Treaties 1 and 2 between her Majesty the Queen and the Chippewa and Cree Indians of Manitoba and Country Adjacent with Adhesions
3rd August 1871
Treaty No. 1
ARTICLES OF A TREATY made and concluded this third day of
August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one,
between Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland by Her Commissioner, Wemyss M. Simpson, Esquire, of the
one part, and the Chippewa and Swampy Cree Tribes of Indians, inhabitants
of the country within the limits hereinafter defined and described,
by their Chiefs chosen and named as hereinafter mentioned, of the
other part.
Whereas all the Indians inhabiting the said country have pursuant
to an appointment made by the said Commissioner, been convened at
a meeting at the Stone Fort, otherwise called Lower Fort Garry,
to deliberate upon certain matters of interest to Her Most Gracious
Majesty, of the one part, and to the said Indians of the other,
and whereas the said Indians have been notified and informed by
Her Majesty's said Commissioner that it is the desire of Her Majesty
to open up to settlement and immigration a tract of country bounded
and described as hereinafter mentioned, and to obtain the consent
thereto of her Indian subjects inhabiting the said tract, and to
make a treaty and arrangements with them so that there may be peace
and good will between them and Her Majesty, and that they may know
and be assured of what allowance they are to count upon and receive
year by year from Her Majesty's bounty and benevolence.
And whereas the Indians of the said tract, duly convened in council
as aforesaid, and being requested by Her Majesty's said Commissioner
to name certain Chiefs and Headmen who should be authorized on their
behalf to conduct such negotiations and sign any treaty to be founded
thereon, and to become responsible to Her Majesty for the faithful
performance by their respective bands of such obligations as should
be assumed by them, the said Indians have thereupon named the following
persons for that purpose, that is to say:
Mis-koo-kenew or Red Eagle (Henry Prince), Ka-ke-ka-penais, or
Bird for ever, Na-sha-ke-penais, or Flying down bird, Na-na-wa-nanaw,
or Centre of Bird's Tail, Ke-we-tayash, or Flying round, Wa-ko-wush,
or Whip-poor-will, Oo-za-we-kwun, or Yellow Quill, - and thereupon
in open council the different bands have presented their respective
Chiefs to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the Province
of Manitoba and of the North-West Territory being present at such
council, and to the said Commissioner, as the Chiefs and Headman
for the purposes aforesaid of the respective bands of Indians inhabiting
the said district hereinafter described; and whereas the said Lieutenant
Governor and the said Commissioner then and there received and acknowledged
the persons so presented as Chiefs and Headmen for the purpose aforesaid;
and whereas the said Commissioner has proceeded to negotiate a treaty
with the said Indians, and the same has finally been agreed upon
and concluded as follows, that is to say:
The Chippewa and Swampy Cree Tribes of Indians and all other the
Indians inhabiting the district hereinafter described and defined
do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to Her Majesty the
Queen and successors forever all the lands included within the following
limits, that is to say: Beginning at the international boundary
line near its junction with the Lake of the Woods, at a point due
north from the centre of Roseau Lake; thence to run due north to
the centre of Roseau Lake; thence northward to the centre of White
Mouth Lake, otherwise called White Mud Lake; thence by the middle
of the lake and the middle of the river issuing therefrom to the
mouth thereof in Winnipeg River; thence by the Winnipeg River to
its mouth; thence westwardly, including all the islands near the
south end of the lake, across the lake to the mouth of Drunken River;
thence westwardly to a point on Lake Manitoba half way between Oak
Point and the mouth of Swan Creek; thence across Lake Manitoba in
a line due west to its western shore; thence in a straight line
to the crossing of the rapids on the Assiniboine; thence due south
to the international boundary line; and thence eastwardly by the
said line to the place of beginning. To have and to hold the same
to Her said Majesty the Queen and Her successors for ever; and Her
Majesty the Queen hereby agrees and undertakes to lay aside and
reserve for the sole and exclusive use of the Indians the following
tracts of land, that is to say: For the use of the Indians belonging
to the band of which Henry Prince, otherwise called Mis-koo-ke-new
is the Chief, so much of land on both sides of the Red River, beginning
at the south line of St. Peter's Parish, as will furnish one hundred
and sixty acres for each family of five, or in that proportion for
larger or smaller families; and for the use of the Indians of whom
Na-sha-ke-penais, Na-na-wa-nanaw, Ke-we-tayash and Wa-ko-wush are
the Chiefs, so much land on the Roseau River as will furnish one
hundred and sixty acres for each family of five, or in that proportion
for larger or smaller families, beginning from the mouth of the
river; and for the use of the Indians of which Ka-ke-ka-penais is
the Chief, so much land on the Winnipeg River above Fort Alexander
as will furnish one hundred and sixty acres for each family of five,
or in that proportion for larger or smaller families, beginning
at a distance of a mile or thereabout above the Fort; and for the
use of the Indians of whom Oo-za-we-kwun is Chief, so much land
on the south and east side of the Assiniboine, about twenty miles
above the Portage, as will furnish one hundred and sixty acres for
each family of five, or in that proportion for larger or smaller
families, reserving also a further tract enclosing said reserve
to comprise an equivalent to twenty-five square miles of equal breadth,
to be laid out round the reserve, it being understood, however,
that if, at the date of the execution of this treaty, there are
any settlers within the bounds of any lands reserved by any band,
Her Majesty reserves the right to deal with such settlers as She
shall deem just, so as not to diminish the extent of land allotted
to the Indians.
