Pasqua First Nation & History

Under the leadership of ogima Pasqua, this chippewa indians band signed the 1874 treaty 4, then a little over a year later, led his band to settle down to live on their reserve. An unfortunate event occurred in their history. They ended up getting knifed in the back by canada. Originally the first nation covered 60 sq. mi. but the whites went and got greedy and forced the chippewa indians from pasqua, to cede 24 sq. mi. of their reserve. Their first nation now only covers 24 sq. mi. or 62 sq. km. Another unfortunate event in their history includes most of the first nation citizens leaving the reserve to find employment in white communities. The population of this band of chippewa indians is 1,206, but most live off reserve.