Chippewa Indians Lake St. Martin First Nation

This reserve of the chippewa indians, is located between lake manitoba and lake winnipeg. It has year round road access to nearby white communities, and this band of chippewa indians from lake st martin are feeling the horrible effects of contact with the whites. Their history is the same as that of the other indians of manitoba. Many of the citizens of this chippewa band, still fish, hunt, and trap for a living. Their total enrolled population is 2,224, with 761 living off reserve. Their reserve covers 3,346 hectares or 8,267 acres. However, the 1,000s of sq. mi. of surrounding land which has few white settlements is their real reserve.