O'Chiese First Nation facts for kids
| People | Anishinaabe |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 6 |
| Headquarters | Rocky Mountain House |
| Province | Alberta |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | O'Chiese 203 |
| Other reserve(s) | |
| Land area | 141.32 km2 |
| Population (2019) | |
| On reserve | 926 |
| Off reserve | 527 |
| Total population | 1453 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Ray “Douglas” Beaverbones |
| Tribal Council | |
| Yellowhead Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| ochiese.ca | |
The O'Chiese First Nation (/oʊˈtʃiːz/) is a Saulteaux First Nation in Alberta, Canada. The First Nation's homeland is the 14,131.9 ha (34,921 acres) O'Chiese 203A Indian reserve, located approximately 52 km northwest of Rocky Mountain House. Also reserved is the O'Chiese Cemetery 203A. As of November 2013, the First Nation had the population of 1,250 registered people, of which the on-reserve population was 831 people. The primary language spoken on the reserve is the Western Ojibwa language. Though the ancestors of O'Chiese First Nation made the area about Baptiste River their winter camp site where they hunted moose and deer, and trapped small game for the fur trade, they also migrated as far south as the Milk River in Montana in the summer.
Governance
The O'Chiese First Nation elect their leadership through the Act Electoral System. The First Nation is affiliated with Yellowhead Tribal Council. O'Chiese First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 6 adhesion, signed on May 13, 1950.
