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Sunchild First Nation
For some reason folks at Sunchild First Nation refuse to identify as being Ojibwa or original. This page has important historical information that will return them to their originality. Their ancestors rejected Treaty 6 because Canada refused to honor an agreement that established a much larger Ojibwa Reserve. In 1950, leaders of O'Chiese First Nation reluctantly signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 which set aside a very small Reserve for them northwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. West of the small O'Chiese Reserve First Nation by 15 to 20 miles are the Rocky Mountains. However, these Ojibwa's are Woodland Ojibwa's. Their land is covered by a forest which obstructs views of the Rocky Mountains. There are locations where they can obtain good views of the mountains however. Adjacent to them on the west are Sunchild Ojibwa's who originally lived with Saulteaux Ojibwa's at Saskatchewan. Today they pretend they are Cree. They are not educated. 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 educate you! Look at the 18th century maps! Instead of south to north they are southeast to northwest. Churchill River is a 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."
Below are links to google maps photos of O'Chiese First Nation Reserve and it's community. Their on-Reserve population is 804 according to 2021's census. They have 248 dwellings with 226 lived in. Average household size is 3.6 persons per household. Around 160 speak Ojibwa at O'Chiese Reserve. That includes Corrupted Ojibwa which is what Lewis and Clark named Cree Language. O'Chiese First Nation Reserve covers an area of land of 140.20 sq. km. or 54.1 sq. mi. Unlike other Ojibwa's of Alberta, they have kept their Ojibwa Nationality. Some Ojibwa's of O'Chiese-Sunchild Reserve can trace their ancestry to Montana. After 1876-1877's Montana War, they followed Prophesy and with chiefs Big Bear, Rocky Boy and Sitting Bull fled to Alberta's and Saskatchewan's Cypress Hills. Later, they migrated towards Rocky Mountain House where they merged with Ojibwa's native to that region. They signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 on May 13, 1950. Not all however. Foothills Ojibway Society continues to be defiant. Sunchild Ojibwa's were first to sign an adhesion to Treaty 6. Either in Saskatchewan or Alberta. It supposedly happened on May 25, 1944. Sunchild First Nation has an on-Reserve population of 644 according to 2021's census. Their population decreased by 105 between 2016 and 2021. They have 186 dwellings with 173 lived in. Average household size is 3.7 persons per household. Their Reserve covers 53.51 sq. km. or 20.7 sq. mi. Total on-Reserve population of O'chiese & Sunchild Reserve is 1,448. Their nation has a land area of 193.71 sq. km. or 74.8 sq. mi.
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