Surrender of Saugeen Peninsula, Lake Huron

Surrender of Saugeen Peninsula, Lake Huron

Surrender of Saugeen Peninsula, Lake Huron

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Introduction

Bond Heads call to the Sauking Indians to give up their lands (Bruce Peninsula or Saugeen Peninsula) to the King, in order to receive proper houses and assistance to become civilized.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

First Nation surrendering lands

Place of Origin: Manitowaning, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1836-08-09
Seasonal time
English: Summer
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Treaty document.

Materials

parchment, wax, ink,

Motifs and Patterns

4 doodemag

Description of Writing/Text

Description of Land Sold:

Bond Head proposes that the Sauking Indians should surrender to the King the Sauking Territory presently occupied by them, and that they should move to the part of their territory which lies on the north of Owen Sound, upon which proper houses shall be built, and proper assistance given to enable them to become civilized.

Witnesses:

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

Joseph Stinson, Genl. Supt. Of Weslayan Missions

Adam Elliot

James Evans

F.L. Ingall, Lieut. 15th Regt. Commandg. Detacht.

Talfourd W. Field, Dist. Agent.

First Nation’s Signatories:

F.B. Head

Metiewabe

Alexander Kaquta Bunevairear

Kowgisawis

Mettawansh

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: holes, ink blots, tears, evidence of conservation
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date document signed

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Government Archives Division Reference Indian Treaty Number 121
Publication History

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 113.

GKS Reference Number: 1486
How to Cite this Item

9 August 1836, Surrender of Saugeen Peninsula, Lake Huron, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1844, Reel T-9938, GAD REF IT 121, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 2866, 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

45.7364, -81.8031

Source of Information about Places

Location of treaty lands