And with a view to show the satisfaction of Her Majesty with the
behaviour and good conduct of Her Indians parties to this treaty,
She hereby, through Her Commissioner, makes them a present of three
dollars for each Indian man, woman and child belonging to the bands
here represented.
And further, Her Majesty agrees to maintain a school on each reserve
hereby made whenever the Indians of the reserve should desire it.
Within the boundary of Indian reserves, until otherwise enacted
by the proper legislative authority, no intoxicating liquor shall
be allowed to be introduced or sold, and all laws now in force or
hereafter to be enacted to preserve Her Majesty's Indian subjects
inhabiting the reserves or living elsewhere from the evil influence
of the use of intoxicating liquors shall be strictly enforced.
Her Majesty's Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after the
execution of this treaty, cause to be taken an accurate census of
all the Indians inhabiting the district above described, distributing
them in families, and shall in every year ensuing the date hereof,
at some period during the month of July in each year, to be duly
notified to the Indians and at or near their respective reserves,
pay to each Indian family of five persons the sum of fifteen dollars
Canadian currency, or in like proportion for a larger or smaller
family, such payment to be made in such articles as the Indians
shall require of blankets, clothing, prints (assorted colours),
twine or traps, at the current cost price in Montreal, or otherwise,
if Her Majesty shall deem the same desirable in the interests of
Her Indian people, in cash.
And the undersigned Chiefs do hereby bind and pledge themselves
and their people strictly to observe this treaty and to maintain
perpetual peace between themselves and Her Majesty's white subjects,
and not to interfere with the property or in any way molest the
persons of Her Majesty's white or other subjects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Her Majesty's said Commissioner and
the said Indian Chiefs have hereunto subscribed and set their hand
and seal at Lower Fort Garry, this day and year herein first above
named.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of, the same having
been first read and explained:
- Adams G. Archibald,
- Lieut.-Gov. of Man. and
- N.W. Territories.
- James McKay, P.L.C.
- A. G. Irvine, Major
- Abraham Cowley,
- Donald Gunn, M.L.C.
- Thomas Howard, P.S.
- Henry Cochrane,
- James McArrister,
- Hugh McArrister,
- E. Alice Archibald,
- Henri Bouthillier
- Wemyss M. Simpson, [L.S.] Indian Commissioner,
- Mis-Koo-Kee-New, or Red Eagle (Henry Prince), his x mark
- Ka-Ke-Ka-Penais or Bird For Ever), William Pennefather, his
x mark
- Na-Sha-Ke-Penais, or Flying Down Bird, his x mark
- Na-Ha-Wa-Nanan, or Centre Of Bird's Tail, his x mark
- Ke-We-Tay-Ash, or Flyinground, his x mark
- Wa-Ko-Wush, or Whip-Poor-Will, his x mark
- Oo-Za-We-Kwun, or Yellow Quill, his x mark
Memorandum of things outside of the Treaty which were promised
at the Treaty at the Lower Fort, signed the third day of August,
A.D. 1871.
- For each Chief who signed the treaty, a dress distinguishing
him as Chief.
- For braves and for councillors of each Chief a dress; it being
supposed that the braves and councillors will be two for each
Chief.
- For each Chief, except Yellow Quill, a buggy.
- For the braves and councillors of each Chief, except Yellow
Quill, a buggy.
