The nation is named for Willow Cree Chiefs Beardy (kâmiyescawesit (Kah-mis-cho-wey-sit), "one who has a little beard") and Okemasis (okimâsis, "little chief", diminutive of okimâw). Together, they led two-thirds of the Willow Cree band and settled west of Duck Lake prior to the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876. With adjoining reserves, the two bands have since merged into a single First Nation. The Cree name for this combined reserve is ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐏᔨᓃᓈᕽ nîpisîhkopâwiyinînâhk, "among the Willow Cree".[3]
The Willow Cree are a sub-group of the Plains Cree tribe located today in the geographic regions of the Saskatchewan parklands, situated on the southern edge of the Boreal Forest and northern edge of the Great Plains, also situated between the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan Rivers.
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^"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/n%C3%AEpis%C3%AEhkop%C3%A2wiyin%C3%AEn%C3%A2hk/
^Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-897010-19-2.
beardy, okemasis, cree, nation, cree, first, nations, band, government, saskatchewan, canada, their, reserves, include, beardy, okemasis, beardy, okemasis, beardy, okemasis, beardy, okemasis, 97cband, 369peoplewillow, creetreatytreaty, 6headquartersduck, lakep. Beardy s and Okemasis Cree Nation is a Cree First Nations band government in Saskatchewan Canada 2 Their reserves include Beardy s amp Okemasis 96 amp 97 Beardy s amp Okemasis 96 amp 97A Beardy s amp Okemasis 96 amp 97B Beardy s amp Okemasis 96 amp 97CBeardy s and Okemasis Cree NationBand No 369PeopleWillow CreeTreatyTreaty 6HeadquartersDuck LakeProvinceSaskatchewanLand 1 Main reserveBeardy s amp Okemasis 96 amp 97Other reserve s 96 amp 97A 96 amp 97B 96 amp 97C Willow CreeLand area203 46 km2Population 2019 1 On reserve1354Off reserve2184Total population3538Government 1 ChiefEdwin AnanasCouncilJeremy Seeseequasis Sheryl Okemaysim Delano Mike Warren Seesequais Marie Neubuhr Kurt SeesequasisTribal Council 1 Independent Websitebofn9697 comHistory amp Etymology editThe nation is named for Willow Cree Chiefs Beardy kamiyescawesit Kah mis cho wey sit one who has a little beard and Okemasis okimasis little chief diminutive of okimaw Together they led two thirds of the Willow Cree band and settled west of Duck Lake prior to the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876 With adjoining reserves the two bands have since merged into a single First Nation The Cree name for this combined reserve is ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐏᔨᓃᓈᕽ nipisihkopawiyininahk among the Willow Cree 3 The remaining Willow Cree today form the One Arrow First Nation 4 The Willow Cree are a sub group of the Plains Cree tribe located today in the geographic regions of the Saskatchewan parklands situated on the southern edge of the Boreal Forest and northern edge of the Great Plains also situated between the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan Rivers References edit First Nation Detail Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Government of Canada Retrieved September 10 2019 First Nation Detail Beardy s and Okemasis Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Retrieved 26 November 2018 Wolvengrey Arok editor Cree Words Regina University of Regina Press 2001 https itwewina altlab app word n C3 AEpis C3 AEhkop C3 A2wiyin C3 AEn C3 A2hk Barry Bill 2005 Geographic Names of Saskatchewan Regina Saskatchewan People Places Publishing Ltd ISBN 1 897010 19 2 External links editOfficial website nbsp This First Nations in Canada related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beardy 27s and Okemasis 27 Cree Nation amp oldid 1169701275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
