Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Assin 'skowitiniwak or Rocky Cree) is a Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

 First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 group in northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 consisting of eight communities: Amisk Lake

Amisk Lake

Amisk Lake is a lake of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in east-central Saskatchewan near a copper mine.-Fish Species:...

, Deschambeault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows

Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan

Pelican Narrows is a northern village in Saskatchewan, located 120 km NW of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and highway 135. Its name in Cree is Opawikoscikcan which means "The Narrows of Fear". It is at the narrows that join Mirond and Pelican Lakes which lie between the Sturgeon-Weir and...

, Prince Albert

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...

, Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan

Sandy Bay is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada.Sandy Bay is a village in northern Saskatchewan, located 190 km NW of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and Highway 135. The community is on the banks of the Churchill River. It is at the end of Highway 135, after passing through Pelican...

, Southend

Southend, Saskatchewan

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 and Sturgeon Landing. The administrative center of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is Pelican Narrows

Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan

Pelican Narrows is a northern village in Saskatchewan, located 120 km NW of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and highway 135. Its name in Cree is Opawikoscikcan which means "The Narrows of Fear". It is at the narrows that join Mirond and Pelican Lakes which lie between the Sturgeon-Weir and...

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Government

The current elected Chief is Darrel McCallum. Chief McCallum has a degree in education and is 39 years old. Previously, he was the Education Coordinator in Pelican Narrows before assuming the role of Chief after three tries. The Cree Nation also has 14 other Elected Councilors two each from Southend, Sandy Bay, and Deschambault Lake, five from Pelican Narrows, and one each from Amisk Lake, Sturgeon Landing, and Prince Albert.

People from Peter Ballantyne Cree FN

• Rick Harp, Co-founder and president of the INDIGENA Creative Group; former host/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
  
   (APTN
  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
  
  ); set up mediaINDIGENA.com (an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression); served as Artistic Director for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival.http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rick-harp/2011/04/how-indians-might-actually-get-pick-next-indian-affairs-minister
• Gary Merasty
  Gary Merasty
  Gary Merasty, is a Canadian politician and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan. A former two-time Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council, Merasty is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation within Treaty 6 territory...
  
  from Pelican Narrows
• Eldon Preston
• Dr. Bonita Beatty from Deschambault Lake