- In lieu of a yoke of oxen for each reserve, a bull for each,
and a cow for each Chief; a boar for each reserve and a sow for
each Chief, and a male and female of each kind of animal raised
by farmers, these when the Indians are prepared to receive them.
- A plough and a harrow for each settler cultivating the ground.
- These animals and their issue to be Government property, but
to be allowed for the use of the Indians, under the superintendence
and control of the Indian Commissioner.
- The buggies to be the property of the Indians to whom they are
given.
- The above contains an inventory of the terms concluded with
the Indians.
- Wemyss M. Simpson,
- Molyneux St. John,
- A. G. Archibald,
- Jas. McKay.
COPY of a Report of a Committee of the Honourable the Privy
Council, approved by His Excellency the Governor General in Council
on the 30th April, 1875.
On a memorandum dated 27th April, 1875, from the Honourable the
Minister of the Interior, bringing under consideration the very
unsatisfactory state of affairs arising out of the so-called "outside
promises" in connection with the Indian Treaties Nos. 1 and
2, Manitoba and North-west Territories, concluded, the former on
the 3rd August, 1871, and the latter on 21st of the same month,
and recommending for the reasons stated:
1st. That the written memorandum attached to Treaty No. 1 be considered
as part of that Treaty and of Treaty No. 2, and that the Indian
Commissioner be instructed to carry out the promises therein contained,
in so far as they have not yet been carried out, and that the Commissioner
be advised to inform the Indians that he has been authorized so
to do.
2nd. That the Indian Commissioner be instructed to inform the Indians,
parties to Treaties Nos. 1 and 2, that, while the Government cannot
admit their claim to any thing which is not set forth in the treaty,
and in the memorandum attached thereto, which treaty is binding
alike upon the Government and upon the Indians, yet, as there seems
to have been some misunderstanding between the Indian Commissioner
and the Indians in the matter of Treaties Nos. 1 and 2, the Government,
out of good feeling to the Indians and as a matter of benevolence,
is willing to raise the annual payment to each Indian under Treaties
Nos. 1 and 2, from $3 to $5 per annum, and make payment over and
above such sum of $5, of $20 each and every year to each Chief,
and a suit of clothing every three years to each Chief and each
Headman, allowing two Headmen to each band, on the express understanding,
however, that each Chief or other Indian who shall receive such
increased annuity or annual payment shall be held to abandon all
claim whatever against the Government in connection with the so-called
"outside promises," other than those contained in the
memorandum attached to the treaty.
The Committee submit the foregoing recommendation for Your Excellency's
approval:
W. A. Himsworth,
Clerk Privy Council.
- Certified,
- W. A. Himsworth,
- Clerk Privy Council.
We, the undersigned Chiefs and Headmen of Indian bands, representing
bands of Indians who were parties to the Treaties Nos. 1 and 2,
mentioned in the report of the Committee of the Queen's Privy Council
of Canada, above printed, having had communication thereof, and
fully understanding the same assent thereto and accept the increase
of annuities therein mentioned, on the condition therein stated,
and with the assent and approval of their several bands, it being
agreed, however, with the Queen's Commissioners, that the number
of braves and councillors for each Chief shall be four, as at present,
instead of two, as printed 1875.
In the presence of the following:
- Alex. Morris, L.G. [S.L.]
- James McKay.
- Isaac Cowie.
- Francis Field.
- Jonh A. Davidson.
- Charles Wood.
Representing East-Manitoba or Elm Point:
- Son-Sonse,chief, his x mark.
- Na-Ka-Na-Wa-Tang, his x mark.
- Pa-Pa-We-Gun-Wa-Tak, his x mark.
Representing Fairford Prairie:
- Ma-Sah-Kee-Yash, chief, his x mark.
- David Marsden, Councillor, his x mark.
- Joseph Sumner, Councillor, his x mark.
Representing Fairford Prairie:
- Richard Woodhouse, chief.
- John Anderson, Councillor.
- John Thompson, Councillor, his x mark
Formerly Crane River and now Ebb and Flow Lake:
- Penaise, chief, his x mark (son of deceased Broken Finger.)
- Baptiste, Councillor, his x mark.
- Kah-Nee-Qua-Nash, Councillor, his x mark.
Representing Water Hen Band:
- Ka-Tah-Kak-Wa-Na-Yaas, chief, his x mark.
