The Key First Nation (Ojibwe: Baakwaang)[2][3] is a band government in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:
- The Key 65
- Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.
Chiefs
This First nation band, led by Chief Ow-tah-pee-ka-kaw (“He Who unlocks” or “The Key”, the namesake of the modern First Nation), signed Treaty 4 with the representatives of the Crown on September 24, 1875.[4]
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chiefs Assembly honoured Gwendolyn Lucy O'Soup Crane for her lifetime achievements and recognized her as Canada's first female, First Nations Chief (of The Key First Nation), and the first elected under the current electoral system.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Translation Ojibwe-English-Ojibwe - FREELANG online dictionary". www.freelang.net. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ojibwe-English translation :: Baakwaang :: Dictionary". translateojibwe.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Metis Museum, Metis of the Shoal River Cree-Saulteaux Band" (PDF). www.metismuseum.ca. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Hammond, Stephen (2017). "Human Rights a Day: August 12, 1930 - Gwen O'Soup Crane [podcast]". player.fm. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Gwen Crane: Obituary". The Leader-Post. August 12, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Chaput, John (September 14, 2005). "GWEN CRANE, NATIVE ELDER 1930-2005". The Globe & Mail. p. S9.