Yellow Quill First Nation

Ogima o-sow-wa-sko-kwa-nay-pi (he is better known in history as yellow quill) signed two treaty's with canada, but history indicates that some sort of problem arose afterwards. The yellow qill, kinistin's, and the fishing lakes origins take them back to the portage la prairie region of manitoba, but they now live in southern saskatchewan. The were once a united band of chippewa indians. It took the death of ogima o-sow-wa-sko-kwa-nay-pi to separate the chippewa band. They may have fought in the 1885 northwest rebellion. After moving to saskatchewan, all three groups settled down to live on their reserve. The yellow quill first nation reserve covers 6,156 hectares or 15,212 acres. Their first nation enrolled population totals 2,522, but only about 800 live on the reserve in saskatchewan. Since they are surrounded by numerous white settlements most have moved to them to find employment.