George Gordon First Nation

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Gordon, Kaneonuskatew, One That Walks on Four Claws, Reserve no.086

Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

George Gordan First Nation #86-3, George Gordan First Nation #86-4, George Gordan First Nation #86-5, George Gordan First Nation No. 86, George Gordan Indian Reserve No. 86, Last Mountain Lake Indian Reserve No. 80A, Treaty Four Reserve Ground No. 77

General Information

George Gordan First Nation is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) and Anishinaabe (Ojiwbe, Saulteaux) Community located to the north of Regina, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1874. As of 2022, George Gordan First Nation has a registered population of 3,839.

• George Gordon First Nation Website 
• A Brief History of the George Gordan 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

• Alternative Measures & Extrajudicial Sanction Agencies

• Directory: FSIN Tribal Council/Independent Affiliation Community Justice Programs 

• CIRNAC First Nation Profile - George Gordan First Nation

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.

“The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Entry List (A-Z),” accessed November 29, 2022, https://esask.uregina.ca/entry_list.jsp.

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.