Red Pheasant First Nation

Located just southwest of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, is Red Pheasant First Nation which is within Battleford Ojibway Reserve. Land area of Red Pheasant First Nation is within Battleford Ojibway Reserve. According to 2016's census, on-Reserve population of Red Pheasant First Nation is 519. They have 163 dwellings with 136 lived in. Average household size is 3.9 persons per household. Around 80 speak Corrupted Ojibway Language which is what Lewis and Clark called Cree Language, at Red Pheasant First Nation. Historically, this band of Plains Ojibway's were hostile towards invading whites. Original chief of this band was chief Wuttunee who was related to Jacques Cardinal. Chief Wuttenee was not an authentic Ojibway leader. He was paid by Canada to represent this band of Plains Ojibway's. Chief Wuttunee did not sign treaty six. After receiving chief Wuttunee's reply to not sign treaty, whites paid his brother Red Pheasant to sign treaty 6. How do we know these people are Saulteaux Ojibway? As mentioned, chiefs Red Pheasant and Wuttunee were related to Jacques Cardinal who had two sons. One was chief Okanese who was Ojibway and the other was chief St. Paul who was also Ojibway. Chiefs Red Pheasant and Wuttunee are sons of either chief Okanese or chief Paul. They are also related to chief Cowesses, chief Keeseekoowenin and chief Louis O'Soup. This Reserve is one of chief Rocky Boy's many Reservations and Reserves. A land surrender happened in 1905 for chief Rocky Boy's Montana Ojibway's. It wasn't for whites.