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Saulteaux Adhesion to Treaty No. 4
Saulteaux Adhesion to Treaty No. 4
Saulteaux Adhesion to Treaty No. 4
The Saulteaux Tribe of Indians not present during the signing of Treaty No. 4 wish to adhere to all the stipulations and conditions of the treaty, as if they were present on the day of signing.
First Nation wishing to adhere to terms of Treaty No. 4.
Indian Treaties and Surrenders.
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Description of Document:
The Saulteaux Indians not in attendance at Qu'Appelle during the negotiations for Treaty No. 4, agreed to accept the several provisions, payments, and reserves of the said treaty, and they solemnly promised to abide by, carry out, and fulfill all the stipulations, obligations and conditions therein contained in said treaty.
Witnesses:
Arch. McDonald
George Flett
A. Maxwell
David Armit
Henry McKay
Ellen McDonald
Mart Armit
Crown Signatories:
Alexander Morris, Lt.Gov. North-West Territories
David Laird, Indian Commissioner
W.J. Christie, Indian Commissioner
First Nations Signatories:
Waywasecapow, or the Man Proud of Standing Upright
Otamakooewin, or Shapousetung's First Son, The Man Who Stands on the Earth
Date document signed
Provenance
Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 316-317.
About This GRASAC Record
21 September 1874, Saulteaux Adhesion to Treaty No. 4, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 273, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3250, 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