Pasqua First Nation

Pasqua First Nation (Cree: ᐸᐢᒁᐤ paskwâw)^[2] is a Saulteaux-Cree First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1] Their reserves include:

• Last Mountain Lake 80A, shared with 6 other bands
• Pasqua 79
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

Pasqua First Nation
Band No. 383

People	Saulteaux Cree
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Pasqua
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)	Pasqua 79
Land area	90.895 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	695
Off reserve	1737
Total population	2432
Government[1]
Chief	Matthew Todd Peigan
Tribal Council[1]
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
Website
pasquafn.ca

History

Chief Paskwa (Pis-qua, brother of Okanes) was a negotiator and signatory to Treaty 4 on 15 September 1874.^[3] He created a document of pictographs indicating his understanding of the treaty.^[4] His death in 1889 left the First Nation leaderless for 22 years.^[3]