| Muskoday First Nation |
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The First Nation's reserve was taken up after Chief John Smith of a Cree and Saulteaux band who were originally from Manitoba signed Treaty Six at Fort Carlton in 1876 . The First Nation was named after their Chief John Smith, who was a brother of Chief James Smith , the founder of the James Smith First Nation . Also during the late 1800s, James Isbister served for a period as a farm instructor at Muskoday. During the 1970s when the name of the First Nation was changed, a Highway was completed through the reserve that linked the town of Birch Hills with Prince Albert. The Muskoday Bridge was then built over the South Saskatchewan River , which divides the reserve lands roughly in half. The Muskoday First Nation recently completed construction (2005) of its own Kindergarten to Grade 9 school. In 1997 the First Nation designed a Land Code to manage its own lands, rather than have them managed by the federal Government Of Canada . The First Nation has a registered Population of 1466 people as of June 2005. Approximately 550 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 900 live off-reserve. The First Nation is affiliated with the Saskatoon Tribal Council , along with six other First Nations. EXTERNAL LINKS
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