Chippewa Indians Keeseekoose First Nation

Ogima Keeseekoose ceded his peoples land with the siging of the 1874 treaty 4, which established his first nation in manitoba first. The present reserve is not far from the manitoba border, and from several other saulteaux first nation. When the agreements had been reached with the 1874 treaty, ogima keeseekoose and his subjects first settled down in manitoba, but their reserve there was prone to severe flooding. In response to the flooding, a new reserve was established in eastern saskatchewan. It was an unfortunate event in the band history but one they couldn't avoid. The population of the first nation is 1,687 but most of the chippewa indians of keeseekoose, live off the reserve, seeking employment in white communites. Only about 580 live on the keeseekoose first nation. The reserve covers 6,928 hectares or 17,119 acres.