- Wa-Wah-Kow-Wek-Ah-Pow, Councillor, his x mark.
Représentants de la rivière de la Tortue et de la
rivière de la Vallée ainsi que de Riding Mountain:
- Kee-Sick-Koo-We-Nin, chief, his x mark. (in place of Mekis,
dead.)
- Kee-Say-Kee-Sick, Councillor, his x mark.
- Nos-Quash, brave, his x mark.
- Baptiste, brave, his x mark.
Representing the St. Peter's Band:
- Mis-Koo-Ke-New, (or Red Eagle), his x mark.
- Ma-Twa-Ka-Kee-Toot, his x mark.
- I-And-Way-Way, his x mark.
- Ma-Ko-Me-We-Kun, his x mark.
- As-Sho-Ah-Mey, his x mark.
No. 124
We, the undersigned Chiefs and Headmen of Indian bands representing
bands of Indians who were parties to the Treaties Nos. 1 and 2,
mentioned in the report of a Committee of the Queen's Privy Council
of Canada, "as printed on the other side of this parchment," having
had communication thereof and fully understanding the same, assent
thereto and accept the increase of annuities therein mentioned on
the condition therein stated, and with the assent and approval of
their several bands, it being agreed, however, with the Queen's
Commissioners, that the number of braves and councillors for each
Chief shall be four, as at present, instead of two, as printed 1875.
Signed near Fort Alexander, on the Indian Reserve, the twenty-third
day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five.
[Witnesses:]
J. A. N. Provencher, Indian Commissioner.
- J. Dubuc,
- A. Dubuc,
- Joseph Monkman, Interpreter.
- WM. Lount,
- H. L. Reynolds.
Signed at Broken Head River, the twenty-eighth day of August, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
[Witnesses:]
- J. A. N. Provencher, Indian Commissioner.
- J. Dubuc,
- H. L. Reynolds,
- Daniel Devlin,
- Henry Cook.
- Kakekepenais, or (William Pennefather), his x mark
- Joseph Kent his x mark
- Petanaquage, or (Henry Vane), his x mark
- Peter Henderson his x mark
- Kay-Payahsinisk, his x mark
- Nashakepenais, his x mark
- Ahkeeseekwaskemg, his x mark
- Naywaheheekeegik, his x mark
- Mayjahkeegeequan, his x mark
- Paysauga, his x mark
124
We the undersigned Chiefs and Headmen of Indian bands representing
bands of Indians who were parties to the Treaties Nos. 1 and 2 mentioned
in the report of a Committee of the Queen's Privy Council of Canada,
as printed on the other side of this sheet, having had communication
thereof and full understanding of the same, assent thereto and accept
the increase of annuities therein mentioned, on the condition therein
stated, and with the assent and approval of their several bands,
it being agreed, however, with the Queen's Commissioners, that the
number of braves and councillors for each Chief shall be four, as
at present, instead of two, as printed
Signed on the reserve at Rosseau River, 8th day of September, 1875.
J. A. N. Provencher, Indian Commissioner.
Witness:
Jas. F. Graham.
- Ma-Na-Wa-Nanan, (or Centre Of Bird's Tail) Chief, his x mark
- Ke-We-Say-Ash, (or Flying Round), Chief, his x mark
- Wa-Koo-Wush, (or Whippoorwill) Chief, his x mark
- Osah-Wee-Ka-Kay, Councillor, his x mark
- Osays-Koo-Koon, Councillor, his x mark
- Shay-Way-Ash, Councillor, his x mark
- She-She-Pense, Councillor, his x mark
- Ma-Mah-Tak-Cum-E-Cup, Councillor, his x mark
- Pah-Te-Cu-Wee-Ninn, Councillor, his x mark
- Ak-Ka-Quin-Iash, Brave, his x mark
- Ana-Way-Wee-Tin, Brave, his x mark
- Tibis-Quo-Ge-Sick, Brave, his x mark
- Ne-Sho-Ta, Brave, his x mark
- Nat-Tee-Kee-Get, Brave, his x mark
Treaty No. 2
ARTICLES OF TREATY made and concluded this twenty-first
day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, between Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of
Great Britain and Ireland, by Her Commissioner Wemyss M. Simpson,
Esquire, of the one part, and the Chippewa Tribe of Indians, inhabitants
of the country within the limits hereinafter defined and described,
by their Chiefs chosen and named as hereinafter mentioned, of the
other part.
