The Key First Nation Explained

Band Name:	The Key First Nation
Band Number:	368
Treaty:	Treaty 4
Headquarters:	Norquay
Province:	Saskatchewan
Reserve:	The Key 65
Area:	64.048
Pop Year:	2019
On Reserve:	308
Off Reserve:	1099
Chief:	unknown
Tribal Council:	Yorkton Tribal Administration
Website:	keyband.com
Footnotes:	^[1]

The Key First Nation (Ojibwa: Baakwaang)^{[2] [3]} is a band government in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1] Their reserves include:

• The Key 65
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

Chiefs

This First nation band, led by Chief Ow-tah-pee-ka-kaw (“He Who unlocks” or “The Key”, the namesake of the modern First Nation), signed Treaty 4 with the representatives of the Crown on September 24, 1875.^[4]

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chiefs Assembly honoured Gwendolyn Lucy O'Soup Crane for her lifetime achievements and recognized her as Canada's first female, First Nations Chief (of The Key First Nation), and the first elected under the current electoral system.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: First Nation Detail. September 10, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
2. Web site: Translation Ojibwe-English-Ojibwe - FREELANG online dictionary. www.freelang.net. December 20, 2023.
3. Web site: Ojibwe-English translation :: Baakwaang :: Dictionary. translateojibwe.com. December 20, 2023.
4. Web site: Metis Museum, Metis of the Shoal River Cree-Saulteaux Band. www.metismuseum.ca. December 20, 2023.
5. Web site: Human Rights a Day: August 12, 1930 - Gwen O'Soup Crane [podcast]]. Hammond. Stephen. 2017. player.fm. March 11, 2019.
6. News: Gwen Crane: Obituary. August 12, 2005. The Leader-Post. March 11, 2019.
7. News: GWEN CRANE, NATIVE ELDER 1930-2005. Chaput. John. September 14, 2005. The Globe & Mail. S9.