The Key First Nation

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.

The Key First Nation
Band No. 368

Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Norquay
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)	The Key 65
Land area	64.048 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	308
Off reserve	1099
Total population	1407
Government[1]
Chief	Clinton Key
Tribal Council[1]
Yorkton Tribal Administration
Website
keyband.com

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]