Okanese

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Okanees, O'kanees, O'kaneese, O'Kanes, O'Kanese, O'Kanise, Okeeneese, O'Kinishe, Ookenis, Reserve no. 082

Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

Okanese Indian Reserve No. 82 (various), Okanese Indian Reserve No. 85(G), Treaty Four Reserve Grounds No. 77

General Information

Okanese First Nation is a Nêhiyaw (Cree), Saulteaux (Anishinaabe), and Nakota community located to the north-east of Regina, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1875.  As of 2022, The Okanese has a registered population of 748.

• Okanese First Nation - FHQTC Website 
• A Brief History of the Okanese Community
• A Brief Summary of Cree Cultural History in Western Canada
• A Brief Summary of Anishinaabe Cultural History in Western Canada
• A Brief Summary of Nakoda Cultural History in Western Canada
• Residential School List
• Day School List

Support Services and Programs Available to Community Member

• Alternative Measures & Extrajudicial Sanction Agencies

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

• CIRNAC First Nation Profile - Okanese

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.