Historical and Alternate Community Names
Black River, James Bird, Kuskeetewmuscoonusqua, Reserve no. 084
Reserves, Settlements, and Villages
Little Black Bear Band Indian Reserve No. 84SC, Little Black Bear Indian Reserve No. 84, Treaty Four Reserve Grounds No. 77
General Information
Little Black Bear, or Little Black Bear's Band of Cree and Assiniboine Nations, is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) and Nakoda (Assiniboine) First Nation located to the north-east of Regina, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1874. As of 2022, Little Black Bear First Nation has a registered population of 643.
- Little Black Bear's Band of Cree and Assiniboine Nations Website
- A Brief History of the Little Black Bear Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree Cultural History in Western Canada
- A Brief Summary of Nakota Cultural History in Western Canada
- Cree Justice and Legal Traditions
- Residential School List
- Day School List
Support Services and Programs Available to Community Members
- Alternative Measures and Extrajudicial Sanction Agencies
- Directory: FSIN Tribal Council/Independent Affiliation Community Justice Programs
- 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.