Hobbema Reserve of Alberta

This Ojibway Reserve is made up of 7 districts. Below is a map of Hobbema Ojibway Reserve, links to google earth photos of Maskwacis (aka Hobbema) which is this Reserves largest community, and demographics of this Ojibway Reserve. There are two distinct Maskwacis communities. One in Ermineskin District and the other in Samson District. You pronounce Maskwacis as Mas-kwa-chiis. Though, today, Hobbema Ojibway Reserve has 4 districts, Canada is concealing historical information about chief Rocky Boy's landless Ojibway Subjects at Montana. American leaders conspired to illegally eradicate a vast Ojibway Reservation at Montana. In May, June and July of 1896, Colonel Pershing and his American Soldiers along with Little Bear and his Ojibway Soldiers, invaded the vast Ojibway Reservation in Montana and commenced rounding up 1,000's of Ojibway People. They forced them to Great Falls where they were boarded onto train boxcars and Relocated. Canada agreed to accept many of them. It was chief Big Bear that stood trial and was acquitted in either 1897 or 1898. Afterwards, he returned to his native Montana. There's a conspiracy at this Reserve, to promote being Cree! Your not fooling me by claiming you are Cree.

Hobbema Reserve (to avoid knowledge of Hobbema Reserve being one Reserve, this Reserves leaders changed the name of Hobbema Town to Maskwachis) is located along Battle River and was originally a part of Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve. First agent of this Ojibway Reserve at Alberta, was appointed on July 22, 1879. However, this Ojibway Reserve was created in 1877. Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve included 3 Districts. Below are their names and years they agreed to become a part of Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve. They are:

Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve (apparently they were left with no new Reserve but were set aside several Reserves - Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve continues to exist)
Alexander - 1877
Alexis (probably chief Alexis who was chief Rocky Boy's father) - 1877
Enoch - 1880
Ironhead (probably Paul) - 1883
Michel - 1878
Orphans of St. Albert - 1882
Passpasschase - 1877
Paul - 1890 (Ojibway's of Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve migrated west of Edmonton near the Rocky Mountains or were relocated there)

Hobbema Ojibway Reserve - 1884 (chief Bobtail was chief Rocky Boy's father and he and his kin were set aside this Reserve before 1885's War which could indicate they rejected Reserve separations)
Bobtail - 1885
Buck Lake - 1915 (supposedly absorbed by Paul Reserve)
Ermineskin - 1885
Louis Bull - 1885
Montana - 1896
Samson - 1885
Sharphead - 1885 (Sharphead is not extinct - they live at Montana District and Paul Reserve - their district originally extended to near Ponoka)

Saddle Lake Ojibway Reserve (it was adjacent to Big Bears Ojibway Reserve) - 1885
Beaver Lake - 1885
Blue Quill - 1885
Heart Lake - 1885
James Seenum - 1885
Lac La Biche - 1885
Saddle Lake - 1885
Wahsatenow - 1885

All three Ojibway Reserves are each one Reserve. However, only Hobbema Ojibway Reserve is one Reserve now. To clear the Beaver Hills, either Ojibway's migrated west on their own free will or were forced to relocate to the Wabamun Lake region by Canada. Or Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve extended from Saddle Lake all the way to Wabamun Lake. North Saskatchewan River flows up river between Saddle Lake and Wabamun Lake which is a few miles north of North Saskatchewan River. South of Fort Edmonton was a waterway that leads to Battle Creek or Battle River. Saunders Lake and Coal Lake make up that waterway now. Land on both sides of the waterway all the way to Gwynne, Alberta then follows Battle Creek or Battle River to what is now Hobbema Reserve then follows Battle Creek or Battle River to Battle Lake, was a part of Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve. Land on both sides of Battle Creek or Battle River was set aside to be a part of Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve. It's south boundary was what is now Ponoka, Alberta. After 1885's Northwest Rebellion, large Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve was separated into three Reserves. They are: Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve; Hobbema Ojibway Reserve and Saddle Lake Ojibway Reserve. Ojibway leaders greatly desired the Beaver Hills because they knew whites would reject them. They were correct. Hobbema Ojibway Reserve has a large population because most Ojibwa's living at Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve were relocated to Hobbema Ojibway Reserve. Alexander, Alexis and Paul or Wabamun Lake Reserves have smaller populations because far fewer Ojibway's were sent there. The Beaver Hills are an Ojibway Reserve. Canada thinks otherwise yet we know land considered 'unfit' was almost always demanded by Ojibway leaders. We know Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve continues to be an Ojibway Reserve. We'll investigate what to follow:

Beaver Hills Ojibway Reserve. Supposedly known as 'Stragglers from Beaver Hills,' they were listed as "Lost Trace" which we know is a lie. They were forced out of the Beaver Hills and that process took considerable time. Well after 1885, Canada was searching for them throughout the Beaver Hills which are east of Edmonton. Finding them continued on into the early 20th century. Canada amalgamated Beaver Hills Ojibway's with Alexander, Alexis, Enoch, Ironhead, Michel, Orphans of St. Albert, Passpasschase and Paul. Only a few Beaver Hills Ojibway's were relocated west of Edmonton. Whites living at Edmonton did not want an Ojibway Reserve near Edmonton. Somehow Enoch persisted on. That may have been because of trade posts located there to lure Beaver Hills Ojibway's to.

