Historical and Alternate Community Names
Kahmawiskahwasit, Kahmawistahmasits, Kahmawistahwassits, Kahmeeyestoowaegs, Kahmeeyistoowaysit, Okeemasees, Okemas's, Okenasis, Okimasis, Saswapaw, Saswapew, Saswapey, Saswaypew, Saswaypoo, Saswaysew, Sawapee, Sayswaypeo, Seekwahnis, Duck Lake
General Information
Beardy’s and Okemasis is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located to the south-west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 6, which the group signed in 1876. As of 2022, Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation has a registered population of 3,668.
- A Brief History of the Beardy's and Okemasis Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree Cultural History in Western Canada
- Trapping, Traplines, and Northern Lifeways
- Cree Justice and Legal Traditions
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.