Moosomin

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Maasomius, Reserve no. 112, Yellow Sky


Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

Moosomin Indian Reserve No. 112 (various)


General Information

Moosomin is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located North of Battleford, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 6, which the group signed in 1881. As of 2022, the Moosomin First Nation has a registered population of 2,165.


Support Services and Programs Available to Community Member


Moosomin CIRNAC


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.

“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.

 

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