Chippewa Indians Hollow Water First Nation

This is another chippewa indians reserve located just east of lake winnipeg. The first nation has no year round road access to the numerous white settlements far to their south, and that is helping this chippewa band. Though the reserve covers only 1,623 hectares or 4,011 acres, their real reserve is the 10,000s of sq. mi. that surrounds them. That land is there for them to exploit. Many from the hollow water first nation still fish, hunt, and trap for a livelihood, as wll as harvesting the wild rice that grows on the many lakes in that region. Their total enrolled band population is 1,620, but is probably much higher. About 1,021 live off the reserve. Their history is similar to that of the other chippewa's who live just east of lake winnipeg. They are strongly protesting the whites destroying their trap lines, hunting cabins, and their other fishing, hunting, and trapping possessions.