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wîhkaso-kisêyin (ᐑᐦᑲᓱᑭᓭᔨᐣ) — Sweetgrass First Nation, known in Cree as wîhkaso-kisêyin (ᐑᐦᑲᓱᑭᓭᔨᐣ), is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located west of Battleford, Saskatchewan. The main reserve, Sweetgrass 113, is about 26 kilometres west of North Battleford. The Nation is governed by an elected seven-member Chief and Council and is one of the original members of the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs.

Chief Sweet Grass signed Treaty 6 on September 9, 1876, with the Fort Pitt Indians. He was killed about six months later and was succeeded by his son, Apseenes (Young Sweet Grass). In 1882, Young Sweet Grass joined the band of Wah-wee-kah-oo-tah-mah-hote ("Strikes him on the back"), who had signed at Fort Carlton, and he became chief in 1884. In September 1992, the Nation signed on to the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement.

The Nation is guided by the principles of Love, Wisdom, Forgiveness, Truth, Courage, Respect and Humility. Its mission is to empower every Sweetgrass First Nation member to understand their culture and treaty rights. Community life includes:

• A K–12 school that integrates Indigenous pedagogy and cultural teachings
• A CMHC housing program
• An urban reserve in North Battleford, supported by a 2024 Urban Reserve Services Agreement with the city

The land is a mix of cropland, native grassland and tree cover. Through Treaty Land Entitlement, the Nation has acquired 17,699 acres, most of it prime cultivated land. Learn more at the official website.