The Chacachas Treaty Nation in Saskatchewan welcomed its first chief and headmen in 140 years this week, bringing band members one step closer to the recognition of their rights.
The Chacachas Treaty Nation celebrated a historic moment this week with inauguration of its first chief and headman in 140 years. National Indigenous History Month kicked off early in Saskatchewan this week with the swearing in of Charlie Bear as the first chief of the Chacachas Treaty Nation along with four headmen, an event that sheds light on a little-known part of Saskatchewan history.
The year 1874 was a defining point in Chacachas history. It was the year Chief Chacachas and another nearby chief named Kakisheway signed Treaty 4 in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., with the promise of benefits, designated reserve lands, farming equipment and tools, as well as provisions. The Chacachas Treaty Nation chief and headmen are now in mediation with the Canadian government. They are being helped by Phil Fontaine, a former chief of the Assembly of First Nations who now heads the consulting firm, Ishkonigan Fontaine Strategic Solutions.
In a May 17 release, Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced a step toward a renewed relationship with the Chacachas Treaty Nation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding., where they found that the Crown unlawfully combined the historic Chacachas Band with Ochapowace First Nation in 1884,” the release read.
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