Signs of protest have popped up on porches, doors, and cars on Manitoba Housing properties in Portage la Prairie.
Living in them, people of Waterhen First Nation – Portage, who say they were forced from their homes more than 20 years ago.
Representatives for the people facing eviction say about 100 people are being ordered to leave because Manitoba Housing says they've refused to pay their rent.
“I don't feel good at all. Kind of worried,” said Bernadette Chartrand. “I'll probably live in my husband's car."
Chartrand and her husband Russell are both 64-years-old, have serious health problems, and can't work.
In 1996 people on their First Nation northwest of Dauphin were divided. Some accused the chief of corruption and the RCMP was brought in.
Justine Gabriel was a child in 1996 and remembers the ordeal. She worries what this next move will do to her daughter.
"She's just four and now she's going to be traumatized by this. It's a new generation we're bringing up into this, and this is the second time it's going to happen," she said.
"Ideally, all tenants are treated equitably and fairly. A handful of tenants refusing to pay rent for 20 years is not fair for the thousands of other tenants of Manitoba Housing who do pay rent," said a provincial spokesperson for Manitoba Housing.
Donna Gabriel has lived in her Manitoba Housing unit since the displacement and is a spokesperson for affected families.
She said people never wanted to live in Portage la Prairie and the arrangement was supposed to be temporary.
Gabriel said efforts to relocate her people stalled with federal and provincial governments, and they shouldn't have to pay rent.
"It's making us look terrible and not focusing on the real issues of the removal and what has happened in the past 20 years," said Gabriel.
In all, Gabriel said 16 families received letters from the Sheriffs Services to be out of their homes by 11 Monday morning. But when 11 a.m. arrived, no one forced them out.
One of the tasks of Sheriffs Services is to enforce eviction court orders. A justice spokesperson told CTV News it's not clear what day or time officers will arrive at these homes to carry out the order.
Manitoba Housing says the enforcement of the eviction order must be executed by Aug. 28.
Gabriel said the families want a long term solution and for the federal government to intervene.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada said it's arranging a meeting with Gabriel, and it encourages all parties to work with Manitoba Housing to find a resolution.
