Historical and Alternate Community Names
Ahtahpeekaeekay, Ootahpeekaekey, Owtahpeekakaw, Outahpeekaeekay, Reserve no. 065
Reserves, Settlements, Villages
The Key Indian Reserve No. 65, Treaty Four Reserve Grounds No. 77
General Information
The Key First Nation is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Saulteaux) Community located to the north-east of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1875. As of 2022, The Key First Nation has a registered population of 1,501.
- The Key First Nation Website
- A Brief History of the Key First Nation Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree Cultural History in Western Canada
- A Brief Summary of Anishinaabe Cultural History in Western Canada
- Cree Justice and Legal Traditions
- Trapping, Traplines, and Northern Lifeways
- 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.