Chippewa Indians Batchewana First Nation

This band of chippewa indians live in central ontario, about 66 miles from the easter shores of lake superior. Their tribal history probably involves many anishinabek from michigan and southern ontario, fleeing to their land to escape from the whites. Their ancestors obviously fought in the wars against the whites. They either signed the 1850 robinson-superior treaty, but did not cede their land. They did, however, give the whites their permission to build roads and railroads, as well as trading posts. This chippewa first nation has been having problems with the canadians. It is over the use of land. As mentioned, they did not cede their land to the whites. Their total enrolled band population is 2,410, with supposedly only 680 living on reserve. That population estimate for the batchewana reserve is difficult to accept. There are very few white settlements in the batchewana region.