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One Arrow First Nation, kâ-pêyakwâskonam, is a nêhiyaw (Cree) nation in Treaty 6 territory, on the aspen parkland just south of Batoche along the South Saskatchewan River.
At a glance
Treaty
Treaty 6
Signed
Fort Carlton, 1876
Registered members
Approximately 2,159
Reserves
14
Main reserve
One Arrow I.R. No. 95 · 5,353 ha
Nearest city
Saskatoon, ~100 km southwest
Treaty & name
- The Nation carries the name of Chief One Arrow, kâ-pêyakwâskonam, who signed Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton in 1876.
- Treaty 6 was entered into as a nation-to-nation agreement, and One Arrow continues to govern on behalf of its members under that relationship.
- The main reserve sits immediately south of Batoche, a site central to the events of 1885 and to the shared history of Cree and Métis families in this region.
The land
- One Arrow governs fourteen reserves. The largest, One Arrow Indian Reserve No. 95, covers roughly 5,353 hectares.
- The reserve lies in the aspen parkland along the South Saskatchewan River, about 100 km northeast of Saskatoon and 53 km south-southwest of Prince Albert.
- It borders the rural municipalities of St. Louis No. 431, Fish Creek No. 402 and Duck Lake No. 463.
- One Arrow manages its lands under its own Land Code rather than the land provisions of the Indian Act, and is an operational signatory to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management.
More detail on land governance is on the Lands page.
How the Nation is run
Chief & Council
An elected Chief and eight Councillors, each carrying named portfolios across health, education, lands, finance and culture.
Meet Council →Departments
Ten departments deliver front-line services on reserve, from the health clinic and school through to housing, public works and justice.
See departments →Community meetings
Members are kept informed through community meetings, notices and updates on specific claims.
Meetings & notices →