Colpoy's Bay Band, Keppel Township Land Surrender
Colpoy's Bay Band, Keppel Township Land Surrender
Colpoy's Bay Band, Keppel Township Land Surrender
Surrender of reserve land to the Crown by the Colpoy's Bay Band of Indians. Approximately 6,000 acres were surrendered and set to be sold for the benefit of the Indians. See IT235 - Copy of Order in Council & IT236 - Map.
First Nation surrendering land
Treaty document
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paper, ink, wax, red ink
7 doodemag, 3 red wax seals,
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
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 233-234.
About This GRASAC Record
16 August 1861, 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 IT 234, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3219, 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).
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Location of treaty lands