193:, and in 1896 the Clear Lake Reserve was formally established, with Baptiste Bone as chief. Keeseekoowenin remained chief of the original reserve, although the government considered he was chief of both. Government and church officials praised Keeseekoowenin's group as model Christian farmers, while disparaging the more "primitive" Clear Lake hunters and fishers. In 1935 the Clear Lake group was evicted, in part to make way for tourists but also to encourage the group to assimilate by taking up farming.
200:, and Keeseekoowenin was baptized as Moses Burns. However, he still retained some traditional beliefs and customs. While wanting his people to benefit from education and Christianity, he also wanted to preserve the best of their traditional values and practices. Keeseekoowenin had an imposing physical presence, and was highly skilled as a trapper, buffalo hunter and farmer. He died on 10 April 1906 on
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