Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation

Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation is located near Elphinstone, Manitoba on (IR) 61 which is located south of Riding Mountain National Park. They are sometimes referred to as the Riding Mountain Band. In 1935 the Sovereign Okanase Indian Nation known as the Clear Water Lake Indian Tribe were burned out of The Clear Water Lake Indian Territory what is known as the Riding Mountain National Park and relocated within the (IR) 61. On the reserve is surrounded by territory of the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, in whose northeastern portion it lies. After a 1994 landclaim settlement awarded Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation the IR 61A to the located on the boundaries of the National Park. There is also a third and smaller reserve known as IR 61B. This reserve is located on Battle Lake.[1][2]

Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
Indigenous homeland
Clear Lake61A
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
Location of Okanase Ojibway First Nation in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50.552598°N 100.301743°W / 50.552598; -100.301743
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWestman
Population
 (2016)
 • Total386
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (CDT))

Origins

The reserve was established around Riding Mountain House, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company that operated from 1860 until 1895.[3][4] The group takes their name from Keeseekoowenin, who was Chief when they moved to the reserve in 1875.[5]

References
  1. "Keeseekoowenin". Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  2. "Keeseekoowenin". Aboriginal Canada Portal. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. "RIDING MOUNTAIN BIOSPHERE RESERVE Periodic Review Report" (PDF). 2000. pp. 18–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  4. Trevor E. Lockhart (2000). "Water Management Issues in the Turtle River Watershed Conservation District" (PDF). National Library of Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  5. Neufeld, Peter Lorenz (1994). "KEESEEKOOWENIN". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2011-10-24.


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