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An introduction to Regina: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, was founded in 1882 where the Canadian Pacific Railway crossed Wascana Creek and was named for Queen Victoria. The Plains Cree and Saulteaux signed Treaty 4 at nearby Fort Qu’Appelle in 1874, and the city sits on that territory. Regina is home to the University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada, which hosts the annual Spring Celebration Powwow and marked its 50th year in 2026. The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council represents 11 Cree, Nakoda, Saulteaux, Dakota and Lakota nations in the region, and Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services supports First Nations people in the city. Long before the railway, Cree and Métis hunters came to this creek for buffalo. They stacked the bones of the animals into piles. The Cree name for the place, oskana kâ-asastêki, means where the bones are piled. Settlers later turned that into Pile O’ Bones Creek. The city sits within Treaty 4 lands, a treaty made with 35 First Nations across southern Saskatchewan and parts of Alberta and Manitoba. The city names Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota and Lakota peoples on these lands, which are also the homeland of the Métis. Louis Riel was tried for treason here and executed, swiftly and controversially, on November 16, 1885.
Regina, oskana kâ-asastêki in Cree, is on Treaty 4 territory and the homeland of the Métis.
Nearby: Piapot First Nation · Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation · Pasqua First Nation · Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation · Fort Qu’Appelle · White City
Remembrance and reconciliation shape part of Indigenous life in Regina today. About 35 First Nations and Métis children from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are buried at the former Regina Indian Industrial School cemetery. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and a local commemorative association pressed for its protection. The province named it a heritage property on July 26, 2017. In North Central Regina, the mâmawêyatitân centre opened on September 12, 2017. Its Cree name means let's be all together. The 108,000-square-foot building brings together the new Scott Collegiate, a 33-space child care centre, the Albert library branch and a recreation complex. It also holds a community policing centre and a First Nations Elders' ceremonial room. The province called it the first centre of its kind in Canada. At the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, the First Nations Gallery traces about 10,000 years of Indigenous relationships with the land. It also presents Treaty 4 from the viewpoint of the Indigenous peoples who signed it. The museum has held National Indigenous Peoples Day activities, including beading, atlatl throwing and flint knapping demonstrations. Its Traditional Knowledge Keepers workshops have featured Néhiyaw and Métis floral art.
More on the region: Indigenous Saskatchewan · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Regina and across Treaty 4 territory.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Regina and across Treaty 4 territory. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Regina schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Regina. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Regina.
Of course. Ship it straight to their Regina address; the cost is calculated at checkout and orders of $90 or more ship free within Canada. If the size is wrong, a return can be requested within 30 days.
No, local pickup is only available in Saskatoon. Regina orders ship from Saskatoon and leave within 1 to 3 business days.
We are based in Saskatoon, on Treaty 6 territory, and we do not make Treaty 4 designs. Many of our pieces carry a Cree word and its story, and Cree is one of the languages of the peoples who signed Treaty 4. Groups in Regina can work with us on a custom design, with design help included.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. We help shape the design, print it in Saskatoon and ship the finished order to your Regina address.
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Orders to Regina leave Saskatoon within three business days, printed on Gildan, ALSTYLE, Independent and Bella+Canvas blanks, in the same shop that prints XUSI’s own designs.
The brand is owned by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan, and every word on the clothing is Cree, with the meaning written by them. Browse all XUSI, or read the Meanings page.
