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 In June of 1896, Montana Governor Rickards, sent a telegram to the sheriff of Cascade County, sheriff Dwyer, informing him to instruct major Sanno to round up the Little Shell Chippewas in the Great Falls region (in the June 17, 1896 issue of the Anaconda Standard they claimed it was the Cree but the Cree are the northern Chippewas who are known as Mus-ke-go-walk which means Swampy People) to prepare them for forced relocations.
-On June 18, 1896, the first Little Shell Chippewas were forced to board trains in the Great Falls region. First Lieutenant John J. Pershing was looking for chief Little Bear but Little Bear was not around. Instead, Pershing met with chief Buffalo Coat. Chief Buffalo Coat told sheriff Dwyer the leading adviser in the tribe was a full blooded Chippewa who strongly opposed the deportations. He may have been chief Rocky Boy. Sheriff Dwyer described chief Buffalo Coat as intelligent and dealt with the predicament in a business like manner. He was bought.
+On June 18, 1896, the first Little Shell Chippewas were forced to board trains in the Great Falls region. First Lieutenant John J. Pershing was looking for chief Little Bear but Little Bear was not around. Instead, Pershing met with chief Buffalo Coat. Chief Buffalo Coat told sheriff Dwyer the leading adviser in the tribe was a full blooded Chippewa who strongly opposed the deportations. He may have been chief Rocky Boy. Sheriff Dwyer described chief Buffalo Coat as intelligent who dealt with the predicament in a business like manner. He was bought.
-Other locations in Montana, the Little Shell Chippewas were gathered to be sent to after boarding trains to be deported out of the Little Shell Chippewas Great Falls Reservation, were Custer (Custer, Montana was located adjacent to the Crow Reservation in 1896 - 200 to 300 Chippewas were relocated to Crow Reservation), Havre (almost adjacent to Fort Assiniboine Indian Reservation - 100 to 200 Chippewas were relocated to Fort Assiniboine Indian Reservation), Malta (a few miles east of Fort Belknap Reservation 100 to 2000 Chippewas relocated to Fort Belknap Reservation), Missoula (It's few miles south of Flathead Reservation - 200 to 300 Chippewas were relocated to Flathead Reservation), and Glasgow (a few miles west of Fort Peck Reservation - 100 to 200 Chippewas relocated to Fort Peck Reservation). Exactly how many originally lived in the Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin region, is not known. Many were refugees from the 1862 Minnesota Indian War.<br>
+Other locations in Montana, the Little Shell Chippewas were gathered to be sent to after boarding trains to be deported out of the Little Shell Chippewas Great Falls Reservation, were Custer (Custer, Montana was located adjacent to the Crow Reservation in 1896 - 200 to 300 Chippewas were relocated to Crow Reservation), Havre (almost adjacent to Fort Assiniboine Indian Reservation - 100 to 200 Chippewas were relocated to Fort Assiniboine Indian Reservation), Malta (a few miles east of Fort Belknap Reservation 100 to 200 Chippewas relocated to Fort Belknap Reservation), Missoula (It's a few miles south of Flathead Reservation - 200 to 300 Chippewas were relocated to Flathead Reservation), and Glasgow (a few miles west of Fort Peck Reservation - 100 to 200 Chippewas relocated to Fort Peck Reservation). Most may have been relocated to the Wind River Reservation of Wyoming.
-It was reported that the Chippewas were to be relocated to Canada. During those times and even now, the whites have used the excuse that the Montana Chippewas were from Canada. That is incorrect. Only a few Chippewas fled south back to their native Montana, in 1885. The immediate families of chiefs Little Bear,&nbsp; Little Poplar, and Lucky Man. Probably at the most 50 people but to be realistic not more than 30 people returned to Montana.
+Some Little Shell Chippewas were relocated to Alberta (the Montana Reserve) and Saskatchewan (Onion Lake Reserve). However, the whites were cautious about relocating the Chippewas to Canada. Exactly how many originally lived in the Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin region, is not known. Many were refugees from the 1862 Minnesota Indian War.<br>
-Chippewas followed prophecy. They knew if they fled to an area with a large white population, it meant destruction. If they fled anywhere it was north. So many Chippewas from the Great Lakes region, followed the Seven Fires Prophecy and migrated west into Montana. That is the issue the United States refused to deal with in an honorable manner. Exactly how many of the Montana Chippewas who were sent back to Minnesota and Wisconsin, is unknown.<br>
+It was reported that the Chippewas were only to be relocated to Canada. That is a lie. During those times and even now, the whites have used the excuse that the Montana Chippewas were from Canada. That is incorrect. Only a few Chippewas fled south back to their native Montana, in 1885. The immediate families of chiefs Little Bear,&nbsp; Little Poplar, and Lucky Man. Probably at the most 50 people but to be realistic not more than 30 Chippewas returned to Montana, in 1885.
