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Little Pine First NationPlains Cree
- People
- Plains Cree
- Treaty
- Treaty 6
- Tribal council
- Battlefords Tribal Council
- Headquarters
- Paynton
- Band number
- 340
- Population
- 2,319
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About Little Pine First Nation
Little Pine First Nation is a Plains Cree Treaty 6 community in Saskatchewan, with Bluehill along the Battle River as its home.
Little Pine First Nation, known in Cree as ᒥᓇᐦᐃᑯᓯᕽ (minahikosihk), is a Plains Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. It is named for its chief, Minahikosis, or "Little Pine." The band first lived in the Cypress Hills region and was later moved to the foot of Bluehill along the Battle River. In the community's own words, "Bluehill is a symbol of home for our people."
On July 2, 1879, Chief Minahikosis signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 near Fort Walsh, alongside Lucky Man. He had held out hoping for a unified Indigenous state but signed because his people were starving. Afterward, he worked to bring reserves together into a Cree homeland. Little Pine died in 1885. Today the Nation continues to protect the Treaty and supports education, particularly post-secondary education.
The Nation's reserves include:
- Little Pine No. 116
- Min-A-He-Quo-Sis No. 116A
- No. 116C
Community services include a health clinic and medical taxis, the Elders' Hall, the Chief Little Pine School, a daycare, the band office and an RCMP detachment. Local enterprises include the Little Pine Gas Bar, the Lloydminster Gas Bar, Public Works, Outfitting and Bluehill Energy. Culture and powwow are part of the Nation's governance. Learn more at littlepine.ca.
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