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Okanese First Nation

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The Okanese First Nation is a Cree-Saulteaux First Nation band in Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Nation was a signatory to Treaty number four. It is named after a leader named Okanis, who signed the treaty on their behalf, on September 9, 1875. The Okanese First Nation is located in the southern Saskatchewan, File Hills region, about an hour east of Regina, with the nearest town of Balcarres located about 16 kilometres west.

The Okanese First Nation is made up of more than 700 members, who are primarily of Cree ancestry, as well as Saulteaux and Nakota heritage. In June 2008 Canwest reported Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier the Chief of the Okanese since 1981, was the longest-serving female Chief in Saskatchewan.


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The Okanese First Nation is a Cree-Saulteaux First Nation band in Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Canada. The First Nation is located in the southern Saskatchewan, File Hills region, about an hour east of Regina. The Okanese First Nation is made up of more than 700 members, who are primarily of Cree ancestry, as well as Saulteaux and Nakota heritage.

Province : Saskatchewan

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Mary Anne Day Walker-Pelletier
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