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Piikani First Nation
This Ojibwa Reserve known as Piikani First Nation, is located about 40 miles due west of Lethbridge, Alberta and less than 10 miles from Blood Reserve First Nation. Population of Piikani First Nation is 1,550 according to 2021's census. Piikani Language is a corrupted form of Ojibwa Language. When Ojibwa children were forced to attend boarding schools they were brainwashed. Pikani First Nation Reserve has 583 dwellings with 478 lived in. Average household size is 3.2 persons per household. Land area of their domain is 166.085 sq. mi. or 430.16 sq. km. Piikani are Ojibwa. Read Seven Fires Prophesy! Their correct name is Peigan! They are descendants of Ojibwa Subjects of chief Peguis and chief Rocky Boy. Piikani Reserve was originally a part of Fort MacLeod Agency which included Blood, Sarcee or Tsuu T'ina, Siksika and Stony. As with adjacent Blood Reserve, they'll want to consider the Assiniboine (Stony), Beaver Tribe (the Cree), Sarcee, Siksika and T'suu Tina their enemies. They're more properly known as the Beaver Tribe. Whites often refer to them as Cree. It was them who attacked the Ojibwa village where Lethbridge is now on October 25, 1870. They did so to support whites in building forts.
Fort MacLeod Agency was created in 1877. On September 6, 1884 Blood/Piikani Reserve was created. Their agency continued to exist at Fort MacLeod. On June 26, 1889, Pikani Reserve First Nation was created. However, Blood Reserve historians preserved very important information pertaining to not only Blood Reserve yet Peigan Reserve as well. Canada did not consult with Reserve leaders about Reserve land cession which means Blood Reserve including Pikani, are as they were in 1884. Civil unrest at original Fort MacLeod Reserve, possibly led to it's diminishment in 1884. The Sarcee or Tsuu T'ina, Siksika and Stony were allies of whites. They originally lived much further north in extreme north Alberta or Northwest Territories. In late 19th century, they forced their way to the Calgary region. Vicious civil war among Ojibwa People intensified. The Sarcee, Siksika and Stony are the Athabascan Beaver Tribe who are better known as Cree and Keskatchewan. Siksika have stronger ties with Algonquians however. Their religion or Piikani Religion, was originally paganism or they were atheists! Thus, their name of Pikani or Peigan. They are Peigan Blackfoots as are the citizens of Blackfeet Reservation and Blood Reserve. They are different from the Siksika who live much further north near Calgary. Their language is the same yet has been violated! It's now a corrupted form of Ojibwa Language. A portion of their Reserve is located in mountains to their north. It's not connected to their main Reserve however. It's name is Peigan Timber Limit B Reserve. Their main community is Brocket. Around 90% of this Reserves population lives there.
Land Surrender
As with adjacent Blood Reserve, Piikani First Nation Reserve was forced to cede land to Montana Ojibwa's led by chief Rocky Boy. This happened in 1909. American leaders were bothered by Seven Fires Prophesy and were desperate to relocate as many Montana Ojibwa's away from Montana. Pikkani Reserve and Blood Reserve were one of many locations Montana Ojibwa's led by chief Rocky Boy, were forced to relocate to. A total of 23,500 acres of Piikani Reserve was ceded to chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa's. The portion of Piikani Reserve ceded is located on the east and is adjacent to Blood Reserve. It's not located on the west. Canada betrayed Piikani Reserve and chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa Subjects. Instead of giving the land to chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa Subjects, Canada gave the land to whites. It was an illegal action. Piikani Reserve leaders must contest what transpired in 1909!
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