Yellow Quill First Nation
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Yellow Quill First Nation (formerly Nut Lake Band of Saulteaux) is a Saulteaux
Saulteaux
The Saulteaux are a First Nation in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.-Ethnic classification:The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe nations. They are sometimes also called Anihšināpē . Saulteaux is a French term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to...

 First Nation located eight (8) miles east of Rose Valley, Saskatchewan
Rose Valley, Saskatchewan
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The Yellow Quill First Nation is a signatory of Treaty No. 4
Treaty 4
Treaty 4 was a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western Manitoba and southeastern Alberta....

, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876.

Total registered population in October 2007, was 2522, of which the on-reserve population was 800+ members, and off-reserve population was 1600+ members. The First Nation is a member of the Saskatoon Tribal Council and have their urban offices in Saskatoon, SK as well as their Tribal Council offices.

History

The First Nation was originally part of the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band, a Treaty Band named after a Treaty 4 signatory Chief Ošāwaškokwanēpi, whose name means "Green/Blue-quill." However, due to "š" merging with "s" in Nakawēmowin (Saulteaux language), this led to a mistranslation of his name as "Yellow-quill"—"yellow" being osāw-, while "green/blue" being ošāwaško- (or osāwasko- in Saulteaux). Soon after the death of Chief Ošāwaškokwanēpi, the Band divided into three groups, of which the central division about Nut Lake became the Nut Lake Band of Saulteaux, located on the Nut Lake Indian Reserve. In 1989, the Band changed their name to "Yellowquill"—one word—in honour the founding chief; however, when their post office opened in 1993, it was named as "Yellow Quill"—two words.

Reserves

The First Nation have reserved for themselves four reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

s: Yellowquill Indian Reserve 90 (formerly Nut Lake Indian Reserve 90), which serves as their main Reserve, containing the community of Yellow Quill, Saskatchewan. Yellow Quill Indian Reserve 90-8 Yellow Quill Indian Reserve 90-18 Treaty Four Reserve Grounds (Indian Reserve 77), which is shared with 32 other First Nations.

In addition, there are 17000 acres (68.8 km²) in newly acquired Treaty Land Entitlement lands.

Governance

Yellow Quill have an elected tribal council consisting of a chief and seven councillors. The current council for the three-year long electoral term ending on November 27, 2014, consists of Chief Larry Cachene and Councillors Keith Nashacappo, Myron Neapetung, Joey Machiskinic, Donna Poorman, Celina Quewezance, Lorne Roper, and John Machiskinic

Services

Yellow Quill operates Yellow Quill Health Centre, Nawigizigweyas School (K-12), Yellow Quill Daycare, Yellow Quill Water Treatment Plant, Yellow Quill Store, and the Band Office, all of which are on reserve.

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