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Description of Surrendered Land:

The Chiefs and principal men of the band of Indians known as the Colpoy's Bay Band residing at Colpoy's Bay in the County of Grey, have surrendered unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria, a tract of land containing six thousand acres situated on the south-east side of Colpoy's Bay, in the Township of Keppel, County of Grey. The tract of land was originally set aside and reserved for the sole use of the Chippewa Indians of Saugeen and Owen Sound. The Colpoy's Bay Band of Indians have surrendered this land and have decided to join the Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe on the Christian Island. The land is to be sold by auction without conditions of settlement, the terms of the sale to be one-fourth of the purchase money down and the remainder in six equal annual instalments, bearing interest at six per cent, but no timber shall be cut down except by actual settlers, until purchase money is paid up in full, and the proceeds to be funded for the benefit of the Indians.

Witnesses:

W.R. Bartlett, S.I.A.

F.T. Wilkes, J., C. Crt. of Grey

First Nations Signatories:

Joseph Jones, Chief

John Smith, Chief

Walker Smith, Councillor

Warriors:

Thos. Jones

Isaac Wahbegenees

William Sahgewebe

James Barrel

Chas. Megis

Luke Snake

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 233-234.

16 August 1861, Map of Colpoy's Bay Band, Keppel Township Land Surrender, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT236, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3221, accessed [date]).

This record was created under the direction of Heidi Bohaker as part of a larger research project funded by an Aboriginal Research Grant titled “Braiding Knowledges: Anishinaabe Heritage in Community Perspective”from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).