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Ermineskin Cree Nation

Cree First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada

Field	Value
band_name	Ermineskin Cree Nation
band_number	443
endonym
people	Cree
treaty	Treaty 6
headquarters	Maskwacis
province	Alberta
main_reserve	Ermineskin 138
reserve	Pigeon Lake 138A
area	122.169
pop_year	2019
on_reserve	3290
on_other_land	11
off_reserve	1578
chief	Joel Mykat
website
footnotes

Ermineskin Cree Nation also known as the Ermineskin Tribe (, neyâskweyâhk), is a Cree First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. A signatory to Treaty 6, Ermineskin is one of the Four Nations of Maskwacis, Alberta's largest Indigenous community.

As of 2019, there are 4,879 registered Ermineskin Cree, of which 3,290 were living on reserve.

Name

The First Nation took its name from Ermineskin Kosikosowayano also known as Baptiste Piche), Chief of the Bear Hills Cree. He was the son of Peechee (Pisu - "Mountain Lion", also known as Louis Piche), Chief of the Asini Wachi Nehiyawak (Cree groups of the Rocky/Mountain Cree) and later head chief of the Rocky Mountain Cree (Asini Wachi Wi Iniwak or Asinīskāwiyiniwak) and also brother-in-law of Poundmaker, Chief of the River Cree (Sipi Wi Iniwak or Sīpīwininiwak). Ermineskin was the younger brother of the well-known Kiskiyo, Bobtail, also known as Alexis Piche), who became Chief of the Bear Hills Cree after the death of their father Louie Piche also known as Pisu) who was the chief of the Rocky Cree (Asini Wachi Wi Iniwak or Asinīskāwiyiniwak) and became later head chief of the Western Cree (‘Pakisimotan Wi Iniwak’) and soon after head chief of all the groups of the Upstream People (Natimiw Iyiniwak or Natimiyininiwak).

Indian reserves

The Ermineskin Cree Nation's two reserves (around Maskwacis, Alberta) total about 22,512 hectares and lived in an area around Pigeon Lake and the Bear Hills (known in Cree as Maskwacheesihkare). Therefore, they were called Maskwa Wachi-is Ininiwak, Maskwacheesihk Wiyiniwak or Amiskwacīwiyiniwak, meaning 'Bear Hills Cree'. While the Ermineskin traditional territory includes the reserve lands, the reserve was formally established in 1885. The land houses substantial oil and gas deposits, agricultural land, and waterfront access to Pigeon Lake. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway runs through the reserve.

The two reserves are:

Ermineskin Indian Reserve No. 138, 10295.8 ha.
Pigeon Lake Indian Reserve No. 138A, 1921 ha. Pigeon Lake IR No. 138A is shared with three other governments, the Samson First Nation, the Louis Bull First Nation and the Montana First Nation.

Notable members

Willie Littlechild

References

"First Nation Detail". Government of Canada.
build up Asini Wachi Nehiyawak (Rocky Cree groups) and Asini Pwat-sak ({{lang. cr-Latn. Ye Xa Yabine or {{lang. cr-Latn. Hebina Assiniboine, Rocky Assiniboine groups) groups
"Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail"". Government of Canada.

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