Order in Council Regarding Newash Reserve Surrender

Order in Council Regarding Newash Reserve Surrender

Order in Council Regarding Newash Reserve Surrender

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A copy of the Order in Council in which the proposed surrender of 10,000 acres of land to the Crown by the Chippewas of Newash is accepted and enrolled in the records.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Date Made or Date Range: 1857-02-18
Seasonal time
English: Winter
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document

Materials

paper, ink, wax

Description of Writing/Text

A report submitted by the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs for ratification in regards to a surrender of land to the Crown from the Chiefs of the Newash Band of Chippewa Indians residing at Owen Sound. The Indians wish to surrender 10,000 acres of land located on the Westerly side of Owen Sound, if conditions set for in the deed are met. The Committee subsequently recommends that the surrender be accepted and enrolled in the offices of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Signatories:

William H. Lee, C.E.C.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
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Date document signed

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty Number 209
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 214-215.

GKS Reference Number: 1366
How to Cite this Item

18 February 1857, Order in Council Regarding Newash Reserve Surrender, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1845, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 209, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3190, 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

43.3, -78.1

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands