Indexes of Western First Nations Bands: languages, agencies, inspectorates, and regional offices
This index is a list of the standardized names of First Nations Bands in Western Canada used in Collection Search, as well as other existing spellings or names. This index can be used to identify the most useful search terms in order to locate the records for a specific band that you are looking for.
This page also includes a list of the local field offices from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) (now Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada/Indigenous Services Canada) that administered Bands.
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Index of Bands and languages
| Database or standardized name | Other spellings | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Okemasis | Okimasis; Duck Lake | Cree |
| Aishihik | Aishimik Big River; Big Lake, | Kutchin |
| Aklavik | n/a | Loucheux |
| Alexander | Cathisthawayskum; Kahchetahwayscum; Kahchetahwaysewins; Kahchetahwayskums; Kahchetahwayskun; Reserve no. 134; Riviere qui Barre | Cree |
| Alexis | Alexis & Joseph, Keeskeecheechi, Reserve no. 133, Soosies, | Dakota |
| Amos Charles | Stanley | Cree |
| Apischamoose | Apisabemois; Jackfish Creek | Cree |
| Arctic Red River | Loucheux no. 6; Paul | Loucheux |
| Atlin-Teslin | n/a | Tagish |
| Bad Boy | Band Y (Blackfoot) | Blackfoot |
| Bad Head | Pokapiw Otoian, Bad Head | Blood |
| Barren Lands | Barrier Land; Petit Casimir | Chipewyan |
| Beardy | Kahmawiskahwasit; Kahmawistahmasits; Kahmawistahwassits; Kahmeeyestoowaegs; Kahmeeyistoowaysit | Cree |
| Beardy & Okemasis | n/a | Cree |
| Beardy or Okemasis or One Arrow | Duck Lake Indians | Cree |
| Bearspaw | Band A (Stony); Bear's Paw; Masgwa Ahsid; Morley Mountain; Morley Reserve; Morleyville; Musqua Asik; Stony A | Dakota |
| Bearspaw & Chiniquay | Reserve no. 142 | Dakota |
| Beaver Lake | Kahquanam; Kahquanum; Lac La Biche; Kaquanum; Keequanum; Reserve no. 131; Rolling Thompson | Cree |
| Beaver, Horse Lake & Clear Hills | Beaver & Gde Prairie (Horse Lake & Clear Hills); Clear Hills; Dunvegan; Dunvegan & Grande Prairie; Fort Dunvegan; Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie & Dunvegan; Horse Lake; Natooses; Natoosis | Beaver |
| Berens River | Jacob Berens; Nahweekeesickquahyash; Naweekeesickquahyash | Ojibway |
| Big Bear | Reserve no. 118 | Cree |
| Big Head | Reserve no. 100a | Cree |
| Big Plume (Blackfoot) | Band O (Blackfoot); Big Plume; Omaksi Sasop | Blackfoot |
| Big Plume (Sarcee) | Band E (Sarcee); Big Plume; Drums; Little Drums; Stokematis, | Sarcee |
| Big Salmon | Big Salmon River; Salmon River, | Kutchin |
| Big Wolf | Band F (Sarcee) | Sarcee |
| Birch River | n/a | Swampy Cree |
| Birdtail Creek | Bird Tail Creek; Reserve no. 057 | Dakota |
| Black Elk | n/a | Blackfoot |
| Blackstone | n/a | Takudah |
| Bloodvein | Blood Vein River; Bloodvein & Loon Straits; Bloodvein River; Sakachewayas | Cree |
| Bobtail | Bobtail, Kiskaquin, Tail Creek, | Cree |
| Brokenhead | Broken Head River; Broken Head River, Christian; Broken Head River, Heathen; Fort Garry; Nashakepenais, | Ojibway |
| Buck Lake | Rain | Stony |
| Bull Horn | Band V (Blood); Calftail | Blood |
| Bull Shield | Band Q (Blood) | Blood |
| Burwash Landing | n/a | Kutchin |
| Calf Shirt | Band P (Blood); Bullen Chief; Button Chief; Medicine Calf; Natose Onoistors | Blood |
| Canoe Lake | John Iron; Reserve no. 165c | Cree |
| Carcross | Carcross, Mission School, Caribou Crossing | Tagish |
| Carmacks | Carmacks & Little Salmon | Kutchin |
| Carry the Kettle | Carry Kettle, Jack; Jack Assiniboine; Man who Took the Coat; Reserve no. 076; Reserve no. 077; The Man who Took the Coat; The One that Fetched the Coat | Dakota/Assiniboine |
| Casca | Casca, McDames Creek | Unknown |
| Chakachas | Chacachas; Chakacha | Saulteaux |
| Chakastapasin | Big Head; Chakastapasis; Chakastapayin; Chakastapaysin; Chakastipasin; Chakistapaysins; Chekastapasin; Chekastapaysin; Chekastaypasin; Chekastaypaysin; Chikastaypasin; Reserve no. 098 | Cree |
| Champagne | Champagne Landing; Champagne Landing, Hootchi | Kutchin |
| Chemawawin | Chimawawin | Cree |
| Chiniquay | Band C (Stony); Cheneka; Chenneka; Chennekas; Chiniquy; Chinniquy; John; Morley Mountain; Morley Reserve; Morleyville; Stony C | Dakota |
| Chipewyan (Fitz/Smith) | Fitz/Smith, Fitzgerald, Fort Fitzgerald, Fort Smith, Pierre Squirrel, Smiths Landing, | Chipewyan |
| Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan) | Fort Chipewyan; Alexander Laviolette | Chipewyan |
| Churchill | Duck River; Fort Churchill; John French; North River | Chipewyan |
| Coffee Creek | n/a | Kutchin |
| Cold Lake | Chippewayan; Fish Chipewyan; Fort Chipewyan; Kenoosayoo; Kinnoosayo; Kinnoosayoo; Kinnosayo; Kinnosayoo; Kinnosayoo; Frog Lake; Kinoosao; Kinoosaoo; Kinoosayoo; Kinosayo; Reserve no. 124; Reserve no. 149 | Chipewyan/Cree |
| Coté | Fort Pelly Indians; Gabriel Coté; Mee May, The Pigeon; Reserve no. 064; The Pigeon | Ojibway |
| Cowessess | Comees; Cow wecess; Cow weecess; Cow'ess; Coweses; Cowesis; Kaweyance, Little Boy; Kawezauce, Little Boy; Little Boy; Little Child; Reserve no. 073 | Cree |
| Crane River | n/a | Ojibway |
| Cree | Fort Chipewyan | Cree |
| Cree Chipewyan (Fort McMurray) | Adam Boucher; Cree-Chipewyan; Cree-Chipewyan (Fort McMurray); Cree-Chipewyan, Anzac; Cree-Chipewyan, Fort McKay & Fort McMurray; Cree-Chipewyan, McMurray; Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray Indians (Treaty 8); Seapotakinum | Cree/Chipewyan |
| Cree, Stragglers | n/a | Cree |
| Cross Lake | Daniel Meswakun; Donald William Sinclair; Tapastanum | Cree |
| Crowfoot | Chapo Mexico | Cree |
| Cumberland | John Cochrane; Peter Chapman; Reserve no. 100a | Cree |
| Cumberland House | Cumberland | Cree |
| Dawson | Moosehide; Moosehide Creek | Kutchin |
| Day Star | Kiisicawahchuck; Reserve no. 087 | Cree |
| Deer Lake | Deer's Lake East; Robert Fiddler | Cree |
| Dog Rib Rae | Fort Rae; Morphy; Rae | Dogrib |
| Driftpile | Drift Pile River; Kinnosayo | Cree |
| Duncan | Brownvale; Duncan Testawit; Duncan Tustaoots; Old Wive's Lake; Peace River Crossing; Peace River Landing | Cree |
| Eagle Head | Band B (Blood) | Blackfoot |
| Eagle Ribs | Band G (Blood); Eagle; Eagle Rib | Blackfoot |
| Eagle Robe | Band B (Sarcee); Eagle Robe; Pitah Annes; The Drum, | Sarcee |
| Eagle Shoe | Band U (Blood); Pitah Otiskin | Blackfoot |
| Ebb & Flow | Broken Fingers; Ebb and Flow Lake; François | Ojibway |
| English River | William Apisis | Chipewyan |
| Enoch | Enoch la Potac; Enoch la Potac; Enoch Lepotac; Reserve no. 135; Stony Plain; Tommy la Potack; Tommy le Potack | Cree |
| Ermineskin | Tail Creek Indians; Ermine Skin; Erminskin; Erminskins; Pigeon Lake; Reserve no. 137 | Cree |
| Fairford | He who Flies to the Bottom; Masahkeeyash, He who Flies to the Bottom; Richard Woodhouse; Woodhouse, | Ojibway |
| Fisher River | David Rundle; Peter Murdo; Randall | Ojibway/Cree |
| Fishing Lake | Reserve no. 089 | Ojibway |
| Fond du Lac | n/a | Chipewyan |
| Fort Alexander | Bird Forver; Kakapenais, Bird Forever | Ojibway |
| Fort Franklin | n/a | Hare |
| Fort Good Hope | Good Hope; Hare no. 5; Hare Skins no. 5; Simeon | Hare |
| Fort Grahame Nomads | Finaly River; Fort Grahame; Grahame Nomads of McDames Creek | Unknown |
| Fort Liard | Fort Liard no. 8; Slave no. 8; Thomas E Kinla | Slave |
| Fort McKay | Cree-Chipewyan; Cree-Chipewyan (Fort McMurray); Cree-Chipewyan, Anzac; Cree-Chipewyan, Fort McKay & Fort McMurray; Cree-Chipewyan, McMurray; Fort McMurray; Fort McMurray Indians (Treaty 8); Gregoire Lake Reserve; McMurray & McKay; Reserve no. 175; Reserve no. 176; | Chipewyan |
| Fort McPherson | Fort McPherson; Jaby Lalo; Locheuz no. 7; McPherson | Loucheaux |
| Fort Nelson | n/a | Slave |
| Fort Norman | Fort Norman, Hare no. 4; Hare no. 4; Hare Skins no. 4; Norman; Norman & Yellowknife; Saul Blondin; | Slave |
| Fort Providence | Fort Providence, Slaves "E"; Paul Lafoin; Providence; Providence no. 1 Slaves; Slave "E"; Slave no. 1; Slaves Providence; | Slave |
| Fort Resolution | Resolution | Chipewyan |
| Fort Selkirk | Lower Pelly; Selkirk; Tatlaman Lake; Tatlumon; Tatlumon Lake or Lower Pelly; Upper Pelly; Wood Camps; Wood or Stick; | Kutchin |
| Fort Simpson | Antoine; Fort Simpson Slaves no. 2; Simpson; Slave no. 2; Slaveic Indians; | Slave |
| Fort St John Beavers | Beavers of Fort St John; Blueberry River; Doig River; Fort St John, Doig River; St Johns; Upper Peace, Fort St John; | Beaver |
| Fort Vermilion (Tallcree) | Beaver Ranch; Cree Fort Vermilion; Cree Vermilion; Koniskwiskeekapoohoo, Tall Cree; Kuiskuiskowcapoohoo; Reserve no. 163; Tall Cree; Vermilion; | Cree |
| Fort Wrigley | Fort Wrigley, Slaves no. 3; Slave no. 3; Wrigley; Yendo; | Slave |
| Forty Mile Creek | Forty Mile | Takudah |
| Fox Lake | Gillam | Cree |
| Francis Lake | n/a | Unknown |
| Frog Lake | Reserve no. 121; Reserve no. 122 | Cree |
| Gamblers | Calling Lake; Gambler; Lizard Point; Reserve no. 063; Silver Creek; | Ojibway |
| God's Lake | Peter Watt | Cree |
| Going to the Bear | Band F (Blood); Go to the Bear; Going to Bear; Kaye Tapo, Going to Bear; | Blackfoot |
| Gordon | George Gordon; Reserve no.086 | Ojibway/Cree |
| Grand Rapids | Big Grand Rapids; Peter Beardy | Cree |
| Grizzly Bear's Head | Bear's Head; Grizzly Bear; Reserve no. 110 | Assiniboine |
| Grouard | Grouard, Driftpile; Kinnosayo, Grouard | Cree |
| Hay Lake & Upper Hay River | Hay River; Fort Resolution; Fort Vermilion; Francois Tchatees; Resolution; Upper Hay River; Upper Hay River & Hay Lakes; Vermilion; | Slave |
| Hay River | Hay River; Slave "D" | Slave |
| Heart Lake | Antoine; Chipewyan no. 167; Chipewyan, Lac la Biche; Heart Lake Indians; Reserve no. 130; Reserve no. 167 | Chipewyan |
| Heavy Shield | Band R (Blood) | Blackfoot |
| Hind Bull | Band J (Blood); Takoye Stamix, Fiend Bull | Blackfoot |
| Hind Bull (Blackfoot) | Band A (Blackfoot) | Blackfoot |
| Hind Bull (Blood) | Fiend Bull | Blackfoot |
| Hollow Water | Big Island; Hardisty; Hole River; Hollow Water River; Katukepinais, Hardisty; | Ojibway |
| Hudson's Hope | Halfway Reserve; Halfway River Reserve; Hudson's Hope, Halfway; Hudson's Hope, Halfway River; Hudson's Hope, Moberly Lake; Hudson's Hope, West Moberly Lake; Moberly Lake; Reserve no. 168; Reserve no. 168a; West End Moberly Lake; West Moberly Lake; | Beaver |
| Iron Head | n/a | Stony |
| Iron Shield | n/a | Blackfoot |
| Island Bands | Dog Head | Cree/Ojibway |
| Island Lake | George Nott; Little Island Lake; Ministikwan | Cree |
| Island Lake (Saskatchewan) | n/a | Cree |
| Island Lake(Manitoba) | n/a | Cree/Ojibway |
| Jackhead | Island Lake; Jack Head; Jackfish Head; Jackhead River; James Sinclair; Sangwawakapow, James Sinclair; Thickfoot; | Ojibway |
| James Roberts | Kenomotripe; Reserve no. 106 | Cree |
| James Seenum | Reserve no. 128; Seenum; Whitefish Lakes | Cree |
| James Smith | Fort à la Corne; La Corne; Reserve no. 100 | Cree |
| Janvier | Fort McMurray Stragglers; Fort McMurray Stragglers (Treaty 8); Janvier's Stragglers; Stragglers; Stragglers, Athabaska Landing; Stragglers, Fort McMurray; Stragglers, McMurray; Stragglers, Waterways; | |
| John O'Chiese | O'Chiese | Cree |
| John Smith | Muskoday; Reserve no. 099 | Cree |
| Joseph Bighead | Lac des Iles | Cree |
| Kahkewistahaw | Flying Round; Foremost Man; Front Man; Goes Before; He Starts in Advance; Kahkeewistahaw; Kahkuwastahaw; Kahwistahaw; Kakeewistahaw; Kakewistahaw; Kakewistahow; Kakiiwistahaw; Kakuwistahaw; Kawistahaw; Maple Creek Reserve; Necanete; Nekahnew; Nekaynea; Reserve no. 072; Reserve no. 072a; | Cree |
| Keeheewin | Keeheewins; Keehewins; Keeyewin;Kehewin; Kehiwin; Kihiwin; Reserve no. 123; The Eagle; | Cree |
| Keenoshayo | Keenostayo; Kennesayo; Kennoshayo; Kinnosayo; Kinosayo; Lesser Slave Lake; | Cree |
| Keeseekoose | Baptiste Mowais; Keeseekon; Keeseekonse; Keeseekoose; Keeseekouse; Keeshekonse; Keeshikonse; Keesickouse; Kiishekonse; Kiishiikonse; Kiishikonse; Kiishikouse; Kishiikonse; Kishikonse; Kisickouse; Reserve no. 066; | Ojibway |
| Keeseekoowenin | Clearwater Lake; Keeseekooweenin; Keeseekosswewin; Keesickooweenin; Keesickoowenin; Reserve no. 061; | Ojibway |
| Key | Ahtahpeekaeekay; Ootahpeekaekey; Outahpeekaeekay; Owtahpeekakaw; Reserve no. 065; The Key; | Ojibway |
| Kinematoyo | Big River; Keemeemostayo; Keeneemootayo; Kenamotargee; Kenematoyo; Kenemolayoo; Kenemosayoo; Kenemotagee; Kenemotay; Kenemotayee; Kenemotayo; Kenemotayoo; Kennemotayo; Kinematayo; Pelican Lake Indians; Reserve no. 118; Sasewahum; Saysewahim; Saysewahum; Saysowakim, Pelican Lake; Stony Lake; Whitefish Lake, Saskatchewan; | Creee |
| Kinistino | Reserve no. 091 | Ojibway |
| La Pierre's House | n/a | Unknown |
| Lac la Biche | Stragglers; Lac la Biche & Stragglers; Payasis; Peaysides; Peaysis; Peeaysees; Peeaysis; Peegasis; Peenaysis; Peewaysis; Peeyasiis, Lac la Biche; Peeyaysees; Peyaysees; Reserve no. 129; Payasis; Payaysee; Peeyaysee | Métis |
| Lac la Hache | Hatchet Lake; Thomas Benaouni; | Chipewyan |
| Lac la Ronge | Bittern Lake; Lac la Rouge; Lac le Ronge; Reserve no. 218; | Cree |
| Lake Manitoba | Sousonce | Ojibway |
| Lake St. Martin | Mahsahkeeya | Ojibway |
| Lancing Creek | Duncan or Lansing Creek; Lansing Creek | Slave |
| Lean Man | Reserve no. 111; Tibia | Cree |
| Left Hand | Aye Stipis Simat, Heavily Whipped; Band H (Blood); Heavily Whipped; Old Moon; The Moon; | Blackfoot |
| Liard River | Liard & Francis Lake; Liard of McDames Creek | Nahani |
| Little Black Bear | Kuskeetewmuscoomusqua; Reserve no. 084; Black River; James Bird; | Cree |
| Little Black River | n/a | Ojibway |
| Little Ears | Band K (Blood); Bull Back Fat; Little Ears & Bull Back Fat; Stamix Osok, Bull Back Fat; | Blackfoot |
| Little Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Ojibway |
| Little Montagne | E Au Hah; Little Mountain | Assiniboine |
| Little Pine | Mi Ahequosis, Little Pine; Min Ahequosis; Reserve no. 116; | Cree |
| Little Red River | Fox Lake Reserve; John D'Or Prairie; Kuiskuiskowcapohoo; Red River; Reserve no. 162; | Cree |
| Little Salmon | n/a | Unknown |
| Little Saskatchewan | n/a | Ojibway |
| Livingstone Creek | n/a | Tlingit |
| Lone Chief | Band M (Blackfoot); Only Chief | Blackfoot |
| Long Lodge | Tepee Hoska | Ojibway |
| Long Plain | Keskeemaquah, Short Bear; Portage la Prairie; Short Bear; | Ojibway |
| Long Plain (Ojibway) | n/a | Ojibway |
| Long Plain Sioux | n/a | Dakota |
| Loon Lake | Makwa Lake | Cree |
| Loon Straits | n/a | Swampy Cree |
| Loonskin | Loon Skin Cap; Mookoomickkatawapat; Mookoomickkatumahpak; Mookoonickkatamakat; | Unknown |
| Louis Bull | Muddy Bull; Noah Muddy Bull; Pigeon Lake; Reserve no. 140; | Cree |
| Low Horn | Band K (Blackfoot); Ekas Kine, Low Horn; Low Horse; Sow Horn; | Blackfoot |
| Lubicon Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Lucky Man | Papaway, Lucky Man; Reserve no. 116 | Cree |
| Many Horses | Akak Otos, Many Horses; Akaotas; Band C (Sarcee); | Sarcee |
| Many Shots At | Band R (Blackfoot); Many Shots; Mule Lodge; Mule Painted Lodge; | Blackfoot |
| Many Spotted Horses | Akka Kitcipimiw, Many Spotted Horses | Blackfoot |
| Many White Horses | Band N (Blood); Eagle Ribs; Pitah Pekis, Eagle Rib; | Blackfoot |
| Maple Creek | Nekaneet | Cree |
| Mathias Colomb | Mathias Colombe; Pukitawagan | Cree |
| Maurice | Fond du Lac; Chipewyan, Fond du Lac; Maurice, Fond du Lac; Maurice Piché; | Chipewyan |
| Mayo | McQuesten; McQueston | Kutchin |
| Meadow Lake | Green Lake; Green Lake Indians; Kapahawakenum; Kapahawekeum; Kapahwasenum; Keapahawakenum; Kopahawakemum; Kopahawakenum; Kopahawakenum, Green Lake; Kopahawekemum; Kopahawekenum; Kopwayawakenum; Oopwyawahkenum; Reserve no. 105; | Cree |
| Medicine Shield | Band H (Blackfoot) | Blackfoot |
| Michel | Michel Caillehoo; Michel Caillehouis; Michel Caillehow; Michel Calahoo; Michel Calistrois; Michel Callihoo; Reserve no. 132; | Stony |
| Mistawasis | Mistahmahsis; Mistowasis; Reserve no. 103; | Cree |
| Montana | Little Bear; Reserve no. 139 | Cree |
| Montreal Lake | Kenomotripe; Reserve no. 106; Reserve no. 106a; William Charles; | Cree |
| Moose Jaw | Sioux Head; Wood Mountain | Dakota |
| Moose Lake | Ottin Kiman; Tinikimaw | Cree |
| Moose Woods | Reserve no. 094; White Cap | Sioux |
| Moosomin | Massomius; reserve no. 112; Yellow Sky | Cree |
| Mosquito | Misketo; Musquito; Reserve no. 109; Sahkemayo; Stony, Mosquito; Sukeman; | Assiniboine |
| Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head | n/a | Assiniboine |
| Muscowequan | Hard Quill; Kakeenawup, One that Sits like an Eagle; Misscowaquan; Muscowequahn; Muscowequin; Muscowequn; Muscowkequan; One that Sits Like an Eagle; Reserve no. 085; | Ojibway |
| Muscowpetung | Chakuk; Cheecucks; Cheecuks; Muscow Wepeetun; Muskowpetung; Reserve no. 080; | Ojibway/Cree |
| Muskeg Lake | Keetoowahaw; Keetoowayhow; Petaquakey; Petequacay; Petequakay; Petequaquay; Pettequakey; Pettiquacky; Reserve no. 102; | Cree |
| Nahani | n/a | Nahani |
| Nelson House | n/a | Cree |
| Nelson River | Nelson Nomads; Nelson Nomads, Liard; Nelson River Nomads; Nelson River Nomads of McDames Creek; | Unknown |
| Nipahase | Napakas; Nepahase; Nipahays | Cree |
| North & South Blackfoot Reserve | Reserve no. 146 | |
| North Blackfoot Reserve | Bands E, I, K, M, N, O, R | |
| Northern Saulteaux | n/a | Saulteaux |
| Norway House | n/a | Cree |
| Nut Lake | Oozawaskooquinape; Oozawekwun, Yellow Quill; Reserve no. 090; Yellow Quill; Yellow Quills; | Ojibway |
| Oak Lake | Haweda; Pipestone Reserve | Dakota |
| Oak Lake Sioux | Reserve no. 059 | Dakota |
| Oak River | Wahbudiska | Dakota |
| Oak River Sioux | Reserve no. 058 | Dakota |
| Ochapowace | Kahkeesheway; Kakeeshaway; Kakeesheway; Kakesheways; Kakiisheway; Kakiishiiways; Kakiishiway, Loud Voice; Kakisheheway; Kakishiway; Loud Voice; Ouchapowace; Reserve no. 071; Round Lake; | Cree |
| Okanese | Okanees; O'Kanees; O'Kaneese; O'Kanes; O'Kanese; O'Kanise; Okeeneese; O'Kinishe; Reserve no. 082; | Cree/Ojibway |
| Okemasis | Okeemasees; Okemas's; Okenasis; Reserve no. 096; Saswapaw; Saswapew; Saswapey; Saswaypew; Saswaypoo; Saswaysew; Sawapee; Sayswaypeo; Seekwahnis; | Cree |
| Old Crow | n/a | Loucheux |
| Old Sun | Band E (Blackfoot); Matose Apiw, Old Sun; Old Sun & Heavy Shield; | Blackfoot |
| One Arrow | Capayaquakoonums; Kahpay Yakwahskoomum; Kahpayatwaiskamum; Kapayahwaiskanum; Kapayahwawkanum; Kapayaquaskoonum; Kapwaywakenum; Reserve no. 095; | Cree |
| One Spot | Band G (Blood); Netah Kitei Pi Mew, Only Spot; Only Spot; | Blackfoot |
| Onion Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Ooneepowhayo | Frog Lake; Nepowhayhous; Onipohayo; Ooneepoweekayo; Ooneepowhayo, Frog Lake; Oonepoweekayo; Reserve no. 122; Tusktakeeskwaise; Tustakeeshkway, Frog Lake; Tustakeeskwaise; Tustukeeskwahs; Tustuskeeskwais; Unipoheos; | Cree |
| Orphans of St Albert | Orphans; St Albert Mission; St Albert Orphans; | Unknown |
| O'Soup | O'Soup of Cow wecess | Saulteaux |
| Ouchaness | Auchaness; Little Bones; Reserve no. 073a | Saulteaux |
| Oxford House | Jeremiah Chubb | Cree |
| Painted Otter | Band D (Sarcee); Stokimatis, The Drum | Sarcee |
| Pas Mountain | Shoal Lake & Red Earth | Ojibway |
| Pasqua | Pasquah; Pasquatis; Pesquah; Pisqua; Pisquah; Reserve no. 079 | Ojibway/Cree |
| Passpasschase | Chipewyan no. 136; Pahspahschase; Passpasschasis; Passpasstayo; Reserve no. 136; | Ojibway |
| Paul | Ironhead; Reserve no. 133a; Wabamum; White Whale Lake; | Dakota/Stony |
| Paymootayahsoo | Paymeetayahsoo; Paymootayahsoo; Paymotayahsoo; | Cree |
| Peel River | n/a | Unknown |
| Peepeekisis | Canah Hachapeu, Ready Bow; Canahachapew; Canahachapow; Cannachappo; Kamihawachapaw; Papakeesis; Papeekeesis; Peepeekeesis; Peepeekesis; Pepekesis; Ready Bow; Ready Bow Man; Reserve no. 081; | Ojibway |
| Peguis | Peguis (Provincial White); Pequis; | Cree; Ojibway |
| Peigan | Piegan; Reserve no. 147 | Blackfoot |
| Peigan A | Band A (Peigan); Crow Shoe; Eagle Tail; Eagle Tail Feathers; North Axe; Sitting on an Eagle Tail; Zoatze Tapitapiw, Eagle Tail; | Blackfoot |
| Peigan B | Apenako Sapop, Morning Plume; Band B (Peigan); Morning Plume; Travelling; | Blackfoot |
| Peigan C | Akka Makkoye, Many Swans; Band C (Peigan); Big Swan; | Blackfoot |
| Peigan D | Band D (Peigan); Running Wolf (Peigan) | Blackfoot |
| Peigan E | Band E (Peigan); Crow Eagle; Maste Pitah, Crow Eagle; | Blackfoot |
| Pelican Lake | Chitek Lake | Cree |
| Pelican Lake or Big Bear | Reserve no. 118 | Cree |
| Peter Ballantyne | Pelican Narrows; Peter Ballenden; Peter Ballendine; | Cree |
| Peter Pond Lake | Clear Lake; Raphael Redchildge (sic) | Chipewyan |
| Pheasant Rump | Croup de Pheasant; La Croup de Pheasant; Le Croup de Pheasant; Le Croupe de Pheasant; Reserve no. 068; | Assiniboine |
| Piapot | Payepot; Peapot; Peaypot; Piaypots; Pieapot; Piepot; Reserve no. 075; | Cree |
| Pikangikum | Pikangekum; Pekangecum; Pekangekum; Pikangekum; | Ojibway |
| Pine Creek | Duck Bay; Kusukoswims; Riding Mountain; Riding Mountain House; | Ojibway |
| Poor Man | Cawacatoos; Cawacatoose; Kahwahkahtoose; Kahwahkaloos; Kahwahkatoose; Kanacatoose, Poor Man; Kawacatoose, Poor Man; Kawakatoo; Kawakatoose; Poorman; Reserve no. 088; Tahwekesiquape; The Poor Man; Wichawostaka, Poor Man; | Cree |
| Poorman | n/a | Assiniboine |
| Poplar River | Peewahnoowenan; Peewahrooweenin | Cree/Ojibway |
| Portage la Loche | Fort McMurray Indians (Treaty 8); Fort McMurray Stragglers; Fort McMurray Stragglers (Treaty 8); Stragglers; Stragglers, Fort McMurray; | Chipewyan |
| Poundmaker | Pound Maker; Reserve no. 114 | Cree |
| Puskeahkeewenin | Ohpusheeyahkayweeyins; Oopuskeeyahkayweeyin; Puska Ahgowins; Puskeahkeewin; Puskee Eekeeweeins; Puskeeahkayweeins; Puskeeahkeeweein; Puskeeahkeewenin; Puskeeahkeewin; Puskeekeeheewin; Puskeeyahkayweeyin; Puskiaikiwenin; | Cree |
| Rabbit Carrier | Attista Haes, Rabbit Carrier; Band J (Blackfoot) | Blackfoot |
| Rampart House | Rampart Post | Takudah |
| Red Ear | Great Seaman; Kicheekahmenin; Kichikahmenin; Kichikahmewins; Kichikamewin; Kickekamewin; Kickikahmenin; Kickikamewin; Kiskeekahmenum; Kitchikahmewin; Reserve no.069; Ocean Man; Striped Blanket; Red Ears | Assiniboine |
| Red Earth | n/a | Cree |
| Red Pheasant | Eagle Hills; Peeyaheekahmuhkoosit; Peeyahnkahmukoosits; Peeyahnkahnickkoosit; Peeyahwkahmikoosit; Peeyahwkahnukoosit; Peeyawkahmihkasit; Peeyawkahnuhkasit; Peeyawkaniikasit; Red Pheasant; Reserve no. 108; | Cree |
| Rolling River | Reserve no. 067; South Quill | Ojibway |
| Roseau River | Indian Gardens; Kewetayash; Nanawananan; Pembina; Roseau Rapids; Roseau River & Rapids; Rosseau; Rousseau; Wakowush; | Ojibway |
| Ross River | Pelly Lakes | Nahani |
| Running Antelope | Band O (Blood); Bull Turn Round; Bull Turning Around; Bull Turning Round; Day Chief; Day Light; Father of All Children; Father of Many Children; Kissoum, Day Light; Stamixo Takapiw, Bull Turn Round; | Blackfoot |
| Running Away Buffalo | Band Q (Blackfoot); Buck Running Rabbit | Blackfoot |
| Running Crane | Band B (Blood); Wolf Bull; | Blackfoot |
| Running Marten | Band N (Blackfoot); Buck Elk; Bull Elk; Ponokah Stamix, Bull Elk; | Blackfoot |
| Running Rabbit | Band D (Blackfoot); Onistah Pokah, White Calf; Running Rabbit & Calf Robe; | Blackfoot |
| Running Wolf | Attistah Macan, Running Rabbit; Band I (Blood); | Blackfoot |
| Saddle Lake | Goodfish Lake; Hollow Bank Creek Reserve; Kake; Little Chief; Little Hunter; Oonahtahmeenah Hoos, Little Hunter; Pacan; Pakan; Pecan; Reserve no. 125; The Little Hunter; Thomas Hunter; | Cree |
| Sakimay | Little Bones; Goose Lake; Leech Lake; Reserve no. 074; Sahkeemay; Sakamas; Sakamay; Sakemas; Sakemay; Sakemo; Shesheep; Sheshep; Yellow Calf; | Cree |
| Sampson | Pigeon Lake | Cree |
| Samson | Reserve no. 138 | Cree |
| Samson, Ermineskin or Louis Bull | Stragglers, with Maymaynowahtow; Stragglers, with Tommy la Potack; | Cree |
| Sandy Bay | Nahwahchewaykahpow; White Mud | Ojibway |
| Sandy Lake | Ahtahkahcoops; Ahtahkahkoops; Ahtahkakoops; Ahtakacoops; Ahtuckacoop; Ahtukukkoop; Atahkakoop; Atakakoop; Attackacoops; Attackakoop; Attahkahkoop; Attakakoop; Reserve no. 104; | Cree |
| Sarcee | Band A (Sarcee); Bull Head; Bull's Head; Reserve no. 145; Stamiscotocar, Bull Head; Stawinotokaw; | Sarcee |
| Saulteaux | Moberly Lake | |
| Saulteaux (British Columbia) | East End Moberly Lake; Moberley Lake Saulteaux; Rocky Mountain House; Saulteaux, East Moberly Lake; | Saulteaux |
| Saulteaux (Saskatchewan) | n/a | Ojibway |
| Sawridge | n/a | Cree |
| Seekaskootch | Seekahskootch, Seekaskootch; Cut Arms; Cut Arm | Cree |
| Seekaskootch or Sweetgrass | Reserve no. 119 | Cree |
| Shamattawa | n/a | Cree |
| Sharphead | Chapoostiquhan; Cheepoosteekwahn; Cheepoosteequahn; Cheepoostequahn; Cheepoostequan; Cheepoostikwahn; Chepasstequahu; Chepoosteequahan; Chepoostekwahn; Chepoostequahn; Reserve no. 141; | Stony |
| Sheshep | Reserve no. 074a | |
| Shoal Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Shoal Lake 39 | Reserve no. 039 | Ojibway |
| Shoal Lake 39 or 40 | Shahwinabinais; Shashagance | Cree/Ojibway |
| Shoal Lake 40 | Reserve no. 040 | Ojibway |
| Shoal River | Key at Shoal River | Ojibway |
| Shot Both Sides | Band A (Blood); Crop Ear Wolf; Crop Eared Wolf; Mekasto, Red Crow; Red Crow; Weasel Bull; | Blackfoot |
| Siccani (Fort Nelson) | Fort Nelson | Slave |
| Siccani (Prophet River) | Fort St John; Prophet River | Slave |
| Sitting Eagle | n/a | Blackfoot |
| Snag | n/a | Unknown |
| South Blackfoot Reserve | A, C, F, G, H, J, P, Q, T, Y Bands | |
| Split Lake | William Keche Kesik | Cree |
| St Peters | St Pierre; Henry Prince; Miskookenew, Henry Prince; Sandy Bar; | Ojibway |
| Standing Buffalo | Reserve no. 078a | Dakota |
| Star Blanket | Achacoosacootacoopits, Ah hacoosseecootacoopit, Ahcacoosacootacoopits, Ahchacoosacootacoopits, Ahchacoosacootapit, Athacoosacootacoopits, He Has the Stars for a Blanket, Puascoos, Reserve no. 083, That Has the Stars for a Blanket, The One who Has a Star for his Blanket, Wapiimoosetosus, White Calf or Puascoos, | Cree |
| Stewart River | White River | Unknown |
| Stolen Person | Band T (Blood); Captive Person; Matapi Komotziw, Captive Person | Blackfoot |
| Stony | Stoney | |
| Stony Rapids | n/a | Chipewyan |
| Stragglers | Stragglers, with Poundmaker and Shot Him in the Back | Cree |
| Stragglers, Bear's Hill | Stragglers, from the South (Bear's Hills) | Unknown |
| Stragglers, Beaver Hill | Beaver Hill; Beaver Hill Lake Indians; Beaver Hill Stragglers; | Saulteaux |
| Stragglers, Treaty 4 | n/a | Unknown |
| Stragglers, Treaty 6 | n/a | Unknown |
| Stragglers, with Little Poplar | n/a | Unknown |
| Strangling Wolf | Band L (Blood); Strangle Wolf | Blackfoot |
| Striped Dog | Band M (Blood); Emitah Apiskinne, White Striped Dog; White Striped Dog; | Blackfoot |
| Sturgeon Lake | Captain | Cree |
| Sturgeon Lake (Alberta) | n/a | Cree |
| Sturgeon Lake (Saskatchewan) | Ahwahtaskumikinwin; Ahyahtuskumikinam, William Twatt; Ahyahtuskumikinwin; Ahyahtuskumkinwin; Ahyahtwokumakinum; | Cree |
| Sturgeon Lake (William Twatt) | Reserve no. 101; William Twatt | Cree |
| Sucker Creek | Moostoos | Cree |
| Sunchild | n/a | Cree |
| Swan Lake | n/a | Ojibway |
| Swan River | n/a | Cree |
| Sweet Grass | He Was Struck on the Back; Reserve no. 113; Shot Him in the Back; The Man that Strikes in the Back; Weekaskookeesayyin, Sweet Grass; | |
| Sweet Grass (extant) | Strike Him on the Back | Cree |
| Sweet Grass (extinct) | Young Sweet Grass | Cree |
| Tagish | n/a | |
| Tahltan | Tahltan of Telegraph Creek; Telegraph Creek | Tahltan |
| Teslin Lake | Nisutlin; Tealin Lake; Teslin Post; | Tagish |
| The Pas | Big Eddy; John Constant; Oopaskwayow; | Cree |
| Three Bulls | Meanx Kistomach | Blackfoot |
| Thunder Companion | Peeyaseewahkahwechahkoot; Peeyaseewahkahweechakoot; Peeyee Eewahahweechaykoot; Peeyeseewahkahweechaykoots; Peeyeseewaykahweechaykoots; Peeyeseewaykahweechayhoot; | Cree |
| Thunderchild | Reserve no. 115; Peeyaysee Awasis | Cree |
| Trout Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Turtle Mountain | Kadominie; Padamonee; Reserve no. 060 | Sioux |
| Twelve Mile | n/a | Unknown |
| Two Cuts | n/a | Blackfoot |
| Valley River | Eagle; Giroux; Mekis, The Eagle; Reserve no. 062a; Reserve no. 063a; Turtle River; | Ojibway |
| Wabasca | Bigstone; Lake Wabascaw; Wabasca, Bigstone; Wabascaw; Wabiscaw; Wabiskaw; Wahspaton; | Cree |
| Wahpaton | Round Plain, Wahpeton | Dakota |
| Wahsatenow | Bear's Ears; | Cree |
| Water Hen | Katahkakwanayaas; Waterhen River | Ojibway |
| Waterhen Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Watson Lake | n/a | Unknown |
| Wayway seecappo or Gamblers | Fort Ellice Indians | |
| Waywayseecappo | Reserve no. 062; The Man Proud to be Standing; Wawasecapow; Waywasecapow; Waywaysacapo; Waywaysecapo; Waywaysecappo; | Ojibway |
| Weasel Bull | Apaw Stamix, Weasel Bull | Blackfoot |
| Weasel Calf | Apaw Onistaw, Weasel Calf; Band C (Blackfoot); Weazel Calf; | Blackfoot |
| Weasel Fat | Band E (Blood); Blackfoot Old Woman; Ermine Horses | Blackfoot |
| Weemistikooseahwasis | Mahkay, Mahkayo, Makaoos, Mikayo, Misticooseahwehsis, Reserve no. 120, Weemisticooseeahwasis, Weemisticooseewasis, Weemisticoosiah, Wemisticoosewasis, | Cree |
| Wesley | Band B (Stony); Jacob; Jacob Big Stone; Jacob Bigstony; Kichipwot; Morley Mountain; Morley Reserve; Morleyville; Reserve no. 143; Sharphead; Stony B; | Dakota |
| White Bear | Reserve no. 070; | Assiniboine/Ojibway/Cree |
| White Calf | Band S (Blood); Eagle White Calf; Pitah Onistah; | Blackfoot |
| White Calf Robe | Band F (Blackfoot); Calf Robe; Onistah, Calf Robe; | Blackfoot |
| White Eagle | Band P (Blackfoot); Pitah Siksinum, White Eagle; | Blackfoot |
| White Pup | Band L (Blackfoot); Big Head; Little Axe; Sakoye Aotan, Heavy Shield; White Pup & Little Axe; White Pup & Little Axe & Big Head; | Blackfoot |
| Whitefish Lake | n/a | Cree |
| Whitehorse | Labarge; Laberge; Lac Laberge; Lake Labarge; Whitehorse Hootchi; Whitehorse Tagish; | Nahani |
| Witchekan Lake | Reserve no. 117; Witchekan | Cree |
| Wolf Collar | Makoye Kin, Wolf Collar | Blackfoot |
| Yellow Horse | Band I (Blackfoot); Bear Child; Bear Shield; Kayo Okosis, Bear Shield; | Blackfoot |
| Yellowknife "A" | Fort Resolution; Fort Resolution "A"; Great Slave Lake; Resolution; Resolution "A"; Yellowknife no. 1; Yellowknives, Fort Resolution; | Chipewyan |
| Yellowknife "B" | Dog Rib, Fort Resolution; Fort Resolution; Fort Resolution "B"; Great Slave Lake; Resolution; Resolution "B"; Yellowknife no. 2; Yellowknife River; | Yellowknife |
| York Factory | Charles Wastaleloot | Cree |
| Young Chipewyan | Chipeewayan; Chipewyan; Eepimikkahkeetoot; Eepinikkahketoot; Reserve no. 107; | Chipewyan |
| Young Pine | Apawawakosow, White Antelope; Band C (Blood); Many Dusts; Rainy Chief; Sotenah, Rainy Chief; White Antelope; | Blackfoot |
Index of Agencies and inspectorates and regional offices
| Agency, inspectorate, regional office or standard name | Other spellings or names | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Aklavik | n/a | Agencies |
| Assiniboine | Indian Head | Agencies |
| Athabaska | Fort McMurray, Northern Agency (1910) | Agencies |
| Athabaska & Mackenzie District | Upper Mackenzie River District | Agencies |
| Babine & Upper Skeena | n/a | Agencies |
| Battleford | Battleford District | Agencies |
| Birtle | n/a | Agencies |
| Blackfoot | Blackfoot Crossing | Agencies |
| Blood | Blood Reserve | Agencies |
| Carlton | Carleton ; Carlton & Montreal Lake ; Carlton District ; Mistowasis ; Montreal Lake ; Prince Albert ; Prince Albert & Carlton District ; Treaty 6 Centre Agency ; | Agencies |
| Clandeboye | Brokenhead & Fort Alexander | Agencies |
| Crooked Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Dauphin | n/a | Agencies |
| Duck Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Edmonton | Enoch | Agencies |
| File Hills | n/a | Agencies |
| File Hills-Qu'Appelle | Qu'Appelle File Hills | Agencies |
| Fisher River | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Churchill | Churchill; Churchill & York; Hudson Bay Agency | Agencies |
| Fort Good Hope | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort MacLeod | Fort Walsh; Treaty 7 Agency | Agencies |
| Fort Norman | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Providence | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Rae | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Simpson | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Smith | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort St John | n/a | Agencies |
| Fort Vermilion | n/a | Agencies |
| Griswold | Oak River Sioux Agency; Sioux Agency | Agencies |
| Hobbema | Peace Hills | Agencies |
| Island Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Isle à la Crosse | n/a | Agencies |
| Lake Manitoba | Manitoba House; Manitowapah; Treaty 2 Agency | Agencies |
| Lesser Slave Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Lesser Slave Lake District | n/a | Agencies |
| Meadow Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Moose Mountain | n/a | Agencies |
| Moose Woods Sioux | n/a | Agencies |
| Muscowpetung | n/a | Agencies |
| Nelson & Churchill District | Keewatin | Agencies |
| Nelson River | n/a | Agencies |
| Norway House | Grand Rapids ; Mr. McKay's Agency ; Norway House, Northern Division ; Norway House, Southern Division ; Treaty 5 Agency ; | Agencies |
| Onion Lake | Fort Pitt | Agencies |
| Peace River District | n/a | Agencies |
| Pelly | Fort Pelly; Swan River | Agencies |
| Portage la Prairie | Emerson; Mr. Kent's Agency; Rosseau River | Agencies |
| Qu'Appelle (1) | Treaty 4 Agency; Fort Walsh; Indian Head | Agencies |
| Qu'Appelle (2) | n/a | Agencies |
| Rocky Mountain Cree | n/a | Agencies |
| Saddle Lake | Victoria | Agencies |
| Sarcee | Calgary | Agencies |
| Shell Brook | n/a | Agencies |
| Sioux Lookout | n/a | Agencies |
| Stikine | Cassiar | Agencies |
| Stony | n/a | Agencies |
| Stony-Sarcee | Morley | Agencies |
| Stuart Lake | n/a | Agencies |
| Touchwood | Touchwood Hills | Agencies |
| Treaty 8 Inspectorate | Treaty 8 Agency | Agencies |
| Treaty 10 Inspectorate | n/a | Agencies |
| Yellowknife | Fort Resolution; Great Slave Lake | Agencies |
| York Factory | n/a | Agencies |
| Yukon | Northern Yukon; Southern Yukon; Yukon District; Yukon, Northern District; Yukon, Southern District | Agencies |
| Alberta Inspectorate | Calgary Inspectorate | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Alberta Regional Office | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| British Columbia & Yukon Regional Office | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Lake Manitoba Inspectorate | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Lake Winnipeg Inspectorate | North Lake Winnipeg Inspectorate; Lake Winnipeg & Rat Portage Inspectorate | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Mackenzie District Regional Office | District of Mackenzie Regional Office | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Manitoba Inspectorate | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Manitoba Regional Office | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Manitoba Superintendency | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| North Saskatchewan Inspectorate | Battleford Inspectorate | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Northwest Territory Superintendency | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Rat Portage Inspectorate | Lake of the Woods Inspectorate; Lake Winnipeg & Kenora Inspectorate | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| Ontario Regional Office | n/a | Regional office/Inspectorate |
| South Saskatchewan Inspectorate | Qu'Appelle Inspectorate | Regional office/Inspectorate |
Terminology
- Bands
- A collective name that refers to the members of a First Nation or group for whom lands have been set apart, and for whom money is held by the Crown. Many Bands today prefer to be called First Nations and have changed their names accordingly. For example, the Batchewana Band is now called the Batchewana First Nation.
- Field offices
- Indian agents were the Canadian government’s representatives on First Nations reserves from the 1830s to the 1960s. They enforced and administered the provisions of the Indian Act, and policies from the Department of Indian Affairs. They worked out of Field Offices.
- Agencies Indian
- Agents reported to Agencies.
- Inspectorates
- Agencies were grouped under inspectorates. Inspectorates were organized regionally.
About the index
This index contains close to 1,500 names collected from various sources, but primarily from LAC Finding aid 10-12: Guide to Indian Bands and Agencies in Western Canada, 1871-1959
This index lists the band names in
- their First Nations language(s) (also listed)
- or in translated form, usually in English.
In order to make searching in Collection Search easier, the names of bands have been standardized in the following ways:
- Removing spaces between syllables
- Removing the the use of the possessive form at the end of a name. For example, BEARDY'S becomes BEARDY, but BEAR'S EARS remains unchanged.
If two bands had the same name, an identifier was added in brackets. It is not part of the band’s name.
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