Cumberland House Cree Nation
- Pine Bluff 20A
- Pine Bluff 20B
- Muskeg River 20C
- Budd's Point 20D
Cumberland House Cree Nation (Swampy Cree: ᑳ ᒥᓂᐢᑎᑯ ᒥᓇᐦᐃᑯᐢᑳᕽ, romanized: kâ-ministiko-minahikoskâhk, lit. 'Spruce Island')[2][3] is a Swampy Cree First Nations band government in Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] Their reserves include:
- Budd's Point 20D
- Cumberland House Cree Nation 20
- Muskeg River 20C
- Pine Bluff 20A
- Pine Bluff 20B
On September 7th, 1876, Chief John Cochrane, along with councillors Albert Flett and Peter Chapman signed the Adhesion to Treaty Five at The Pas, Manitoba, on behalf of those residing in the territories of "Cumberland Island, Sturgeon River, Angling River, Pine Bluff, Beaver Lake and the Ratty Country," in an amalgamation known as the "Cumberland Band."[4] John Cochrane served as Chief of the band until his death in the winter of 1879-1880. On September 2nd, 1880, Albert Flett was elected Chief. Peter Chapman resigned as councillor, and two new councillors were elected; John Harcus and William Head.[5] Albert Flett served two consecutive terms, with Councillors Thomas Ballendine and Philip Canada being elected in 1883. On August 23rd, 1887, Samuel Greenleaf was elected Chief along with Councillors Philip Canada and Jeremiah Crane. [6]
By 1884, Councillor Philip Canada and “about ten families who, for some time, have farmed at Pine Island Bluff, some 20 miles northwest of Cumberland House” asked for a reserve at that location.[7] However, a reserve at Pine Bluff was not surveyed until September of 1912.[8] Henry Budd also requested permission in 1884 “to settle on a piece of land good for farming between Cumberland and Birch River Reserves.[9] This area later became known as Budd’s Point and a reserve of 640 acres was surveyed there in 1926.[10]
On August 14th, 1889, Albert Flett was selected, without election, as Chief, along with Councillors Jeremiah Crane and Samuel Greenleaf. Three years later, on August 5th, 1892, Jeremiah Crane was elected Chief for three years, along with Councillors Joseph Paul and George Cook. When the next election was held on August 5th, 1895, Albert Flett was again elected as Chief, with Joseph Paul and George Cook remaining in their positions as councillors.
In October of 1896, Chief Albert Flett was sent from Cumberland to the Selkirk Asylum for the Insane in Southern Manitoba. During Chief Flett's time in Selkirk, Jeremiah Crane assumed position as "Acting Councillor" in place of the Chief, although it is currently unclear if he was elected into this position. In June of 1897, a letter was sent to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs which stated that Chief Flett was "totally unfit to case for himself and that there is no present prospect of his recovery," and the minister recommended that Chief Flett be deposed as Chief of the Cumberland Band of Indians. [11] Chief Flett died in Selkirk in November of 1901, and the position of Chief remained vacant for several years.
By 1931, a total of 63 people were living at the Cumberland Reserve and another 56 people were living at Pine Bluff Reserve.
References
- ^ a b "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". Cree Literacy Network. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Wolvengrey, Arok, ed. (2001). Cree: Words. Regina: University of Regina Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780889771277. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100028699/1581292696320 [bare URL]
- ^ https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=indaffannrep&IdNumber=1977&q=1880%20Cumberland&ecopy=1880a321 [bare URL]
- ^ https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=indaffannrep&IdNumber=5399&q=Samuel%20Greenleaf&ecopy=1887a086 [bare URL]
- ^ http://specific-claims.bryan-schwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/ICCPVolume20.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5235366&q=Pine%20Bluff%20Survey&ecopy=e011368915 [bare URL]
- ^ http://specific-claims.bryan-schwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/ICCPVolume20.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=indreswescan&IdNumber=2218 [bare URL]
- ^ https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=ordincou&IdNumber=162155&q=Albert%20Flett%20Cumberland&ecopy=e003177124 [bare URL]
External links
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- Flin Flon (part)
- Amisk Lake 184
- Amiskosakahikan 210
- Barkwell Bay 192I
- Beauval Forks 192O
- Birch Portage 184A
- Budd's Point 20D
- Buffalo River Dene Nation 193
- Cable Bay 192M
- 192N
- Canoe Lake 165
- 165A
- 165B
- Chicken 224
- Chicken 225
- Chicken 226
- Churchill Lake 193A
- Clearwater River Dene Band 221
- 222
- 223
- Cree Lake 192G
- Cumberland House Cree Nation 20
- Dipper Rapids 192C
- Elak Dase 192A
- English River 192H
- Flatstone Lake 192L
- Fond du Lac 227
- 228
- 229
- 231
- 232
- 233
- Four Portages 157C
- Fox Point 157D
- 157E
- Grandmother's Bay 219
- Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
- Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204
- Kitsakie 156B
- Lac la Hache 220
- Lac la Ronge 156
- La Plonge 192
- Little Hills 158
- Little Hills 158B
- Montreal Lake 106
- Morin Lake 217
- Pelican Narrows 184B
- Potato River 156A
- Southend 200
- Stanley 157
- Sturgeon Weir 184F
- Sucker River 156C
- Turnor Lake 193B
- Wapachewunak 192D
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