Historical and Alternate Community Names
Baptiste Mowais, Keeseekon, Keeseekonse, Keeseekoose, Keeseekouse, Keeshekonse, Keeshikonse, Keesickouse, Kiishekonse, Kiishiikonse, Kiishikonse, Kiishikouse, Kishiikonse, Kishikonse, Kisickouse, Reserve no. 066
Reserves, Settlements, and Villages
Keeseekoose Indian Reserve (numbered, various)
General Information
Keeseekoose is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Saulteaux) First Nation located to the north-east of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1874. As of 2022, Keeseekoose has a registered population of 2,626. Keeseekoose are affiliated with the Yorkton Tribal Council.
- A Brief History of the Keeseekoose Community
- Yorkton Tribal Council Website
- A Brief Summary of Anishinaabe Cultural History in Western Canada
- Residential School List
- Day School List
Support Services and Programs Available to Community Members
- Works Consulted
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Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications Branch, “First Nation Profiles,” fact sheet; resource list, November 14, 2008, https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/SearchFN.aspx?lang=eng.
“Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia | University of Saskatchewan,” accessed November 29, 2022, https://teaching.usask.ca/indigenoussk/index.php.
Library and Archives Canada, “Indexes of Western First Nations Bands: Languages, Agencies, Inspectorates, and Regional Offices,” August 18, 2022, https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/indigenous-heritage/pages/bands-western-canada.aspx.