Ochapowace Nation

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Ochapowace Nation
Band No. 363
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 4
HeadquartersWhitewood
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Main reserveOchapowace 71
Other reserve(s)
  • Ochapowace 71-1 thru
  • Ochapowace 71-132
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve642
On other land1
Off reserve1247
Total population1890
Government[1]
ChiefShelley Bear
Website
ochapowace.com

The Ochapowace Nation (Cree: ᐅᒑᐳᐍᐢ ocâpowês)[2] is a Cree First Nation[3] in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Prior to colonization, the Ochapowace controlled the land which was transferred to the Esterházy, a Hungarian noble family.[4] The First Nation was established on September 15, 1874, as a result of the signing of Treaty 4. Surveyed in 1876, its area was bounded between he northern end of Round Lake and the Qu'Appelle River. In 1881, by request of Kakisheway – an aboriginal leader – for moving, the Nation was combined with the Chacachas. After many Ochapowace members returned to the combined group, a group of approximately 45 joined Kakisheway and became nomadic.[5]

Reserves

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Reserves include
  • Ochapowace 71
  • Ochapowace 71-1
  • Ochapowace 71-2
  • Ochapowace 71-3
  • Ochapowace 71-4
  • Ochapowace 71-5
  • Ochapowace 71-6
  • Ochapowace 71-7
  • Ochapowace 71-8
  • Ochapowace 71-9
  • Ochapowace 71-10
  • Ochapowace 71-11
  • Ochapowace 71-12
  • Ochapowace 71-13
  • Ochapowace 71-14
  • Ochapowace 71-15
  • Ochapowace 71-16
  • Ochapowace 71-17
  • Ochapowace 71-18
  • Ochapowace 71-19
  • Ochapowace 71-20
  • Ochapowace 71-21
  • Ochapowace 71-22
  • Ochapowace 71-23
  • Ochapowace 71-24
  • Ochapowace 71-25
  • Ochapowace 71-26
  • Ochapowace 71-27
  • Ochapowace 71-28
  • Ochapowace 71-29
  • Ochapowace 71-30
  • Ochapowace 71-31
  • Ochapowace 71-32
  • Ochapowace 71-33
  • Ochapowace 71-34
  • Ochapowace 71-35
  • Ochapowace 71-36
  • Ochapowace 71-37
  • Ochapowace 71-38
  • Ochapowace 71-39
  • Ochapowace 71-40
  • Ochapowace 71-41
  • Ochapowace 71-42
  • Ochapowace 71-43
  • Ochapowace 71-44
  • Ochapowace 71-45
  • Ochapowace 71-46
  • Ochapowace 71-47
  • Ochapowace 71-48
  • Ochapowace 71-49
  • Ochapowace 71-50
  • Ochapowace 71-51
  • Ochapowace 71-52
  • Ochapowace 71-53
  • Ochapowace 71-54
  • Ochapowace 71-55
  • Ochapowace 71-56
  • Ochapowace 71-57
  • Ochapowace 71-59
  • Ochapowace 71-60
  • Ochapowace 71-61
  • Ochapowace 71-62
  • Ochapowace 71-63
  • Ochapowace 71-64
  • Ochapowace 71-65
  • Ochapowace 71-66
  • Ochapowace 71-67
  • Ochapowace 71-68
  • Ochapowace 71-69
  • Ochapowace 71-70
  • Ochapowace 71-71
  • Ochapowace 71-72
  • Ochapowace 71-73
  • Ochapowace 71-74
  • Ochapowace 71-75
  • Ochapowace 71-76
  • Ochapowace 71-77
  • Ochapowace 71-78
  • Ochapowace 71-79
  • Ochapowace 71-80
  • Ochapowace 71-82
  • Ochapowace 71-83
  • Ochapowace 71-86
  • Ochapowace 71-87
  • Ochapowace 71-88
  • Ochapowace 71-89
  • Ochapowace 71-91
  • Ochapowace 71-92
  • Ochapowace 71-93
  • Ochapowace 71-94
  • Ochapowace 71-95
  • Ochapowace 71-96
  • Ochapowace 71-97
  • Ochapowace 71-98
  • Ochapowace 71-99
  • Ochapowace 71-100
  • Ochapowace 71-101
  • Ochapowace 71-102
  • Ochapowace 71-103
  • Ochapowace 71-104
  • Ochapowace 71-105
  • Ochapowace 71-106
  • Ochapowace 71-107
  • Ochapowace 71-108
  • Ochapowace 71-109
  • Ochapowace 71-110
  • Ochapowace 71-112
  • Ochapowace 71-115
  • Ochapowace 71-116
  • Ochapowace 71-117
  • Ochapowace 71-118
  • Ochapowace 71-119
  • Ochapowace 71-120
  • Ochapowace 71-121
  • Ochapowace 71-122
  • Ochapowace 71-123
  • Ochapowace 71-124
  • Ochapowace 71-125
  • Ochapowace 71-126
  • Ochapowace 71-127
  • Ochapowace 71-128
  • Ochapowace 71-129
  • Ochapowace 71-130
  • Ochapowace 71-131
  • Ochapowace 71-132
  • Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, shared with 32 other bands.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. November 14, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "itwêwina: the online Cree dictionary". itwewina.altlab.app. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "First Nation Detail - Ochapowace". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. November 14, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Nagy, Joseph G. (September 11, 2024). Count d'Esterhazy and the Esterhaz-Kaposvar Hungarian Colony in Western Canada. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-0383-1510-6.
  5. ^ "Ochapowace First Nation - Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia". teaching-indigenoussk. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Moore, Evan F.; Shah, Jashvina; Hess, Renee (May 2, 2023). Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture and How to Fix It. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-63727-345-6.
  7. ^ Center, University of Regina Canadian Plains Research (2004). Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present. University of Regina Press. ISBN 978-0-88977-161-1.


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