Samson First Nation

According to Isabel Smallboy chief Samson was her grandfather. Samson First Nation was petitioned for by Samson (his Ojibwa name was Ka-na-ta-ka-sow) who was not an authorized Ojibwa leader according to Isabel Smallboy. After asking for a Reserve American leaders agreed. Since he was related to chief Bobcat (aka Bobtail) who was an authorized Ojibwa leader, his appointment as leader of Samson First Nation Reserve was considered legal. They, along with Ermineskin, Louis Bull and Montana Ojibwa's, have links to Montana. Below are google earth photos of their capital of Hobbema or Maskwacis. Samson First Nation has largest population of four Reserves that make up Montana Reserve, which was mainly created for Montana Ojibwa's forced to relocate from Montana, to Alberta. Though the Reserves name is Hobbema, it's original name was Bears Hill Reserve. However, Isabel Smallboy should have used the plural for hill. So Bear Hills Reserve is it's correct name. Whites refer to the hills east of Edmonton as Beaver Hills. Ojibwa's named them Bear Hills. A large Ojibwa Reserve was located there and extended to North Saskatchewan River and included land adjacent to and north of North Saskatchewan River east to Big Bears Battleford Agency Ojibwa Reserve. After 1885's Northwest Rebellion, the Reserves were greatly reduced in size. Ojibwa's living throughout the Bear Hills had to relocate south to their current Hobbema Reserve.

A land loss supposedly happened in 1901. Canada actually gave land to chief Rocky Boy's Ojibwa Subjects. Montana Reserve has strong links to chief Rocky Boy of Montana. His grandson or son chief Robert Smallboy (aka A-pit-chi-chiw) was chief of Ermineskin. He was very much like his grandfather or father or defiant. He was revolted by conditions within his nation and fled his nation with nearly 200 of his Ojibwa subjects. They took to living in mountains 53.7 miles or 86.4 kilometers west of O'Chiese/Sunchild Reserve. They changed Hobbema's name to Maskwacis (it's pronounced Mask-wa-cheez or Mac-wa-cheez) for good reason. They have to distinguish between Ermineskin's Maskwacis, Louis Bull Maskwacis and Montana Maskwacis. According to a 2021 census, Samson First Nation has an on-Reserve population of 3,252. A population decrease of 121 took place between 2016 and 2021 at Samson Reserve First Nation. They have 868 dwellings with 777 lived in. Average household size is 4.2 persons per household. According to 2021's census, 460 people speak Corrupted Ojibwa Language which is what Lewis and Clark called Cree Language. Cree People are really the Athabascan Beaver Tribe. There are no Cree First Nations at Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec! Below the photos are excerpts from very old books that will help you learn information on this page! Look for the 18th century maps. Instead of south to north they are from southeast to northwest. Churchill River is the north boundary. A few Assiniboine and Cree lived west of Lake Winnipeg but were driven to the northwest by 1800 by Ojibwa Soldiers. Churchill River was a boundary used in the 18th century. From Churchill, Manitoba to South Indian Lake, Manitoba to Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan to Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan where the source of Churchill River is, this river flows for 1,000 miles. It's source is Churchill Lake, Saskatchewan. All land north of Churchill River is Chipewyan land. Chipewyan is the correct pronunciation of O Chib-bwan or Chib-bwan which means "The Originals and Originals in Ojibwa Language."

Map of Montana Reserve

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