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The Chakastaypasin First Nation, also known as the Chakastaypasin Band of the Cree Nation, is a Cree community in Saskatchewan. Chief Chakastaypasin and four headmen signed Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton in 1876. In the late 1880s the band lived around Fort de la Corne. Its former reserve, Chakastaypasin IR 98, lies west of Birch Hills.

In 1898, Indian Affairs claimed the whole band had left its reserve. On that basis the band was treated as legally dissolved, and the reserve was sold. In 1902, Canada forced the people into one nation with James Smith and Peter Chapman. In 2000, members of James Smith Cree Nation voted to restore Chakastaypasin as a separate band. Today the band elects its own Chief and Council, led by Chief Calvin Sanderson, although the federal government does not yet fully recognize them.

Self-determination and bringing the community back to IR 98 guide the Nation's work. In December 2025, Canada announced a $713.8 million settlement covering the invalid surrender and sale of IR 98 along with other claims. The three nations still have to agree on how to divide it. The band is using its share of an earlier treaty land settlement to build housing on the James Smith reserve and on land it bought north of Melfort. In 2021 it signed an agreement with the City of Melfort to work together on economic development.

To learn more, visit the Chakastaypasin Band of the Cree Nation website.