Historical and Alternate Community Names
Comees, Cow wecess, Cow weecess, Cow' ess, Coweses, Cowesis, Kawazauce, Kaweyance, Little Boy, Little Child, Reserve no. 073
Reserves, Settlements, and Villages
Cowessess Indian Reserve No. 73, Cowessess Indian Reserve No. 73A, Treaty Four Reserve Grounds No. 77
General Information
Cowessess is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Saulteaux) First Nation located to the east of Regina, Saskatchewan. They have been adherents to Treaty 4 since 1874. As of 2022, Cowessess has a registered population of 4,417.
- A Brief History of the Cowessess Community
- A Brief Summary of the 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.