Peguis First Nation

This reserve is located in a region in manitoba where very few white settlements exist. The first nation is located just north of dallas, manitoba, and about 118 miles north of winnipeg. Though very few white settlements exist in that region, the peguis reserve is connected to the far off white settlements by a year round road, which means they are dealing with the problems every day contact with the whites cause. Their reserve history,is difficult to ascertain, but originally it was located further south near slekirk, but a problem arose (it may have been of indian origins - they may have wanted to get away from the whites) that led to the chippewa indians who were a part of their band, either moving on their own free will to where the present day peguis first nation is located, or they were forced there by the whites. The size of the reserve is 30,656 hectares or 75,749 acres. However, the surrounding land has few whites and the anishinabek of peguis do exploit that land for a subsistence. Many from peguis still fish, hunt, and trap for a livelihood. The band population is over 8,000, but since the reserve has year round road access to far off white settlements, many have left the first nation to find employment in those white communities.