Muscowpetung

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Chakuk, Cheecucks, Cheecuks, Muscow Wepeetun, Muskowpetung, Reserve no. 080


Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

Last Mountain Lake Indian Reserve No. 80A, Muscowpetung 80, Treaty Four Reserve Ground No. 77


General Information

Muscowpetung is a Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Saulteaux) and Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located to the north-east of Regina, Saskatchewan.  They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1875.  As of 2022, The Muscowpetung First Nation has a registered population of 1,628.


Support Services and Programs Available to Community Member


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Works Consulted

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.

 

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