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Their territory is located within the land area of [[Treaty 9]] and obviously the 1850 [[Robinson Treaty]]. They did not fully take treaty until the 1905 treaty 9. Their land was and still is, not suitable for agriculture. They were hostile towards the whites who they knew could not be trusted. Many southern Ojibwa's, fled up to the north where they merged with the northern Ojibwa's (Swampy People), in the 19th century. These |
Their territory is located within the land area of [[Treaty 9]] and obviously the 1850 [[Robinson Treaty]]. They did not fully take treaty until the 1905 treaty 9. Their land was and still is, not suitable for agriculture. They were hostile towards the whites who they knew could not be trusted. Many southern Ojibwa's, fled up to the north where they merged with the northern Ojibwa's (Swampy People), in the 19th century. These Ojibwa's currently have no land supposedly. Their population is supposedly only 11 but 140 Indians live in [[Hornepayne, Ontario]] where the Hornepayne First Nation is headquarted. They are members of the [[Matawa First Nations]]. Their land is virtually a wilderness with many lakes and few human settlements. |
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Revision as of 05:07, 12 April 2012
A northern Ojibwa (Mushkegowuk or Swampy People) First Nation located in the north of the Canadian province of Ontario.
History
Their territory is located within the land area of Treaty 9 and obviously the 1850 Robinson Treaty. They did not fully take treaty until the 1905 treaty 9. Their land was and still is, not suitable for agriculture. They were hostile towards the whites who they knew could not be trusted. Many southern Ojibwa's, fled up to the north where they merged with the northern Ojibwa's (Swampy People), in the 19th century. These Ojibwa's currently have no land supposedly. Their population is supposedly only 11 but 140 Indians live in Hornepayne, Ontario where the Hornepayne First Nation is headquarted. They are members of the Matawa First Nations. Their land is virtually a wilderness with many lakes and few human settlements.