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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894
Date: July 8, 1889
Where or how concluded: Agreement.
Reference: H. R. Ex. Doc. 247, 51st Cong., 1st sess.
Tribe: Chippewa of Minnesota.
Red lake Chippewa (1).
Pembina Chippewa (2).
Mississippi Chippewa, of White Earth reservation (3).
White Oak band, Mississippi Chippewa (4).
Mille Lac lands, Mississippi Chippewa (5).
Pillager and Winnibigoshish bands (6).
Otter Tail Chippewa (7.)
Grand Portage Chippewa (8).
The Fond du Lac Chippewa (9).
Bois Fort and Deer Creek Chippewa.
Description of cession or reservation: By agreement various bands of these Indians respectively cede, as specified below, their title to the sundry tracts designated.
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in so much of the Red Lake reservation as is not embraced in the following boundaries: Commencing at the point on Thief river where the same crosses the line between Marshall and Polk counties; thence easterly to the most northwesterly point of the upper Red lake; thence easterly along the northerly shore of said upper Red lake to a point due N. of a point 1 mile E. from the easterly end of the lower Red lake; thence due S. to the the last-named point; thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point on Hay creek 1 mile from where said creek enters the lower Red lake; thence S. to a point from which a line extending W. passes midway between what is called the "Big marsh" and the sugar bush N. of, and nearest to, said marsh, said sugar bush being on the Red Lake and White Earth road; thence W. along said line between said marsh and sugar bush to Clear Water river, said line being supposed to be about 6 miles S. of the lower Red lake; thence northwesterly along said Clear Water river to the point where said river crosses the boundary of Red Lake reservation as the same has heretofore existed; thence along said reservation line to the place of beginning, as designated on a map published in 1888 by Rand, McNally & Co., of Chicago, Illinois. (Signed July 8, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in the same lands described in the preceding item (1). (Signed July 29, 1889.)
Cede their title and interest in all of White Earth reservation not embraced in the following boundaries: Ts. 141 and 142 of R. 37; Ts. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 of R. 38; Ts. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 of R. 39; Ts. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 of R. 40; Ts. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 of R. 41, and Ts. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 of R. 42..., and also cede all their right, title, and interest in and to the lands reserved by them and described in the first article (ending with the words "to the place of beginning") of the treaty with the Chippewas of the Mississippi, proclaimed Apr. 18, 1867 (16 Stat., p. 719), and also to the Executive addition thereto made and described in an Executive order dated Oct. 29, 1873; and they also hereby relinquish to the U. S. all their right, title, and interest in and to all and so much of the Red Lake reservation as is not required and reserved under the provisions of said act, to make and fill the allotments to the Red Lake Indians in quantity and manner as therein provided. (Signed July 29, 1889.)
Cede all their title and interest in and to all and so much of the White Earth reservation as is not required and reserved under and in accordance with the provisions of said act, to make and fill the allotments in quantity and manner as therein provided for the purposes and upon the terms specified in said act, and they also hereby grant, cede, and relinquish to the U. S. for the purposes and upon the terms stated in said act, all their right, title, and interest in and to the lands reserved by them in the first article (ending with the words "to the place of beginning") of the treaty with the Chippewas of the Mississippi, proclaimed Apr. 18, 1867 (16 Stat., p. 719), and also to the aforesaid Executive addition thereto, made and described in an Executive order dated Oct. 19, 1873; and they hereby cede and relinquish to the U. S. all their right, title, and interest in and to all and so much of the Red Lake reservation as is not required and reserved under and in accordance with the provisions of said act, to make and fill the allotments to the Red Lake Indians in quantity and manner as therein provided. (Signed Sept. 6, 1889.)
Cede all their title to lands described in the preceding article (4); and also relinquish to the U. S. the right of occupancy on the Mille Lac reservation. (Signed Oct. 5, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in and to the lands reserved and set apart for the Pillager and Winnibigoshish bands by the treaty of Feb. 22, 1855 (10 Stats., p. 1165), and particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of Little Boy river; thence up said river through the first lake to the southern extremity of the second lake on said river; thence in a direct line to the most southern point of Leech Lake, and thence through said lake so as to include all the islands therein, to the place of beginning, and also to the two other separate tracts reserved and set apart for the said Pillager and Lake Winnibigoshish bands by the second article of said treaty, and as therein described, and also to the Executive addition thereto made and described in an Executive order dated May 26, 1874; and also hereby cede and relinquish to the U. S. all right, title, and interest in and to so much of the Red Lake reservation as is not required and reserved, etc. (Signed Aug. 21, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in the lands described above in (3). (Signed July 29, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in and to the Grand Portage reservation; also all their interest in that part of the Red Lake reservation which is not required and reserved for allotments. (Signed Oct. 24, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in the Fond du Lac reservation, and all their rights in such portion of Red Lake reservation as is not needed for allotment. (Signed Nov. 21, 1889.)
Cede to the U. S. all their title and interest in and to the Bois Forte and Deer Creek reservations; also all their rights in such portion of Bed Lake reservation as is not needed for allotment. (Signed Nov. 12, 1889.)
Historical data and remarks: By the act of Jan. 14, 1889, the President was authorized, to appoint, within sixty days therefrom, three commissioners to negotiate with the different bands of Minnesota Chippewa for the cession of all their lands in Minnesota, except the White Earth and Red Lake reservations, and so much of these as were not required to fill allotments to the Indians. The agreements were not all made on the same day, however. As they are all under one act and parts of one transaction, they are all brought together here under one general heading.
The ceded portion is shown in the blue plat
The restricted reservation is the green plat
The portion ceded, is shown in
The diminished reservation is shown in
The Chippewa, Leech Lake, and Winnibigoshish reservations as at present limited are shown in No. 710 mauve. The Chippewa comprises the central portion; the Winnibigoshish the northern portion above the dotted line; the Leech Lake reservation the southern portion below the lower dotted line.
This reservation was set apart for them by the treaty of May 7, 1864
View maps: Minnesota (northern portion) ~ Minnesota 2 ~ Minnesota 1
Designation of cession(s) on map: 706~707~708~709~710~See 454~710~See 339~See 338~See 483, 484
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