Sunchild First Nation

Located about 25 to 30 miles northwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, and very near the Anishinabek O'Chiese Reserve, is the Anishinabek sunchild first nation. There is only one reserve which makes up this First Nation. It covers an area of 5,218 total hectares or 12,894 total acres. Total population is 1,158, with most (775) living on the Reserve, while 383 live away from the reserve. Many can trace their origins back to Montana, where they originally lived but were driven out by the whites, after the 1868-1886 war. Ogimak Big Bear or Sitting Bull, led them up to Canada.