Nekaneet First Nation

Located near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan and some 61 miles from the Montana border, is the Anishinabe nekaneet first nation. This band of Anishinabek is unique because thay are the only Anishinabek with land in southwestern Saskatchewan. In 1912, the last Chippewa exodus occurred in Montana. From probably both the Blackfeet Reservation and Fort Peck Reservation, small groups of Chippewa's left their Reservations and migrated up to Canada. They were set aside the Nekaneet Reserves and Wood Mountain Reserves, around 1912-1913. There are two Reserves which make up this First Nation. They cover an area of 12,317 total hectares or 30,436 total acres. Total population is 434, with most (234) living off the Reserve, while 175 live on-reserve, and 25 live on other reserves.