Oskana Ka-asasteki - Saskatchewan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

As the plaque reads:

Oskana Ka-asasteki
The scupture has been given the name oskana ka-asasteki to honour the Cree language, to commemorate the history of our land and to honour the First Nations People of this province.

oskana ka-asasteki, pronounced :OOS-Ku-nu KAH u-SUS-Tay-ki", is the Cree name for the site known as Regina. An approximate translation is "bones that are piled together". There are many different stories about how the site got its name, and the origin of the bones referred to. Depending on the explanation, the name can refer to the bones of First Nations People, the bones of Buffalo Nation, or in a more figurative sense, the bones of the land itself.

One rendition depicts the bones as having been moved to a nearby hilltop from a "pound" or kill enclosure that became so full of buffalo bones that bison would not enter. According to another version, the name refers to death of the buffalo and the end of the Old Ways. Still another account reports that the bones were the bones of First Nations People who died from the scourge of smallpox. The bones were actually a testament to those who had died and served as a warning about the dreaded disease. As with other legends, the history oskana ka-asasteki has become a misted blend of lore, linking a storied past with a vision of the future.

Marker type: Plaque on Cement Marker placement date: Not listed

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