Chippewa Indians Ebb & Flow First Nation

This band of chippewa indians, live just southeast of dauphin lake in manitoba. Their reserve is located in a region where numerous white settlements exist. That has caused these chippewa indians a lot of problems. Their first nation has a total enrolled population of 2,575, but 1,227 band members, or about half the population, lives off the reserve. Their recent history includes a bizare but not out of the ordinary event. In 2003, the first nation was sued by a cree woman who is a member of the chippewa ebb and flow first nation, for not hiring her because she was not chippewa. The reason this is not unusual is how strong band ties are (thats if the woman originally came from another first nation), or how these two anishinabek look upon each other. Both crees and chippewa are anishinabek. Their languages are too similar. Anyway, the woman won her case and was awarded a settlement of more than $70,000. Their reserve covers 4,664 hectares or 11,525 acres.