
Sharphead Reserve
Historical Reports




Final Report of the Repatriation and Reburial of the Sharphead Remains
12 June 2014
This final report summarises the activities, discussions, and recommendations stemming from the meetings as they pertain to the new cemetery site and the reburial of the Sharphead remains.
INFORMATION SHEET SUBMITTED TO THE SHARPHEAD DESCENDANTS
10 July 1993
A Historical Review of the Sharphead Band.
- For the Review and Information of All Sharphead Descendants - Prepared by Colleen French / Haines Consultants.
FATE OF THE SHARPHEAD STONEYS
Winter 1991
Article about the Sharphead Reservation, Published in Alberta History Winter Edition 1991.
- Fate of the Sharphead Stoneys by Dr. Brian Titley, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta.
THE SHAPHEAD BAND:
A HISTORY OF ITS LAND
September 1980
A historical report of the Sharphead Band, by Bill Russell, on behalf of Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research (T.A.R.R) and the Indian Association of Alberta (I.A.A). This report contains information about the Reserve Survey, the Breakup of the Sharphead Band, The Transfer of Band Members to White Whale Lake, and The Sale of the Wolf Creek Reserve.

Historical Location of Sharphead Reserve
Map showing the Indian and Métis settlements around the Battle River, Alberta.
Source: Far Corner Of The Strange Empire Central Alberta On The Eve Of Homestead Settlement
William C. Wonders
University of Alberta
1983 by the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Former Sharphead Reserve Boundaries
The old reserve was situated near present day Ponoka Alberta
Sharphead Reserve Documents
Membership Lists/Paysheets and Reserve Transfer Lists

Membership List and Band Transfer Documents
Sharphead Band, Wolf Creek 141
Hobbema Agency
1894 - 1917

Sharphead Reserve *1890 Paylist/Paysheet
Sharphead Band Members paid at Wolf Creek, 1890