Kamloops Reserve

Ojibway People have lived in British Columbia for 1,000's of years. Don't tell that to white historians however. Below is a map of Kamloops Reserve, links to google earth photos of Kamloops (chief Paul's region) and demographics of Kamloops Reserve. In 1900, agency that managed the Kamloop Ojibway's was located at Kamloops, British Columbia. Canada named this agency Kamloops-Okanagan Agency. Their Districts were named by Canada: Fraser District, Nicola District, Okanagan District, Similkameen District and Thompson District. It is Thompson District that we can only select. That's because of a certain Ojibway leader. Canada refers to Kamloops-Okanagan Districts citizens as Shuswap. They are Salish or a mixture of Ojibway and non Ojibway. In mid 19th century, their leader was chief Saint Paul or chief Paul. He was either the son of chief Okanese (aka Michel Cardinal) or was chief Okanese (in Ojibway O-ka-nees mean The Little Bone) who was Ojibway. Okanagan is an Ojibway animate word. Compared with Okanese which is not an animate Ojibway word, Okanagan is more difficult to interpret. Ojibway's usually placed "gan" or "igan," at the end of animate words. So Okanagan must mean an object made by humans that's linked to a bone. Okanagan can mean The Bone Knife, The Bone Necklace, The Bone Pipe, ect. Several important Ojibway leaders were son's of chief Okanese. They include chiefs Cowessess, Keeseekoowenin, Louis O'Soup, Mekis or Migis (eagle or mig-gis-si in Ojibway), Red Pheasant and Wuttunee. All were related to Guthbert Grant. So was chief Rocky Boy. These Ojibway leaders ruled land in Canada, from Manitoba to British Columbia. However, they were not genuine Ojibway leaders. They were put in power by Canada to sign treaties which was illegal. Why? Genuine Ojibway leaders objected! Canada had to negotiate with genuine Ojibway leaders to reach treaty agreements. Chief Paul was a dingbat easily persuaded to confirm his faith to a bogus religion. He knelt to his submissive position after receiving the baptismal name Paul. White leaders knew they had a good buddy in chief Paul. He moved to near Kamloops and ruled a large area in British Columbia. He put his special delight on treaty, we now have to correct to repect the original treaty agreements genuine Ojibway leaders agreed to. Genuine Ojibway leaders always demanded large Reservations and Reserves. We have to honor their laws.

Chief Paul's subjects include these bands: Adam's Lake, Ashcroft or Stlahl, Bonaparte or Tluhtaus, Chuckchuqualk, Cook's Ferry, Deadman's Creek or Skickistin, Kamloops, Nicaomin or Shhahanth and Kuaut or Quaaout. There are other non Shuswap communities, however, within Kamloops Reserve, which has Thompson River from Lytton to Kamloops and Bonaparte River and Deadman's Creek, as main boundaries. Though their District was named Thompson District by Canada, we will name it Kamloops. That's because of chief Paul who probably preferred chief Saint Paul. He thought high of himself! Canada used Deceit when this Reserve was created. You already know why! Most of British Columbia is mountainous. Ojibway leaders demanded land whites didn't want. In this case, it's mountainous land. There was fighting after whites invaded British Columbia. These wars happened in the 1850's and 1860's or before whites invaded the plains of Canada. Kamloops Reserve is nearly all mountainous. It has an Ojibway population in the 1,000's. However, their population does not have opportunities to grow. Many have to move to white settlements to find employment. Ojibway communities within Kamloops Reserve are small as a result of little population growth. Their leaders don't care for their subjects and do what whites want. That's an obstacle we have to correct! Chief Paul would feel pleased with how his Reserve is now. If his own region is not predominantly white now, it will be in a few years. As for the entire Kamloops Reserve, it's doing better than chief Paul's region. Their giving their land away and could care less!

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Kamloops Road View

Demographics of Kamloops Reserve

Land Area: 3,200 sq. mi. or 8,288 sq. km. (estimate)

Population: 3,576 (2006 census and 2016 census)

Language: Corrupted Ojibway