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The Mistahi Sipiy Elementary School and the Se-Se-Wa-Hum High School have an Elders Program which gives students access to cultural teachings. [14] [15] As Big River First Nation is a Cree Nation, the Cree language plays a crucial role in the community. According to census data from 2016, a majority of 57% of the youth population have knowledge ...
Missinipe (Woodland Cree: Misi-nipiy or Mahttawi-sipiy), meaning "big water" or "difficult river", is a northern settlement in northern Saskatchewan along the western shore of Otter Lake. [2] The northern settlement is 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of La Ronge along Highway 2 within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and the ...
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky Cree: ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak [2]) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), Sandy Bay, Southend and Sturgeon Landing.
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Woods Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, romanized: mistahi-sâkahikanihk [2]) is a Woodland Cree (Sakāwithiniwak) First Nations in northern Saskatchewan. It is one of the ten largest Cree ( Nîhithaw ) band governments in Canada, the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan, with the administrative centre ...
Mistahi Wasahk 209 is an Indian reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is adjacent to and east of, Southend 200 . The reserve sits at the southern end of Reindeer Lake at Deep Bay crater .
Big Bear (mistahi-maskwa) was a Cree leader notable for his participation in the 1870 Battle of the Belly River. Following this, in 1873, Big Bear clashed with the Métis. [13] Francis Pegahmagabow was the First Nation soldier most highly decorated for bravery in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of World War I. [14]
Conjuring Rock below Thunderhouse Falls. The Missinaibi River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which flows northeast from Missinaibi Lake, north of Chapleau, and empties into the Moose River, which drains into James Bay.
The term Moose Cree is derived either from the toponym Môsoniy, meaning 'Moose Island' or Môso-sîpiy, meaning 'Moose River'.The former is the historical name for the summering grounds of the speakers of this dialect, but has been appropriated by the modern municipality of Moosonee, leaving the island with the official English name of Moose Factory, a name that recalls the historical ...