-What happened in 1896, was the deliberate forced relocation of several thousand Chippewas in the Great Falls region and north central Montana, to other Reservations in Montana including the Blackfeet (between 10 and 20), Crow (between 200 and 300), Flathead (between 200 and 300), Fort Assiniboine (between 100 and 200), and Fort Belknap and Fort Peck (between 100 and 200) Reservations in Montana, and to other Reservations in the western United States, especially the Navajo Reservation and other Reservations in Arizona and California. Wind River Reservation of Wyoming was another Reservation where a large number of Chippewas were relocated to in 1896. It was done to reduce the large Chippewa population in the Great Falls region and north central Montana, and not for any other reasons.
+Chippewas followed prophecy. They knew if they fled to an area with a large white population, it meant destruction. If they fled anywhere it was north. So many Chippewas from the Great Lakes region, followed the Seven Fires Prophecy and migrated west into Montana. That is the issue the United States refused to deal with in an honorable manner. Exactly how many of the Montana Chippewas who were sent back to Minnesota and Wisconsin, is unknown. They even relocated the Chippewas who were born and raised in Montana, out of Montana.<br>
+What happened in 1896, was the deliberate forced relocation of several thousand Chippewas in the Great Falls region and north central Montana, to other Reservations in Montana and elsewhere. It was done to reduce the large Chippewa population in the Great Falls region and north central Montana. What actually caused the forced relocations was the illegal theft of the Little Shell Chippewas Reservation in the Great Falls region. It is the land chief Little Shell III refused to cede. After chief Little Shell III was arrested in May of 1895, the United States wasted little time indulging in criminal activity.
 Other locations the Little Shell Chippewas of Montana were relocated to in 1896 include the following Reservations: Yakima Reservation; Fort McDermitt Reservation; Yurok-Hoopa Reservation; Pyramid Lake Reservation; Temoak Reservation; Uintah-Ouray Reservation; Chemehuevi Reservation; Augua Caliente Reservation; Morongo Reservation; Torres Martinez Reservation; Papago or Tohono O'odham Reservations; Yankton Reservation; Fort Berthold Reservation; Spirit Lake Reservation; Red Lake Reservation; Leech Lake Reservation; Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation; Bad River Reservation; Brighton Reservation (?) of Florida; and White Earth Reservation.
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 This following link http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/documents/ResMAP.HTM has a map of the Indian Reservations in the United States. Look for the number 173. Click on "Map Index" or click this link http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/documents/ResMapIndex.htm to find a list of the numbers which identify each Indian Reservation. For 173 it has OUT. It really represents the forced relocation of the Little Shell Chippewas of Montana, out of Montana.
-Though several thousand Chippewas were forced to relocate, many continued to live throughout their promised Reservation. Many were of mixed ancestry or metis. Too many of the metis have corrupted the Chippewas. Read the pdf book listed below under Important websites. Too much focus is on the metis. That is something that the real Chippewas must avoid. The Chippewas are Indians and don't like being listed as a people they are not.
+In 1898, chief Buffalo Coat, who was a leader of the Chippewas in the Great Falls region, requested from the State of Montana and the federal government, for State aid, land, and citizenship. Their reply was quite different from their 1894 reply. The State of Montana and federal government claimed no jurisdiction to settle the Chippewas on a Reservation or support them. Remember in 1894 they claimed jurisdiction in their crooked way.<br>
-Metis people refer to Louis Riel as their leader. Riel was white who helped to establish white colonies in Montana and also in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He ignited the 1885 Northwest Rebellion by establishing a white colony in Saskatchewan. He was not a leader of the Indians. He was their enemy. It is very important for the Montana Chippewas to ignore the metis. They are whites who side with the whites. Those Montana Little Shell Chippewas who are predominantly Indian, must avoid the metis who are trying to get government money. They don't care for Indians. The Little Shell Chippewas of Montana, must form an organization that allows only Chippewas who are predominantly Indian to serve as leaders of the Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe.
-In 1898, chief Buffalo Coat, who was a leader of the Chippewas in the Great Falls region, requested from the State of Montana and the federal government, for State aid, land, and citizenship. Their reply was quite different from their 1894 reply. The State of Montana and federal government claimed no jurisdiction to settle the Chippewas on a Reservation or support them.
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