Mississauga Surrender of Rice Lake Islands

Mississauga Surrender of Rice Lake Islands

Mississauga Surrender of Rice Lake Islands

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Upon the approval of the Governor General, the Mississauga Tribe of Indians have surrendered unto the Crown all the islands and main land lying in the Newcastle and Colborne Districts, including the islands in Rice Lake. The proceeds of sale are to be paid to the Indians on an annual basis and will consist of interest payments. See IT 195 - Original Surrender & IT 197 - Surrender Copy

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Place of Origin: Curve Lake First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1856-06-24
Seasonal time
English: Spring
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

ink, paper, wax, red ink

Motifs and Patterns

10 doodemag

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land Sold:

The Chiefs and Principal Men of the Mississauga Tribe of Indians settled and inhabiting the borders of Rice Lake, Mud Lake and Scugog Lake, in the Newcastle and Colborne Districts, do surrender unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria, in trust to be sold to the advantage of the Indians, all and singular the islands and mainland lying in the Newcastle and Colborne Districts including the islands in Rice Lake, save and except the lands now occupied by the Tribe.

Witnesses:

Jno. Short

Luke T. Skye

M.G. Paudauh, Interpreter

John Fawn

James Schofield

William Marsden

Jacob Crane Jr.

Crown Signatories:

T.G. Anderson, S.I.A.

First Nation Signatories:

George Paudaush

John Crow

Robert Soper

Peter Nogee

John Bigman

Jacob Crane

James McCue

Peter Patchey

Isaac Irons

Joseph Muskrat

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: ink smears, pieces missing, water stains, yellowing, dirty along fold lines
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date document signed

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty Number 196
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 206-207.

GKS Reference Number: 1368
How to Cite this Item

24 June 1856, Mississauga Surrender of Rice Lake Islands, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 196, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3179, accessed [date]).

Record Creation Context

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).

Approximate Place of Origin

44.48378, -78.3601

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands

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