 About A. D. 1871, or shortly before it, part of this Pembina band was removed to the White Earth reservation in Minnesota, and settled on a township of land purchased for them from the northwestern part of the reservation' on the Wild Rice river and hence called, The Township of the Pembinas. Not every Pembina relocated. In total, about 543 people were enumerated when Treaty Annuities were given out. The following list excludes Mixed-Bloods, but lists the names of 194 Full-Bloods. An additional 40 names are included on this list from 1895. CLICK PAGES TO ENLARGE            NAMES OF THE OJIBWAYS OF THE PEMBINA BAND, NORTH DAKOTA in Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Volume 2. (1908), North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck.
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Sharon Buckanaga Walker
1/25/2019 07:02:36 am
Enjoy reading about ancestry history
Joanne Soldier
1/25/2019 07:15:47 am
My great-grandmother originally from White Earth, her maiden name was Walker. She settled in Swan Lake First Nation, Manitoba with my great-grandfather Esquash. 👍🏽 Leave a Reply. |
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