Muskowekwan First Nation

Under the leadership of ogima Gin-nay-nay-wup, the Anishinabe indians agreed to treaty 4 in 1874 but like some of the other Anishinabe first nation history of saskatchewan, ogima Gin-nay-nay-wup did not immediately lead his people to settle down on the 66 small Reserves set aside for them. As in some other cases, it took another ogima (the son of Gin-nay-nay-wup who was muskowekwan) to lead his Anishinabe band to settle down on the 66 reserves located in southern saskatchewan. What actually happened to ogima Gin-nay-nay-wup? Did the whites use treachery? Ogima Gin-nay-nay-wup's death may have been a tragic event in the band history. Anyway, the Anishinabe indians muskowekwan first nation covers 12,065 hectares or 29,813 acres. The total enrolled population of the reserves is 1,517 but only about 400 actually live on the reserves. Nearly all of the 66 Reserves set aside for this band of Anishinabe Indians, are not inhabited. In the late 19th century, ogima Kinistin led many of Gin-nay-nay-wup's followers further up north into northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, and northern Manitoba. Too many have been forced to move to the numerous white settlements that surrounds them to find employment.