Historical and Alternate Community Names
Kiisicawahchuck, Kesickawachakoos, Reserve no. 087
Reserves, Settlements, and Villages
Day-Star Indian Reserve No. 87, Last Mountain Lake Indian Reserve No. 80A, Treaty Four Reserve Grounds No. 77
General Information
Day Star is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located to the north of Regina, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1874. As of 2022, Day Star has a registered population of 528.
- Day Star First Nation - Touchwood Agency Website
- A Brief History of the Day Star Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree 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.