The nation is named for Chief Papaway, ᐸᐯᐍ papewê meaning "lucky man", headman for Little Pine when that group signed Treaty 6 at Fort Walsh in 1879. Settling near Battleford in 1883, he requested a reserve adjacent to Poundmaker, Little Pine, and Big Bear the following year. The government refused, on the grounds that the groups were too closely associated.[4]
By 1919, the Lucky Man band had dwindled to a population of nine, living on the Little Pine reserve.[4] In the 1970s, modern research by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations discovered that Lucky Man had signed Treaty 6 without receiving any land. This allowed the band's descendants to reorganize, in 1976, and file for treaty land entitlement.[5]
Newly elected Chief Rod King petitioned all levels of government for a suitable reserve site, and in 1989 - more than 100 years after Lucky Man signed Treaty 6 - the band was awarded the Mayfair provincial pasture, consisting of 12 sections in the Thickwood Hills.[5] Although few members reside there, numerous business ventures have been investigated for the land.[4]
^ abc"Lucky Man Cree First Nation". Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ abDoug, Cuthand (July 22, 2016). "Rod King never gave up fighting for his First Nation". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
January 01, 1970
lucky, cree, nation, cree, ᐸᐯᐍ, papêwê, cree, first, nation, saskatchewan, canada, after, spending, more, than, hundred, years, illegally, associated, canada, with, little, pine, first, nation, band, awarded, lucky, reserve, eastern, border, meeting, lake, est. The Lucky Man Cree Nation Cree ᐸᐯᐍ papewe 2 is a Cree First Nation 3 in Saskatchewan Canada After spending more than a hundred years illegally associated by Canada with the Little Pine First Nation the band was awarded the Lucky Man Reserve on the eastern border of the RM of Meeting Lake The re established nation has the smallest membership in Treaty 6 Lucky Man Cree NationBand No 341PeopleCreeTreatyTreaty 6HeadquartersSaskatoonProvinceSaskatchewanLand 1 Reserve s Lucky Man ReserveLand area30 786 km2Population 2019 1 On reserve6Off reserve109Total population115Government 1 ChiefCrystal OkemowTribal Council 1 Battlefords Tribal CouncilHistory editThe nation is named for Chief Papaway ᐸᐯᐍ papewe meaning lucky man headman for Little Pine when that group signed Treaty 6 at Fort Walsh in 1879 Settling near Battleford in 1883 he requested a reserve adjacent to Poundmaker Little Pine and Big Bear the following year The government refused on the grounds that the groups were too closely associated 4 By 1919 the Lucky Man band had dwindled to a population of nine living on the Little Pine reserve 4 In the 1970s modern research by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations discovered that Lucky Man had signed Treaty 6 without receiving any land This allowed the band s descendants to reorganize in 1976 and file for treaty land entitlement 5 Newly elected Chief Rod King petitioned all levels of government for a suitable reserve site and in 1989 more than 100 years after Lucky Man signed Treaty 6 the band was awarded the Mayfair provincial pasture consisting of 12 sections in the Thickwood Hills 5 Although few members reside there numerous business ventures have been investigated for the land 4 References edit First Nation Detail Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Government of Canada Retrieved September 10 2019 Ogg Arden August 19 2015 Cree Names of Cree speaking Communities across Canada Link First Nation Detail Lucky Man Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Government of Canada Retrieved 1 December 2018 a b c Lucky Man Cree First Nation Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia Retrieved 30 March 2021 a b Doug Cuthand July 22 2016 Rod King never gave up fighting for his First Nation Saskatoon StarPhoenix Retrieved 30 March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucky Man Cree Nation amp oldid 1174403453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
