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The Chiefs, Sachems and Principal Men of the Indian Tribes resident at Saugeen, Owen Sound agreed that it would be desirous to make a full and complete surrender unto the Crown of that Peninsula known as the Saugeen and Owen Sound Indian Reserve. The Indians do surrender the whole of the above named tract of country, bounded on the south by a straight line drawn from the Indian Village of Saugeen to the Indian village of Nawash, in continuation of the northern limits of the narrow strip recently surrendered by us to the Crown; and bounded on the north-east and west by Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, with the following reservations, to wit:

1. The Saugeen Indians reserve all that block of land bounded on the west by a straight line running due north from the River Saugeen, at the spot where it is entered by a ravine, immediately to the west of the village, and over which a bridge has recently been constructed, to the shore of Lake Huron; on the south by the aforesaid northern limit of the surrendered strip; on the east by a line drawn from a spot upon the coast at a distance of about (9.5) nine miles and a half from the western boundary aforesaid, and running parallel thereto until it touches the aforementioned northern limits of the recently surrendered strip; and they wish it to be understood that they wish the Peninsula at the mouth of the Saugeen River to the west of the western boundary aforesaid to be laid out in townpark lots and sold for the benefit of the Indian Tribes without delay; and they also want to make clear that their surrender includes that parcel of land which is in continuation of the strip which was recently surrendered to the Saugeen River.

2. They also reserve to themselves a tract of land called Chief's Point, bounded on the east by a line drawn from a spot half a mile up the Sable River, and continued in a northerly direction to the bay, and upon all other sides by the lake.

3. They reserve for the benefit of the Owen Sound Indians, all that tract of land bounded on the south by the northern limit of the continuation of the strip recently surrenderd; on the north-west by a line drawn from the north easterly angle of the aforesaid strip; on the south-east by the sound extending to the southern limit of the Caughnawaga Settlement; on the north by a line two miles in length and forming the said southern limit.

4. And they also reserve reserve unto themselves a tract of land called Cape Crocker, bounded on three sides by Georgian Bay, on the south-west side by a line drawn from the bottom of Nochemowenaing Bay to the mouth of Sucker River, and they include in the aforesaid surrender the parcel of land contained in the continuation to Owen's Sound of the recently surrendered strip aforesaid.

5. For the benefit of the Colpoy's Bay Indians, a tract of land containing 6,000 acres and including their village, and bounded on the north by Colpoy's Bay, was reserved for their particular use.

6. It is also noted that no islands were included in this surrender.

The interest of the principal sum arising out of the sale of their lands will be regularly paid to them.

Witnesses:

Jas. Ross, M.P.P.

C. Rankin, P.L.S.

A. McNabb, Crown Land Agent

Crown Signatories:

L. Oliphant, Superintendent General of Indian Affairs

Peter Jacobs, Missionary

First Nations Signatories:

John Kaduhgekwun

Alex Madwayosh

John Manedswab

Jno. Thos. Wahbuhdick

Peter Jones

David Sawyer

John H. Beaty

Thomas Pabahmosh

John Madwashemind

John Johnston

John Aunjegahbowh

James Newash

Thomas Wahbuhdick

Charles Keeshick

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 195-196.

13 October 1854, Saugeen Peninsula Surrender, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT178, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3164, 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).