Located near Paynton, Saskatchewan, is Little Pine First Nation which is within of Battleford Ojibway Reserve. Land area of Little Pine First Nation is included with Battleford Reserve. On-Reserve population is 700 according to 2016's census. Around 235 speak Corrupted Ojibway Language which is what Lewis and Clark called Cree Language. Chief Little Pine fled south to Montana after the 1885 Northwest Rebellion. Other Ojibway leaders who fled south to Montana were chief Little Poplar and chief Lucky Man who may have been chief Big Bear. Chief Little Pine or Minahikosis, evidently passed away the same year of 1885. After Lucky Man First Nation was eradicated as a result of the numerous subjects of chief Lucky Man relocating to the west or to their native Montana, the few who stayed in Saskatchewan, merged with the citizens of Little Pine.
