Historical and Alternate Community Names
Capayaquakoonums, Duck Lake Indians, Kahpay Yakwahskoomum, Kahpayatwaiskamum, Kapayahwaiskanum, Kapayahwawkanum, Kapayaquaskoonum, Kapwaywakenum, Reserve no. 095
General Information
One Arrow First Nation is Nêhiyaw (Cree) community located to the south-west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 6, which the group signed in 1878. As of 2022, One Arrow First Nation has a registered population 2,143.
- A Brief History of the One Arrow First Nation Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree Cultural History in Western Canada
- Cree Justice and Legal Traditions
- Trapping, Traplines, and Northern Lifeways
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.