Thunderchild First Nation

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Thunderchild First Nation is an independent Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada with no affiliation with any Tribal Council and is located approximately 113 kilometers northwest of North Battleford. Also known as Piyesiw Awasis, the membership population is approximately 1,868 of which approximately 630 reside on the reserve.

This reserve came about after Chief Piyesiw-awasis' headmen signed an adhesion to Treaty Six in August, 1879 at Sounding Lake. Piyesiw-awasis was one of Big Bear's followers until starvation and sickness led his people to adhere to the treaty. However, Piyesiw-awasis did not put his mark to the treaty document[1].

N.B. For more History read "Outside, The Women Cried" by Jack Funk, 1989.

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First Nations in Central Saskatchewan

Ahtahkakoop First Nation | Beardy's & Okemasis First Nation | Big Bear Band | Big Island Lake Cree Nation | Big River First Nation | Chakastapaysin Band of the Cree Nation | Cumberland House Cree Nation | Flying Dust First Nation | Island Lake First Nation | James Smith Cree Nation | Kinistin First Nation | Little Pine First Nation | Lucky Man Cree Nation | Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation | Mistawasis First Nation | Montreal Lake Cree Nation | Moosomin First Nation | Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation | Muskeg Lake First Nation | Muskoday First Nation | One Arrow First Nation | Onion Lake First Nation | Pelican Lake First Nation | Peter Chapman First Nation | Poundmaker Cree Nation | Red Earth First Nation | Red Pheasant First Nation | Saulteaux First Nation | Shoal Lake Cree Nation | Sturgeon Lake First Nation | Sweetgrass First Nation | Thunderchild First Nation | Wahpeton Dakota Nation | Waterhen Lake First Nation | Witchekan Lake First Nation | Yellow Quill First Nation | Young Chippewayan First Nation

For the purposes of this template, Central Saskatchewan is defined as all places north of Saskatoon and south of the most southerly point of Lac La Ronge.