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Robert Smallboy
Chief Johnny Bob Smallboy (7 November 1898 - 8 July 1984), also Robert or Apitchitchiw, was a community leader who brought national attention to problems faced by urban and reserve Indians of when he "returned to the land" with followers from troubled Canadian Indian reservations. He was born on the Peigan Nation, SW of Fort Macleod, Alta on 7 November 1898, of a traditional Cree family who were among the last to settle on their allotted reserve at Hobbema in central Alberta. A Treaty 6 nation location between Calgary and Edmonton and located on oil and gas reserves. Smallboy became a hunter, trapper, farmer, and eventually chief of the Ermineskin Band from 1959 to 1969. In 1968, to escape deteriorating social and political conditions on the reserve, he moved to a bush camp on the Kootenay Plains. He attributed the alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide that he saw in his community to living modern lives on the reserve. Accompanied by approximately 125 people and with help from othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peigan Reserve
Piikani 147, formerly Peigan 147, is an Indian reserve of the Piikani Nation in Alberta. It is located west of the City of Lethbridge. It has a land area of , making it the fourth-largest Indian reserve in Canada, and lies at an elevation of . The Canada 2011 Census reported a population of 1,217 inhabitants. It is bordered by the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 on its north and east, and by the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 on its west and south. The nearest outside communities are Fort Macleod and Pincher Creek Pincher Creek is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies, west of Lethbridge and south of Calgary. History For centuries before European settlers reached this area and inhabited it, Indigen .... External linksMap of Piikani 147 at Statcan References Indian reserves in Alberta {{Alberta-IndianReserve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |