What are the 4 bands at Hobbema?

We’re sitting in the lobby of a law office in Maskwacis, formerly Hobbema, a community of four First Nation bands—the Samson Cree, Ermineskin Cree, Louis Bull Tribe and Montana First Nation—an hour drive south of Edmonton.

Where is Samson Cree Nation located?

Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada
The Samson Cree Nation, (Cree: ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᕽ, nîpisîhkopâhk, lit. ‘at willow grove’) also known as the Samson First Nation, is one of four band governments in the area of Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada.

Why did they change the name of Hobbema?

Band members say the area wasn’t called Hobbema until 1891, when the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway named a flag station after a Dutch landscape painter. Now, residents say switching the name to its traditional form will better reflect the heritage of the tribe that lives there.

What is Hobbema called now?

Maskwacis
The Samson Cree Nation south of Edmonton says provincial and county governments will soon recognize a new name for their community.

How many bands are in the Hobbema?

four Bands
In 1879 the Samson Band joined the four Bands of Hobbema.

How many Indian bands are there in Alberta?

There are 48 First Nations or “bands” in Alberta (in the sense of governments made up of a council and a chief), belonging to nine different ethnic groups or “tribes” based on their ancestral languages.

What is the population of the Samson Cree Nation?

Samson Cree has an approximate population of 14,061 people within Four Nations.

What does Ponoka mean in Cree?

elk
As a result, all of Hobbema’s neighbouring communities came to bear names of First Nations origin (Ponoka (“elk”), Menaik (“spruce”), Wetaskiwin (“hills where peace was made”)), with the exception of Hobbema itself.

What tribe is Maskwacis?

The Ermineskin Cree Nation is located in the Maskwacis area, which is about 70km south of Edmonton along Highway 2A and at Junction 611 and is only a short distance from Highway 2, which links Edmonton and Calgary.