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| FN->Cree: AHTAHKAKOOP NO.104 Fact Sheet |
Posted on Tuesday, October 04 @ 23:13:12 PDT | |
AHTAHKAKOOP NO.104 is located 72 Km Northwest/North of Prince Albert. This First Nation Reserve is located between 50 and 350 Km from the nearest service center to which it has year-round road access.
Region SASKATCHEWAN
Common Misspellings: Atakakup
Occupants:
Ahtahkakoop First Nation (Cree)
Address:PO BOX 220, SHELL LAKE, SK, S0J 2G0
Email:
Phone: (306)468-2326
Fax: (306) 468-2344
First Nation Band No. 406
Language: Cree language
Tribal Council: Battleford Tribal Council Mgmt. Corp.
Address: P O BOX 1300, SK S9A 3W1
Phone: (306) 445-1383
Fax: (306) 446-0612
Email:
Population: 2,600 in 2003, 2,770 in September 2005 with 1,200 living on the reserve
Land area: 177.53 square km
Principle Community: North Battleford
Chiefs/Famous People:
Chief John Ahtahkakoop (StarBlanket)1816--1896
Cree Chief Kaneonuskatew (One Who Walks on Four Claws) 19th-century
Cree Chief Kawacatoose (Poor Man or Lean Man) 19th-century
Cree Chief Kisecawchuck (Day Star) 19th-century
Cree Chief Muscowequan (Hard Quill)19th-century
Treaties: Treaty No. 6, signed in 1887
Powwows/Events:
Quotes:
"Let us not think of ourselves, but of our children's children."
--Chief Ahtahkakoop, August 21, 1876
History:
 | | Mistawasis and Ahtahkakoop(bottom right) in Ottawa, 1883 |
The name of this reserve originated from the first chief, who was also named Ahtahkakoop (Starblanket). Chief Ahtahkakoop signed Treaty Six in 1887 with a population of 185.
Ahtahkakoop (also known as Sandy Lake or Hines' Mission) is one of the historic charter parishes of the Diocese of Saskatchewan, the congregation predating both Treaty 6 and the arrival of the first bishop, John McLean. Its Chief, John Ahtahkakoop (or 'Starblanket') and first priest, Rev. John Hines, were delegates at the first Synod of the Diocese.
The village of 1,200 is nestled along the shores of Sandy Lake, surrounded by meadows, hills and lush parkland. This is the heart of what was once buffalo country, where the prairies rise up to meet the northern boreal forests.
When settlers decimated the great buffalo herds that sustained the Plains Crees, these semi-nomadic people were forced to survive by farming often-inhospitable land. In 1877 they signed Treaty 6, giving up their vast hunting territory in exchange for a 67-square-mile reserve and $5 a year “per head.”
Signing on behalf of the Crees was the legendary Chief Ahtahkakoop, whose name the community adopted as its own.
The promised future of pastoral bliss never came. Crops failed; starvation and tuberculosis ravaged the community; Indian Affairs agents physically abused hungry Crees who asked for food.
Through the hardship, one of the constants was the Ahenakew clan and its dominance over the community. An Ahenakew has been chief for 85 of the past 90 years.
Resources:Cree Links Directory
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