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The
Saulteaux of south-eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba signed Treaty #2 on August 21, 1871 and on September 15, 1874 the Saulteaux of southern Saskatchewan signed Treaty #4. The area that the Saulteaux Band (Cote's Indians) first settled in was originally called ininīotōškanink (Man's Elbow), which
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arrived, it forced many Ojibwe people to retreat towards the west as well as to the north. By the late 19th century the
Europeans had made their way into the eastern Saskatchewan region and then commenced to negotiate with Cote leaders. Among them was Chief MīMīY (Gabriel Coté, Mee-may, Pigeon), who
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Cote was originally a larger reserve connected to the
Keeseekoose First Nation. Today the Cote Reserve covers 8,088 ha (19,990 acres). Together with the Keeseekoose Reserve the area increases to 16,567 ha (40,940 acres). The population of the Cote First Nation is 841 on-Reserve and 2,642
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and hunters of the forests which were more abundant during the 19th century. They also fished the endless lakes and other waterways in the land. They seldom went hungry as a result of the large bison herds. However, by the 1870s, commercial hunting had reduced the bison to near extinction and the
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Antoine "Tony" Cote (1935 - July 31, 2019) was "elected Chief of Cote for a period of 8 years" (1970–78) and was responsible for building an arena on the reserve and the inception of the first
Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games in 1974, the first all Indian Junior B Hockey Team, first all Indian
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is presently known as Fort Pelly. Cote First Nation is presently situated 3 miles north of
Kamsack along the Assiniboine River. The First Nation now takes its name from the man who signed the treaty, Gabriel Cote, Pakwaci-omīmī (Wild Pigeon).
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signed Treaty 4 on
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As of
September, 2013 there were 3,616 registered members with 904 members living on-reserve and 2,712 members living off-reserve.
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but their land was quite far from the major battle scenes of the conflict. The Cote
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISCOURSE FUNCTION OF SAULTEAUX /mi-/ AS EXEMPLIFIED IN A TRADITIONAL COTE FIRST NATION TEACHING TEXT
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off-Reserve. Total population is 3,483. When including the total population of the Keeseekoose, it increases to 5,726.
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The Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games were renamed the Tony Cote Summer Games in his honour.
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544:"'A great visionary': Sask. sporting legend Tony Cote dies aged 84"
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Oldtimers Hockey Team and in 1980 is recorded as Treasurer of the
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Ojibwe of Saskatchewan and Manitoba began to suffer from famine.
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517:. The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre. n.d. Archived from
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First Nations. The Cote First Nation is a member of the
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Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Cote was originally a larger reserve connected to the
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16:Saulteaux First Nations band government in Canada
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411:Cote, Lorena Lynn (December 2012).
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864:(included, though not a signatory)
322:Federation of Saskatchewan Indians
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332:(2011) and was the winner of the
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330:Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
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473:"AANDC (Cote First Nation 366)"
806:Little Black Bear First Nation
577:(2–3): 6. February–March 1980.
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1550:Yorkton Tribal Administration
934:First Nations in Saskatchewan
861:Standing Buffalo First Nation
324:. He is the recipient of the
295:whose offices are located in
1110:Agency Chiefs Tribal Council
499:Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
448:Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
1370:Prince Albert Grand Council
728:Waywayseecappo First Nation
569:"Sports Leaders honoured".
326:Saskatchewan Order of Merit
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1190:Battlefords Tribal Council
879:Wood Mountain First Nation
781:Kahkewistahaw First Nation
733:Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation
713:Rolling River First Nation
384:Cote, Margaret R. (2011).
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811:Muscowpetung First Nation
801:Kinistin Saulteaux Nation
771:Fishing Lake First Nation
336:for Saskatchewan in 1974.
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869:Star Blanket Cree Nation
846:Peepeekisis First Nation
816:Muskowekwan First Nation
791:Keeseekoose First Nation
786:Kawacatoose First Nation
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281:Keeseekoose First Nation
253:Keeseekoose First Nation
207:Keeseekoose First Nation
874:White Bear First Nation
831:Ochapowace First Nation
718:Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
708:Pine Creek First Nation
257:Swan River First Nation
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826:Ocean Man First Nation
761:Cowessess First Nation
481:. Government of Canada
365:. Government of Canada
293:Yorkton Tribal Council
183:, "Man's Elbow") is a
152:Yorkton Tribal Council
1689:MĂ©tis in Saskatchewan
1606:Beardy's and Okemasis
1018:Blackfoot Confederacy
766:Day Star First Nation
703:Gamblers First Nation
357:"First Nation Detail"
836:Okanese First Nation
821:Nekaneet Cree Nation
796:The Key First Nation
452:University of Regina
261:North-West Rebellion
205:is connected to the
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1011:Historical polities
856:Piapot First Nation
841:Pasqua First Nation
776:Gordon First Nation
571:Saskatchewan Indian
521:on January 19, 2019
444:"Cote First Nation"
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334:Tom Longboat Award
265:Chief Yellow Quill
164:cotefirstnation.ca
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619:: Treaty Four
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201:. This Saulteaux
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