White Bear First Nations Explained

Band Name:	White Bear First Nations
Band Number:	365
People:	Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota, Dakota
Treaty:	Treaty 4
Headquarters:	Carlyle
Province:	Saskatchewan
Reserve:	White Bear 70
Area:	171.922
Pop Year:	2020
On Reserve:	867
Off Reserve:	1938
Chief:	Chief Jon Pasap
Website:	whitebearfirstnation.ca
Footnotes:	^[1]

The White Bear First Nations (Cree: ᐚᐱ ᒪᐢᑿ wâpi-maskwa,^[2] Matóska oyáde^[3]) are a First Nation^[4] band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Etymology

The Nation bears the name of its Chief Wahpiimusqua (1815-1900, wâpimaskwa, "white bear"), who signed an adhesion to Treaty 4 in 1875. Despite this, he ultimately settled next to Moose Mountain Provincial Park with his band, which is in the Treaty 2 area.^[5]

Reserves

• White Bear 70
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 (shared between 33 First Nations)

Notes and References

1. Web site: First Nation Detail. October 23, 2020. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
2. Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/w%C3%A2pi-maskwa/
3. Collette, Vincent. “Nakoda Vocabulary and Phrases.” Academia.edu, November 14, 2017. Link.
4. Web site: White Bear First Nation. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 20 October 2017.
5. Book: Barry, Bill . Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . 2005 . 1-897010-19-2 . People Places Publishing Ltd. . Regina, Saskatchewan . registration .