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Okanese First Nation
Located a few miles north and east of Balcarres, Saskatchewan is Okanese First Nation. You must remember that this Ojibway Reserve includes Little Black Bear, Starblanket and Peepeekisis. All four are a same Reserve or File Hills Reserve. Click here to investigate O Ga-niiz Reserve (aka File Hills Reserve). According to 2021's census Okanese First Nation on-Reserve population is 213. They have 70 dwellings. Average household size is 3.0 persons per household. Ojibway Language or Cree Language which Lewis and Clark called corrupted Ojibway, is no longer spoken there. Cree People are really the Athabascan Beaver Tribe. There are no Cree First Nations at Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec! Below the photos are excerpts from very old books that will help you learn information on this page! Look for the 18th century maps. Instead of south to north they are from southeast to northwest. Churchill River is the north boundary. A few Assiniboine and Cree lived west of Lake Winnipeg but were driven to the northwest by 1800 by Ojibwa Soldiers. Churchill River was a boundary used in the 18th century. From Churchill, Manitoba to South Indian Lake, Manitoba to Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan to Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan where the source of Churchill River is, this river flows for 1,000 miles. It's source is Churchill Lake, Saskatchewan. All land north of Churchill River is Chipewyan land. Chipewyan is the correct pronunciation of O Chib-bwan or Chib-bwan which means "The Originals and Originals in Ojibwa Language."
Satellite Image of Okanese Village
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View
File Hills Reserve Road View