Foothills Ojibway Society

Likely another band of the albertan chippewa who participated in the 1885 northwest rebellion, the foothills ojibway society of alberta are currently non status, which means they are landless. They are likely related to the ochiese chippewa, but quite unlike them, the foothills chippewa society leaders have not gained recognition nor a reserve in alberta that i know of. At the present time, i know very little about their history but i assume that it closely resembles that of the ochiese. I don't know what the population of the foothills chippewa society of alberta is. About all i know is they are still an entity in alberta and have refused to either accept the 1886 treaty, or some other reason has led them to ignore the problem. Their history is one of a struggle of course.

Interestingly, from hinton, alberta, where they are established, to just north of hinton to where valley view, alberta is, then over to where grand prairie, alberta sits, then over to dawson creek in british columbia, then westwards over to Mcleod Lake, british columbia, then down to prince george, british columbia, then up to the northeast at aleza lake, british columbia, then down to red pass junction, british columbia, then down to clearwater station, british columbia, then down to blucher hall, british columbia, then westward to revelstoke, british columbia, then over to lake louise, alberta, then southeastwards to cochrane, alberta (its a few miles west of calgary), then straight up to caroline, alberta, then to rocky mountain house, alberta, then up to breton, alberta, then over to leduc, alberta, then to edmonton, alberta, then straight westward to hinton, alberta, is a land where very few white settlements are located. There are probably less than 20 white settlements in that entire area which covers 10,000s of sq. mi. It is no coincidence that region of alberta is where the chippewa indians of alberta are found.