02-06). "Peepeekisis". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  10. "Peepeekisis First Nation - Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia - University of Saskatchewan, author: Christian Thompson". teaching.usask.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23.


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