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| People | Saulteaux |
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| Treaty | Treaty 4 |
| Headquarters | Tisdale |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Kinistin 91 |
| Other reserve(s) | |
| Land area | 41.48 km2 |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| On reserve | 339 |
| Off reserve | 750 |
| Total population | 1089 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Felix Thomas |
| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Saskatoon Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| kinistin.sk.ca | |
TheKinistin Saulteaux Nation (Ojibwe:Gidishkoniganinaan)[2] is aSaulteauxband government inSaskatchewan. Theirreserve is 39 kilometres (24 mi) southeast ofMelfort. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is a signatory ofTreaty No. 4, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876.
Total registered population in February, 2009, was 913, of which the on-reserve population was 328 members. The First Nation is a member of theSaskatoon Tribal Council and have their urban offices inSaskatoon as well as their Tribal Council offices.
The First Nation was originally part of theYellow-quill Saulteaux Band, a Treaty Band named after a Treaty 4 signatory ChiefOšāwaškokwanēpi, whose name means "Green/Blue-quill." However, due to "š" merging with "s" inNakawēmowin (Saulteaux language), this led to a mistranslation of his name as "Yellow-quill"—"yellow" beingosāw-, while "green/blue" beingošāwaško- (orosāwasko- in Saulteaux). Kinistin is named after ChiefKiništin ("Cree"), one of the headmen for ChiefOšāwaškokwanēpi.ChiefKiništin came to Saskatchewan from Western Ontario along with his two brothers,Miskokwanep ("Red [Crow-]Feather") andMehcihcākanihs ("Coyote"). In 1901, lands were set aside for the Kinistin Band. Soon after the death of ChiefOšāwaškokwanēpi, the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band divided into three groups, with the group originally headed by ChiefKiništin becoming the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation.
The First Nation have reserved for themselves threereserves:
Kinistin have an elected tribal council consisting of a chief and five councilors. The current council for the two-year-long electoral term ending in April 2019, consists of Chief Felix Thomas and Councillors Wayne J. Thomas, Joseph Smokeyday, Cecil McNab and Craig Thomas.
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