The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation () is a Saulteaux band government in Saskatchewan. Their reserve is southeast of Melfort. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is a signatory of Treaty No. 4, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876.
Total registered population in February, 2009, was 913, of which the on-reserve population was 328 members. The First Nation is a member of the Saskatoon Tribal Council and have their urban offices in Saskatoon as well as their Tribal Council offices.
The First Nation was originally part of the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band, a Treaty Band named after a Treaty 4 signatory Chief Oà ¡ÃÂwaà ¡kokwanÃÂpi, whose name means "Green/Blue-quill." However, due to "à ¡" merging with "s" in NakawÃÂmowin (Saulteaux language), this led to a mistranslation of his name as "Yellow-quill"âÂÂ"yellow" being osÃÂw-, while "green/blue" being oà ¡ÃÂwaà ¡ko- (or osÃÂwasko- in Saulteaux). Kinistin is named after Chief Kinià ¡tin ("Cree"), one of the headmen for Chief Oà ¡ÃÂwaà ¡kokwanÃÂpi. Chief Kinià ¡tin came to Saskatchewan from Western Ontario along with his two brothers, Miskokwanep ("Red [Crow-]Feather") and MehcihcÃÂkanihs ("Coyote"). In 1901, lands were set aside for the Kinistin Band. Soon after the death of Chief Oà ¡ÃÂwaà ¡kokwanÃÂpi, the Yellow-quill Saulteaux Band divided into three groups, with the group originally headed by Chief Kinià ¡tin becoming the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation.
The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserves:
Kinistin have an elected tribal council consisting of a chief and five councilors. The current council for the two-year-long electoral term ending in April 2019, consists of Chief Felix Thomas and Councillors Wayne J. Thomas, Joseph Smokeyday, Cecil McNab and Craig Thomas.