Saddle Lake Ojibway Reserve. It was created in 1885. It is one Reserve. It is not several Reserves. Districts that make up Saddle Lake Ojibway Reserve include Beaver Lake, Blue Quill (aka Yellowquill), Heart Lake, James Seenum, Lac la Biche, Saddle Lake and Wahsatenow. It has to be in one compact form land area. Though we don't know it's correct boundaries, it's south boundary is probably North Saskatchewan River between Lac Bellevue and Lake Elsa up north to St Paul which is just north of Upper Therien Lake, then up to Heart Lake then southwest to Lac la Biche then south to White Fish Lake then south to Saddle Lake. Saddle Lake and White Fish Lake have the largest populations. For some reason Saddle Lake Reserve leaders promote their on-Reserve population for Saddle Lake and White Fish Lake being almost 7,000. At most there are 800 to 900 housing units which indicates their population is perhaps 4,000 at the most. That's with a 5.0 persons per household. There average household size would have to be 7 or 8 persons per houselhold to actually have a population near 7,000. Ojibwa's at Saddle Lake claim they are Beaver Hills Ojibway's. However, to them they are Cree which is incorrect. They are lost Ojibway Tribes!

In 1885 or after 1885's Northwest Rebellion, Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve was diminished into 3 much smaller Ojibway Reserves. One is Hobbema Reserve which is really larger. Montana Reserve was a land addition to Samson Reserve. And Sharphead Reserve is really a part of Hobbema Reserve. However, many relocated to Alexis and Paul Reserves. The Beaver Hills just east of Edmonton, was obviously a part of Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve yet Canada forced Ojibway People to leave for Reserves at Hobbema, Saddle Lake and Alexis, Alexander, Enoch and Paul or Wabamun. Most were sent to Hobbema Reserve. Original Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve was quite large. It's boundaries extended from Hobbema District where Battle River leads to Battle Lake. It extended north to Fort Edmonton then followed North Saskatchewan River to Saddle Lake. Land on both sides of North Saskatchewan River was set aside. Adjacent on the northeast was chief Big Bears Reserve. Some of the Reserve was possibly located west of Edmonton Agency. After chief's Big Bear, Rocky Boy and Sitting Bull fled to Canada in 1876-1877, they negotiated for and were set aside large Ojibway Reserves. Chief Rocky Boys Reserve is Hobbema Reserve. However, his father and his uncles actually negotiated for the Ojibway Reserve known as Edmonton Agency Ojibway Reserve. Chief Rocky Boy was considered a sub-chief by them. He followed his father advise. Chief Big Bear was set aside Battleford Agency Ojibway Reserve. It was chief Big Bear who had absolute control over all new Ojibway Reserves. If he didn't agree to a suggestion it was law. Chief Sitting Bull returned to Montana around 1881 or 1882.

Many Ojibway's that were Relocated, returned to their native Montana. Well into the 20th century, they were very troublesome to American leaders. They continued to honor treaty that established their vast Montana Reservation. There were a series of forced Relocations between 1896 and the 1930's. Canada agreed to accept many of them. All Land Surrenders in Canada between 1897 and 1911, were for chief Rocky Boy's landless Ojibway's. In 1885, Canada set aside Sharphead Reserve which is yet a part of Hobbema Reserve of Alberta. Chief Bobtail, who was chief Rocky Boy's father, was set aside his Bobtail Reserve. In 1909, it was surrendered to his son's Ojibway Subjects from Montana. Canada again resorted to Deceit about Bobtail District which is known today as Montana Reserve or Montana District. Bobtail District yet has a land area of 31.5 sq. mi. Many of chief Rocky Boy's Ojibway Subjects that were relocated to Sharphead District, were compelled to Relocate to Paul Reserve. Probably from a lack of land at Sharphead District. After land surrenders stopped in 1911, Canada used Deceit and bribery to forge a false history of Hobbema Reserve. However, we have been told to find evidence along a trail and that's what we are doing!

Chief Rocky Boy's son or grandson chief Robert Smallboy, was very much like his father or grandfather or defiant! He fled his Ermineskin District in 1968 because he knew whites were causing trouble at Hobbema Ojibway Reserve. He fled west into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with 100 to 200 of his subjects. Today this Reserve is well known throughout Canada for it's high crime rate. However, this Reserve is doing alright economically. Maskwacis is an attractive community. There are as many as 7 communities within this Reserve. However, citizens of this Reserve don't know who they are. Chief Rocky Boy's family (chiefs Bobtail, Ermineskin, Louis Bull and Samson) founded Hobbema Ojibway Reserve after 10,000's of Montana Ojibway's fled to Canada as refugees during Montana's 1876-1877 War. That should tell them they are Ojibway! Population of Hobbema Reserve is 7,663.