Ocean Man First Nation

Ocean Man First Nation
Band No. 408
Treaty	Treaty 4
Headquarters	Stoughton
Province	Saskatchewan
Land
Main reserve	Ocean Man 69
Other reserve(s)	Ocean Man 69A; Ocean Man 69B; Ocean Man 69C; Ocean Man 69D; Ocean Man 69E; Ocean Man 69F; Ocean Man 69G; Ocean Man 69H; Ocean Man 69I; Ocean Man 69N; Ocean Man 69S; Ocean Man 69U; Ocean Man 69X;
Land area	45.768 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve	146
Off reserve	415
Total population	561
Government
Chief	Connie Big Eagle
Tribal Council
	Yorkton Tribal Administration

The Ocean Man First Nation (Cree: ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin)^[2] is an Assiniboine, Cree, and Saulteaux band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Chief Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kicheekahmenin, Kickekamewin)(Cree: ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin) signed Treaty 4 on September 9, 1875.^[3]

According to 2016 Statistics Canada "Population Profile", there were 215 on-reserve residents, about half of which were Cree, and about another half were Assiniboine.^[4]

Reserves

Ocean Man 69
Ocean Man 69A
Ocean Man 69B
Ocean Man 69C
Ocean Man 69D
Ocean Man 69E
Ocean Man 69F
Ocean Man 69G
Ocean Man 69H
Ocean Man 69I
Ocean Man 69N
Ocean Man 69S
Ocean Man 69U
Ocean Man 69X
Ocean Man 69Q (New land added to the First Nation, just outside Regina)
Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 (shared between 33 First Nations)

References

^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/
^ Thompson, Christian. “Ocean Man First Nation.” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp.
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ocean Man First Nation [First Nation/Indian band or Tribal Council area], Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

[AANDC-1] "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[2] Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/

[3] Thompson, Christian. “Ocean Man First Nation.” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp.

[StatCan-2016-4] "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ocean Man First Nation [First Nation/Indian band or Tribal Council area], Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

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v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Four
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Manitoba	Gamblers First Nation Pine Creek First Nation Rolling River First Nation Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve First Nation Waywayseecappo First Nation Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation
Saskatchewan	Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation Coté First Nation Cowessess First Nation Day Star First Nation Fishing Lake First Nation Gordon First Nation Kahkewistahaw First Nation Kawacatoose First Nation Keeseekoose First Nation The Key First Nation Kinistin Saulteaux Nation Little Black Bear First Nation Muscowpetung First Nation Muskowekwan First Nation Nekaneet Cree Nation Ocean Man First Nation Ochapowace First Nation Okanese First Nation Pasqua First Nation Peepeekisis First Nation Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation Piapot First Nation Standing Buffalo First Nation (included, though not a signatory) Star Blanket Cree Nation White Bear First Nation Wood Mountain First Nation (included, though not a signatory) Yellow Quill First Nation Zagime Anishinabek

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States