Kahkewistahaw 1907 Specific Claim Trust

The Kahkewistahaw 1907 Specific Claim Agreement governs our mandate to purchase 29,000 acres of land within the province of Saskatchewan and, working with the federal government, to transfer these lands to Reserve Status within 30 years of the effective date (November 25, 2002). These acquisitions are meant to replace the land we owned in 1907 when the federal government purchased our land in bad faith. In purchasing these lands, the Trustees follow the Land Acquisition Process which was approved by Chief and Council in 2004.

The 1907 Trust is governed by five trustees, three of whom must live on-reserve and two off. These people must be addictions-free KFN Members, with a minimum grade 12 education, no bankruptcies in the past 7 years, and no convictions or pardons in the last 10.

For more information on becoming a trustee, please contact us.

Past and present trustees meet with our two investment managers twice a year for updates, and with our investment consultant who assists in monitoring our investment managers to ensure they follow the KFN investment policy.

The Trust

A trust is a legal agreement that allows a person (the trustee) to control the property of another person (the settlor) for the benefit of a third party (the beneficiary) according to the terms set out in the trust agreement.

In this case, our past and present Trustees are governing the 1907 Trust for the benefit of present and future Kahkewistahaw First Nation generations.

Community Development Account

The Trust gave KFN an opportunity to create an account of funds to support individuals, businesses and community organizations. This Community Development Account came into effect in 2019, and distributes 2% of the previous year’s market value of the Trust to eligible entities.

In 2019, 227 Individual KFN Members were approved to receive funding that totaled $406,965.73.