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Hope for the First Nations

A History of HFTFN
In 1997, nine high school students and one adult met the challenge of a mission trip to Minnesota to work with the Indian children for Vacation Bible School.  (read more)

 

The Anishinaabeg

A history of "The Orginal People"
Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinabek or Anishinaabeg (which is the plural form of the word) is a self-description often used by people belonging to the indigenous Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonkin peoples of North America, who share closely related Algonquian languages. The Saulteaux people of western Manitoba and eastern Sasktachewan are also Anishinaabe. Their descendents traveled from eastern Canada and were originally from the Sault Ste. Marie region of Ontario, Canada.

 

White Earth Reservation

A history of white earth
The White Earth Indian Reservation was formed in 1868 after a treaty was arranged with the Mississippi Bands of Ojibwe the year before, though Native Americans of Otter Tail Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians and Wild Rice River Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians eventually came to settle on the site. (read more)

 

 

 

Hope For the First Nations

Lynn Wilson, Executive Director
Lynn@hftfn.org

Lindy Wilson, President
Lindy@hftfn.org

164 South Meadowbrook Rd. | Springfield, IL  62711 | Phone (217) 793-0707