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Yellow Quill First Nation, known in Ojibwe as Ozaawiigwanong, is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) Nation in Saskatchewan. The main reserve lies on the eastern shore of Nut Lake, about 19 km northwest of Kelvington. The Nation describes its traditional lands as reaching into northeastern Saskatchewan, including the Pasquia, Porcupine and Hudson Bay areas. The Nation's language is Saulteaux (Nakawēmowin).

On August 24, 1876, at Fort Pelly, Chief Yellow Quill and headmen Kenistin and Ne-Pin-awa adhered to Treaty 4. Reserves were surveyed at Fishing and Nut Lakes in 1881. After the chief died, his band divided into three: Fishing Lake, Yellow Quill (Nut Lake) and Kinistin. The Nation was once called the Nut Lake Band of Saulteaux. In 1989 it changed its name to honour the chief, whose name, Ošāwaškokwanēpi, means "Green/Blue-quill." The word "Yellow" in English comes from a mistranslation caused by sound changes in Saulteaux.

Members trapped, hunted and fished until fur-bearing and big game animals disappeared, which forced them to begin farming in the 1930s. Today the Nation works to protect the history, cultural significance and sacredness of the traditional lands of the Saulteaux. It is a member of the Saskatoon Tribal Council.

The Nation's community services and businesses include:

• Health Centre
• Yellow Quill Bison Ranch
• Yellow Quill Daycare
• A water facility

Yellow Quill Holdings Inc. manages economic development and lands bought through the Nation's Treaty Land Entitlement settlement. These include urban reserve land in Saskatoon, with an office tower downtown. For news and updates, visit yqfn.ca.