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Blood First Nation
This Ojibway Reserve (they are descendants of Ojibway Subjects of chief's Peguis and Rocky Boy), is located in extreme southern Alberta and northwest Montana. Originally, that is! They are signatories to Treaty 7. Both Blackfeet Reservation and Blood Reserve are connected or a same Reserve. Canada refused to honor treaty! Blood historians made certain we would know. It's similar to Walpole Island Reserve and the Swan Creek and Black River Chippewas Reservation adjacent to Walpole Island Reserve in Michigan. No one know's about them. Both Canada and the United States were obviously reluctant to allow such Ojibway Reserves. Blood Reserve was originally a part of Fort MacLeod Reserve which included Peigan, Sarcee or Tsuu T'ina, Siksika and Stony, was extensive and mostly located in the Rocky Mountains. It was created in 1877. On September 6, 1884, Blood Reserve was created and included Peigan. Their agency continued to exist at Fort MacLeod. On June 26, 1889, Peigan Reserve was created. However, Blood Reserve historians preserved very important information pertaining to not only Blood Reserve yet Peigan Reserve as well. Canada did not consult with Reserve leaders about Reserve land cession which means Blood Reserve including Peigan, are as they were in 1884. Civil unrest at original Fort MacLeod Reserve, possibly led to it's diminishment in 1884. The Sarcee or Tsuu T'ina, Siksika and Stony were allies of whites. They originally lived much further north in extreme north Alberta or Northwest Territories. In late 19th century, they forced their way to the Calgary region. Vicious civil war among Ojibway People intensified. The Sarcee, Siksika and Stony are the Athabascan Beaver Tribe who are better known as Cree and Keskatchewan. Siksika have stronger ties with Algonquians however. Below are google earth photos of this Reserve and Standoff, North Cardston and Levern. 2016 on-Reserve population of Blood First Nation is 4,570. They have 1,436 dwellings with 1,147 lived in. Average household size is 4.0 persons per household. Around 1,135 people speak corrupted Ojibway at this Reserve. Chief Red Crow selected land for this Reserve and whites agreed but they illegally eradicated much of this Reserve without consulting with Blood Reserve leaders. He selected land between St. Mary River and Waterton River, south to Blackfeet Reservation. Blood are an Ojibway Tribe. Blackfeet and Blood-Peigan Reserve are one of chief Rocky Boy's many Reservations and Reserves. Around 1911, chief Rocky Boy's brother chief Penneto, led many Ojibway's from Blackfeet Reservation, to Blood-Peigan Reserve.
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