Lac La Ronge First Nation

Located in north-central Saskatchewan (well north of Prince Albert), is the Anishinabe lac la ronge first nation. There are 19 Reserves which make up the Lac La Ronge First Nation. They cover an area of 43,300 total hectares or 106,996 total acres. In history, these Anishinabek were obviously fleeing from the whites and one of their ogimak (leaders) agreed to sign an adhesion to treaty six on February 11, 1889. He was ogima (chief) James Roberts. Total population is 9,024, with most (5,408) living on the Reserve, while 3,305 live off-reserve, and 72 live on other Reserves, and 239 live on crown land. Many can trace their origins back to Montana, where they originally lived but were driven out by the whites, after the 1868-1886 war. Ogimak Big Bear or Sitting Bull, led them up to Canada.