Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation is located near Elphinstone, Manitoba on 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 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.Origins
The reserve was established around Riding Mountain House, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company that operated from 1860 until 1895.
The group takes their name from Keeseekoowenin, who was Chief when they moved to the reserve in 1875.
