Osukyuze

Osukyuze is an Assiniboine name associated with the Souris River country around Weyburn in southeastern Saskatchewan. The river winds through a broad prairie valley before turning east toward Manitoba and the Assiniboine River. For generations Indigenous hunters travelled across this grassland, following bison herds and using the river valley as part of their homeland. The wooded banks and open plains offered contrasting habitats along the river’s course.