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Description of Treaty Lands:

The Salteaux Tribe of the Ojibway Indians do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to the Crown the lands included within the following limits:

Commencing at a post on the Pigeon River route where the international boundary line between the territories of Great Britain and the United States intersects the height of land separating the waters running to Lake Superior from those flowing to Lake Winnipeg; then northerly, westerly and easterly along the height of the land aforesaid, following its sinuosities, whatever their course may be, to the point at which the said height of land meets the summit of the watershed from which the streams flow to Lake Nepigon; then northerly and westerly or whatever may be its course, along the ridge separating the waters of the Nepigon and the Winnipeg to the height of land dividing the waters of the Albany and the Winnipeg; then westerly and northerly along the height of land dividing the waters flowing to Hudsons Bay by the Albany or other rivers from those running to English River and the Winnipeg to a point on the said height of land bearing north forty-five degrees east from Fort Alexander, at the mouth of the Winnipeg; then south forty-five degrees west to Fort Alexander, at the mouth of the Winnipeg; then southerly along the eastern bank of the Winnipeg to the mouth of White Mouth River; then southerly by the line described as in that part forming the eastern boundary of the tract surrendered by the Chippewa and Swampy Cree tribes of Indians to Her Majesty on the third of August 1871, namely by White Mouth River to White Mouth Lake, and then on a line having the general bearing of White Mouth River to the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude; then by the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the Lake of the Woods, and from then by the international boundary line to the place of beginning, embracing an area of fifty-five thousand square miles.

Her Majesty agreed to lay aside reserves for farming lands, as well as lots of land for Indian families. As well Her Majesty agreed to the following:

1.) To provide twelve dollars for each man, woman, and child belonging to the bands represented

2.) To provide schools on reserve should the bands desire it

3.) To allow Indians the right to pursue their avocations of hunting and fishing throughout the tract surrendered, excepting such tracts as may be required or taken up for settlement, mining, lumbering or other purposes.

4.) Such sections of the reserves may at any time be required for Public Works or buildings of another nature may be appropriated for that purpose by Her Majesty's government, due compensation being made for the value of any improvements thereon.

5.) After the execution of this treaty it was agreed that an accurate census of all Indians inhabiting the tract shall be conducted.

6.) A yearly sum of five dollars per head shall be paid to each Indian yearly.

7.) The sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum shall be yearly expended by Her Majesty in the purchase of ammunition and twine for nets for the use of the Indians.

8.) The following articles shall be supplied to any band of the said Indians who were at the time cultivating the soil: two hoes, one spade, one plough, five harrows, one scythe, one axe, one cross-cut saw, one hand saw, one pit-saw, one grindstone, one auger, carpenters tools, wheat, barley, potatoes, oats, one yoke of oxen, one bull, four cows.

9.) Each Chief shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five dollars per annum, and each subordinate officer, shall receive fifteen dollars per year, and each Chief and subordinate officer shall receive a suitable suit of clothing every three years, as well as a suitable flag and medal.

Witnesses:

James McKay

Molyneux St. John

Robert Pither

Christine V.K. Morris

Charles Nolin

A. McDonald, Capt. Commanding Escort to Lieutenant Governor

Jas. F. Graham

Joseph Nolin

A. McLeod

George McPherson Sr.

Sedley Blanchard

W. Fred Buchanan

Frank G. Becher

Alfred Codd, M.D.

G.S. Corbault

Pierre Le Vieller

Nicholas Chatelaine

Crown Signatories:

Alex Morris, L.G.

J.A.N. Provencher, Ind. Comr.

S.J. Dawson

First Nations Signatories:

Keetakaypinais

Kitchigaykake

Notenaquahung

Mawedopenais

Powwasang

Candacomigowininie

Papaskogin

Maynowahtawwayskung

Kitchinekabehan

Sahkatcheway

Mukadaywahsin

Mekiesies

Ousconnageish

Wahshiskouce

Kahkeeyash

Gobay

Kametiash

Neeshotal

Keeseegokay

Shashagauce

Shahwinnabinais

Ayashawash

Payahbeewash

Kahtaytaypaocutch

Date document signed

Canada, Indian Treaties and Surrenders from 1680 to 1890, 2 vols., (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1891), 1: 303-307.

3 October 1873, Treaty No. 3, Library and Archives Canada, Indian Affairs, D-10a, Series A, Volume 1846, Reel T-9939, GAD REF IT 266, http://grasac.org/gks, (heritage item id no. 3247, 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).