St. Regis Akwesasne Surrender

St. Regis Akwesasne Surrender

St. Regis Akwesasne Surrender

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Introduction

The Iroquois Indians residing at St. Regis,in the District of Montreal, surrender to Her Majesty a tract of land situated in the County of Glengarry, to be held in trust for the benefit of the Indians.

Nation of Maker: Mohawk
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands.

Place of Origin: Akwesasne
Date Made or Date Range: 1847-06-01
Seasonal time
English: Spring
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Indian Treaties and Surrenders

Materials

paper, ink, wax

Motifs and Patterns

The marks of 26 First Nations signatories

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
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 140
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 136-138.

GKS Reference Number: 454
How to Cite this Item

1 June 1847, St. Regis Akwesasne Surrender, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1844, Reel T-9338, GAD REF IT 140, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 2925, 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

45.00687, -74.65004

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands

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