The band can trace their origins to central Canada, and were pushed westward to avoid encroachment by European settlers.
[5] Negotiations for the return of the surrendered land began in April 1989 when the band submitted a claim to the Minister of Indian Affairs.
During the subsequent inquiry by the Indian Claims Commission it was discovered that as many as three of the individuals who signed the surrender document in 1907 were less than 21 years of age.
It was also discovered that the affidavit certifying the surrender was not properly sworn according to the statutory standards in place at the time.
[6] In 2001, the initial Fishing Lake 1907 Trustees were William (Bill) Anderson, Leona Desjarlais, Laverne Knight, Jackie Ottmann, Janelle Bird, Lorraine Lysyshen and Milton Paquachan.