300:. As in the wider Canadian Indian residential school system, physical and sexual abuse were widespread . Parents of the Cowessess reserve petitioned for a non-sectarian day school as early as 1949, but were dismissed. The federal government took control of the building in 1968, and the school passed to First Nation control in 1981. The school closed in 1997 and was demolished in 1999.
331:'s ministry, reserve surrenders were actively pursued by the federal government, and approval to issue a surrender document was given in October 1906. The band held a vote on January 29, 1907. With 15 members in favour, and 14 against, with the deciding vote cast by the English interpreter, the land was subdivided in May.
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261:Crooked Lake
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197:Cowessess 73
193:Saskatchewan
191:in southern
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85:Cowessess 73
81:Main reserve
70:Saskatchewan
56:Headquarters
22:Band No. 361
1531:Keeseekoose
1496:Muskowekwan
1491:Kawacatoose
1436:Muskeg Lake
1371:Muskowekwan
1361:James Smith
1351:Fond du Lac
1306:Island Lake
1301:Flying Dust
1266:Meadow Lake
1231:Peepeekisis
1161:Little Pine
1116:Ahtahkakoop
398:October 21,
253:Maple Creek
225:Plains Cree
128:Off reserve
1660:Categories
1602:White Bear
1587:Onion Lake
1582:Ochapowace
1431:Mistawasis
1391:Shoal Lake
1341:Black Lake
1286:Canoe Lake
1176:Poundmaker
1136:Sweetgrass
1071:Spiritwood
343:References
237:Milk River
144:Government
120:On reserve
110:421.843 km
1572:Cowessess
1541:Ocean Man
1446:One Arrow
1416:Saskatoon
1386:Red Earth
1166:Lucky Man
1131:Saulteaux
1081:Big River
1042:Treaty 10
958:Saulteaux
641:Treaty 11
636:Treaty 10
581:Numbered
274:in 1908.
229:Saulteaux
209:Esterhazy
183:Saulteaux
107:Land area
60:Cowessess
40:Saulteaux
1481:Day Star
1471:Punnichy
1451:Whitecap
1441:Muskoday
1426:Kinistin
1401:Wahpeton
1216:Nekaneet
1171:Lean Man
1121:Moosomin
1034:Treaty 8
1026:Treaty 6
1018:Treaty 5
1010:Treaty 4
1002:Treaty 2
935:Woodland
651:Manitoba
631:Treaty 9
626:Treaty 8
621:Treaty 7
616:Treaty 6
611:Treaty 5
606:Treaty 4
601:Treaty 3
596:Treaty 2
591:Treaty 1
583:Treaties
499:June 24,
493:CTV News
272:Marieval
241:Treaty 4
66:Province
50:Treaty 4
1546:Sakimay
1536:The Key
1511:Yorkton
1221:Okanese
529:24 June
473:24 June
430:24 June
255:in the
219:History
207:, near
181:) is a
157:Website
1486:Gordon
1236:Piapot
1226:Pasqua
1045:(1906)
1037:(1899)
1029:(1876)
1021:(1875)
1013:(1874)
1005:(1871)
953:Nakota
943:Dakota
928:Swampy
921:Plains
211:, and
175:Ojibwe
46:Treaty
36:People
523:(PDF)
233:MĂ©tis
149:Chief
1521:Cote
948:Dene
915:Cree
571:The
531:2021
501:2021
475:2021
432:2021
400:2021
374:2019
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