Historical and Alternate Community Names
Peeyaheekahmuhkoosit, Peeyahwkahnukoosit, Peeyahnkahnickkoosit, Peeyahnkahmukoosits, Peeyahwkahmikoosit, Peeyawkahmihkasit, Peeyawkaniikasit, Peeyawkahnuhkasit, Reserve no. 108
Reserves, Settlements, and Villages
Red Pheasant Indian Reserve No. 108
General Information
The Red Pheasant is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located to the south of Battleford, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 6, which the group signed in 1876. As of 2022, The Red Pheasant First Nation has a registered population of 2,599.
- Red Pheasant Cree Nation Website
- A Brief History of the Red Pheasant Community
- A Brief Summary of Cree 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 Member
- 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.