York Factory First Nation

Located in far northeastern Manitoba, York Factory First Nation is an Ojibway Misipawistik Reserve community. According to 2016's census, their on-Reserve population is 443. They have 138 dwellings with 116 lived in. Average household size of 3.9 persons per household. Around 100 speak Corrupted Ojibway Language which is what Lewis and Clark called Cree Language, at York Factory First Nation. They originally lived much further north in extreme northern Manitoba and Nunavut. They were among those Ojibway's that lived inland with Eskimos, that were forced to relocate to communities located around Hudson Bay and James Bay and to Ojibway Reserves much further south, during the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. This community is an Ojibway community. Read Treaty 5 text. We also know that Northern Ojibway Territory extended to Nelson River and much further north. According 1832's Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Ojibway People gave rise to Chipewyan People, Copper People, Cree People and Dogrib People. Staff at HBC named Northern Ojibway People "Nakawawuck or Nekawawuck and Lake Indians." Andrew Graham wrote in 1771, that Ojibway's forced their way to York Fort (aka York Factory) in 1762 or during Pontiac's War. They were there to prevent white expansion inland. They did trade now and then according to Andrew Graham who also wrote that Northern Ojibway People commanded all lakes (thus why they were named Lake Indians) from York Fort Rivers (Nelson River and Hayes River), well inland to Lake Winnipeg. What follows is helpful. If you carefully look at the maps, you'll notice an awkward appearance. Instead of Lake Winnepeg being vertical, it's almost horizontal which means you have to arrange you computer screen so the maps look correct or Lake Winnepeg is vertical. There's a conspiracy at this Reserve, to promote being Cree! Your not fooling me by claiming you are Cree. I'm enforcing law! You are charged with Desertion during time of war and Forging a False National Identity during time of war. That is an extremely serious crime! Cree People are really the Athabascan Beaver Tribe. There are no Cree First Nations in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec! Below are excerpts from very old books that will help you learn!