SCHANTOGA INDIANS IN CANADA

THESE NATIVES ARE CALLED 'PEOPLE OF THE WOODS'. THEY ARE A DIVISION OF TEH ASINIBOIN WHICH DOBBS PLACED NORTHWEST OF LAKE WINNEPEG, CANADA. IN 1850'S THEY HAD ABOUT 58 LODGES IN SEVERAL BANDS. THEY TRAVELED OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO SASKATCHEWAN. IN 1741 THEY WERE PLACED NORTH WEST OF LAKE WINNEPEG. THEIR USUAL HABITAT WAS NOT FAR FROM SASKATCHEWAN RIVER. THEIR NEIGHBORS WERE THE ASSINIBOINE. THEY TRADED AT HUDSON BAY COMPANY POST ON THE ASSINIBOINE RIVER. IN 1862 THEY HAD A POPULATION OF 200 FOLKS. THEY BUILT 100 LODGES WITH 200 WARRIORS. THEIR TOTAL POPULATION WAS 880!. THEY NOW LIVE ON A RESERVE OF 70,000 ACRES. THEY ARE A VERY ENERGETIC TRIBE. THEY RAISED STOCK, SOLD TIMBER, FURS, AND BEADWORK WORKED AS RANCHMEN. IN 1873 A MISSION WAS BUILT THERE.

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