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First Nations in Saskatchewan

Published Online September 20, 2022

Last Edited September 20, 2022

There are 75 First Nations in Saskatchewan. First Nation is one of three groupings of Indigenous people in Canada, the other two being Métis and Inuit. Unlike Métis and Inuit, most First Nations hold reserve lands, and members of a First Nation may live both on and off these reserves (see also Reserves in Saskatchewan). While the term First Nation can describe a large ethnic grouping (e.g. the Cree Nation), in other cases it is synonymous with the term band, a word originally chosen by the federal government and used in the Indian Act. The word band describes smaller communities, such as the ones listed below. Many First Nations prefer the term First Nation over band. In terms of larger ethnic groupings, First Nations in Saskatchewan are part of the Assiniboine (Nakoda), Sioux (Dakota, Nakota and Lakota), Cree, Dene, Denesuline (Chipewyan) or Saulteaux.

Each point on this map represents the location of a First Nation’s administrative office. For a map of the reserves these First Nations hold, see Reserves in Saskatchewan.
(map by The Canadian Encyclopedia, data courtesy Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and licensed under Open Government Licence-Canada)

First Nations in Saskatchewan

  • Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
  • Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation
  • Big Bear Band
  • Big Island Lake Cree Nation
  • Big River First Nation
  • Birch Narrows Dene Nation
  • Black Lake Denesuline First Nation
  • Buffalo River Dene Nation
  • Canoe Lake Cree First Nation
  • Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation
  • Chacachas First Nation
  • Chakastaypasin First Nation
  • Clearwater River Dene Nation
  • Cote First Nation
  • Cowessess First Nation
  • Cumberland House Cree Nation
  • Day Star First Nation
  • English River First Nation
  • Fishing Lake First Nation
  • Flying Dust First Nation
  • Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation
  • George Gordon First Nation
  • Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation
  • James Smith Cree Nation
  • Kahkewistahaw First Nation
  • Kawacatoose First Nation
  • Keeseekoose First Nation
  • Kinistin Saulteaux Nation
  • Lac La Ronge Indian Band
  • Little Black Bear First Nation
  • Little Pine First Nation
  • Lucky Man First Nation
  • Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
  • Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation
  • Mistawasis First Nation
  • Montreal Lake Cree Nation
  • Moosomin First Nation
  • Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation
  • Muscowpetung First Nation
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
  • Muskoday First Nation
  • Muskowekwan First Nation
  • Nekaneet First Nation
  • Ocean Man First Nation
  • Ochapowace First Nation
  • Okanese First Nation
  • One Arrow First Nation
  • Onion Lake Cree Nation
  • Pasqua First Nation
  • Peepeekisis Cree Nation
  • Pelican Lake First Nation
  • Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
  • Peter Chapman First Nation
  • Pheasant Rump Nakota Nation
  • Piapot First Nation
  • Poundmaker Cree Nation
  • Red Earth First Nation
  • Red Pheasant First Nation
  • Saulteaux First Nation
  • Shoal Lake Cree Nation
  • Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation
  • Star Blanket Cree Nation
  • Sturgeon Lake First Nation
  • Sweetgrass First Nation
  • The Key First Nation
  • Thunderchild First Nation
  • Wahpeton Dakota Nation
  • Waterhen Lake First Nation
  • White Bear First Nations
  • Whitecap Dakota First Nation
  • Witchekan Lake First Nation
  • Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation
  • Yellow Quill First Nation
  • Young Chippewayan First Nation (Stony Knoll Band)
  • Zagime Anishinabek First Nation