Ocean Man First Nation Explained

The Ocean Man First Nation (cr|ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin)^[2] is an Assiniboine, Cree, and Saulteaux band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Chief Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kicheekahmenin, Kickekamewin)(cr|ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ kihcikamîwiyin) signed Treaty 4 on September 9, 1875.^[3]

According to 2016 Statistics Canada "Population Profile", there were 215 on-reserve residents, about half of which were Cree, and about another half were Assiniboine.^[4]

Reserves

• Ocean Man 69
• Ocean Man 69A
• Ocean Man 69B
• Ocean Man 69C
• Ocean Man 69D
• Ocean Man 69E
• Ocean Man 69F
• Ocean Man 69G
• Ocean Man 69H
• Ocean Man 69I
• Ocean Man 69N
• Ocean Man 69S
• Ocean Man 69U
• Ocean Man 69X
• Ocean Man 69Q (New land added to the First Nation, just outside Regina)
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 (shared between 33 First Nations)

Notes and References

1. Web site: First Nation Detail. September 10, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
2. Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/kihcikam%C3%AEwiyin/
3. Thompson, Christian. “Ocean Man First Nation.” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ocean_man_first_nation.jsp.
4. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ocean Man First Nation [First Nation/Indian band or Tribal Council area], Saskatchewan]. Statistics Canada . September 30, 2022.