Ojibway Indians of Montana

It was after anishinabe ogimak became aware of the seven fires prophecy around 1,000 years ago, when the Ojibway commenced to follow the prophecy and invade towards the west. Their journey took them to california, idaho, montana, oregon, washington, british columbia, alaska, and then Siberia. They also invaded the central and northern portions of alberta, saskatchewan, manitoba, the northwest territories, and the yukon at least 1,000 years ago. By 1800, another group of Chippewa's had probably reached Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, and probably even the Pacific coastline of those two States. The first Chippewa invasion into montana occurred around 1,000 years ago. They settled down in northwestern montana, bettween the bear paw mountains and the idaho border. From probably North Dakota, the ojibway indians of montana commenced a second invasion to the Montana region, sometime around 1750. Within a few decades they had become well established across the Montana region, excepting northwestern Montana. By the mid 19th century the Black river and Swan creek Chippewa's (they originally lived in Michigan and Ohio) had fled to Montana to join with the Ojibway Indians of Montana already living there. After the Iron Confederations huge Turtle Mountain Reservation was created, the Americans forced the Chippewa's of Montana's portion of the huge Turtle Mountain Reservation to accept land allotments, but ogima Little Shell refused in the failed 1892 treaty negotiations, to accept land allotments. What followed was the forced exodus out of Montana's portion of the huge Turtle Mountain Reservation, of Chippewa's under ogima Little Shell's leadership. Those Chippewa's who ignored ogima Little Shell's call to not accept land allotments, went ahead and accepted land allotments, but they were forced by the United States to lose their Chippewa identity throughout the huge Turtle Mountain Reservation of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. There is the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana who are a State recognized tribe, and are attempting to at the present time, to gain federal recognition. The LST has been forced to lose their chippewa identity by the whites who are telling the LST that they are a people of mixed Indian and white blood or Metis, which is a fabrication. The Ojibways of Rocky Boy are in the process of being forced by the whites to lose their Ojibway identity. The whites are telling the Ojibways of Rocky Boy that they are 90% Cree. There is no such cree tribe. Rocky Boy Reservation was created for the many Ojibways who stood behind ogima Little Shell and refused to accept land allotments. The whites felt it necessary to help the landless Ojibways by creating the Rocky Boy Reservation. Below is a list of the Chippewa's of Montana who are being forced by the whites to lose their Ojibway identity, excepting the Black River and Swan Creek Ojibways, and the Ahontoays Rocky Boy Ojibways. Then the chippewa's who first invaded montana around 1,000 years ago must be included as well. They live primarily on rocky boy reservation, and the blackfeet reservation, and the flathead reservation.

Chippewa's of the Rocky Boy Reservation

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana non Federally recognized

Black River and Swan Creek Chippewa's non Federally recognized

Ahontoays Rocky Boy Chippewa's non Federally recognized