Chippewa Indians Lac Seul First Nation

This band of chippewa indians live northwest of sioux lookout. Their tribal history probably involves many anishinabek from michigan, minnesota, and wisconsin fleeing to their land seeking asylum in the 19th century. Their ancestors signed treaty 3 with canada, but in all likelihood, they did so with the belief that they were not ceding their land. They gave canada their permission to build roads and railroads, and establish trading posts when they agreed to the treaty. They have three settlements, one of which has no year round road access to the nearby white settlements. The two other settlements have year round road access to the nearby white settlements (one fairly recently) and they are paying the price. The total enrolled band population of the lac seul first nation and the reserve is 2,837, with only 774 living on reserve, but that could be incorrect.