Cowessess First Nation

Cowessess First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation[4] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserves include:

• Cowessess 73
• Cowessess 73A
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

Cowessess First Nation
Band No. 361

People	Saulteaux
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Cowessess
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserve	Cowessess 73
Other reserve(s)	Cowessess 73A
Land area	421.843 km^2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve	846
Off reserve	3449
Total population	4295
Government[3]
Chief	Cadmus Delorme
Website
cowessessfn.com

Chief Ka-we-zause (Cowessess, or Little Child) was the leader of a mixed band of Plains Cree, Saulteaux and Metis who were known as plains bison hunters ranging from Leech Lake (Saskatchewan) as far southwest as the Cypress Hills and the Milk River basin in Montana. Cowessess signed Treaty Four in September 1874 at Fort Qu'Appelle. The band originally selected a reserve near Maple Creek (Saskatchewan), however Headman Louis O'Soup led a dissident group which abandoned the Cypress Hills and moved to the Qu'Appelle River valley and they had a reserve surveyed at Crooked Lake Saskatchewan.[5]

References

1. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
3. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
4. "First Nation Detail - Cowessess". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kiwisance_11E.html