Whereas, all the Indians inhabiting the said country have, pursuant
to an appointment made by the said Commissioner, been convened at
a meeting at Manitoba Post to deliberate upon certain matters of
interest to Her Most Gracious Majesty, of the one part, and to the
said Indians of the other; and whereas the said Indians have been
notified and informed by Her Majesty's said Commissioner that it
is the desire of Her Majesty to open up to settlement and immigration
a tract of country bounded and described as hereinafter mentioned
and to obtain the consent thereto of her Indian subjects inhabiting
the said tract, and to make a treaty and arrangement with them,
so that there may be peace and good will between them and Her Majesty
and that they may know and be assured of what allowance they are
to count upon and receive from Her Majesty's bounty and benevolence.
And whereas the Indians of the said tract, duly convened in council
as aforesaid, and being requested by Her Majesty's said Commissioner
to name certain Chiefs and Headmen who should be authorized on their
behalf to conduct such negotiations and sign any treaty to be founded
thereon, and to become responsible to Her Majesty for the faithful
performance by their respective bands of such obligations as shall
be assumed by them, the said Indians have thereupon named the following
persons for that purpose, that is to say:
For the Swan Creek and Lake Manitoba Indians, Sou-sonse or Little
Long Ears; for the Indians of Fairford and the neighboring localities,
Ma-sah-kee-yash or "He who flies to the bottom," and Richard
Woodhouse, whose Indian name is Ke-wee-tah-quun-na-yash or "He
who flies round the feathers;" for the Indians of Waterhen
River and Crane River and the neighboring localities, Francois,
or Broken Fingers; and for the Indians of Riding Mountains and Dauphin
Lake and the remainder of the territory hereby ceded, Mekis (the
Eagle), or Giroux.
And, thereupon, in open council the different bands have presented
their respective Chiefs to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor
of Manitoba and of the North-west Territory being present at such
council and to the said Commissioner, as the Chiefs and Headmen,
for the purposes aforesaid, of the respective bands of Indians inhabiting
the said district hereinafter described; and whereas the said Lieutenant
Governor and the said Commissioner then and there received and acknowledged
the persons so presented as Chiefs and Headmen for the purposes
aforesaid of the respective bands of Indians inhabiting the said
district hereinafter described; and whereas the said Commissioner
has proceeded to negotiate a treaty with the said Indians, and the
same has finally been agreed upon and concluded, as follows, that
is to say:
The Chippewa Tribe of Indians and all other the Indians inhabiting
the district hereinafter described and defined do hereby cede, release,
surrender and yield up to Her Majesty the Queen, and Her successors
forever, all the lands included within the following limits, that
is to say:
All that tract of country lying partly to the north and partly
to the west of a tract of land ceded to Her Majesty the Queen by
the Indians inhabiting the Province of Manitoba, and certain adjacent
localities, under the terms of a treaty made at Lower Fort Garry
on the third day of August last past, the land now intended to be
ceded and surrendered being particularly described as follows, that
is to say: Beginning at the mouth of Winnipeg River, on the north
line of the lands ceded by said treaty; thence running along the
eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg northwardly as far as the mouth of
Beren's River; thence across said lake to its western shore, at
the north bank of the mouth of the Little Saskatchewan or Dauphin
River; thence up said stream and along the northern and western
shores thereof, and of St. Martin's Lake, and along the north bank
of the stream flowing into St. Martin's Lake from Lake Manitoba
by the general course of such stream to such last-mentioned lake;
thence by the eastern and northern shores of Lake Manitoba to the
mouth of the Waterhen River; thence by the eastern and northern
shores of said river up stream to the northernmost extremity of
a small lake known as Waterhen Lake; thence in a line due west to
and across lake Winnepegosis; thence in a straight line to the most
northerly waters forming the source of the Shell River; thence to
a point west of the same two miles distant from the river, measuring
at right angles thereto; thence by a line parallel with the Shell
River to its mouth, and thence crossing the Assiniboine River and
running parallel thereto and two miles distant therefrom, and to
the westward thereof, to a point opposite Fort Ellice; thence in
a south-westwardly course to the north-western point of the Moose
Mountains; thence by a line due south to the United States frontier;
thence by the frontier eastwardly to the westward line of said tract
ceded by treaty as aforesaid; thence bounded thereby by the west,
northwest and north lines of said tract, to the place of beginning,
at the mouth of Winnipeg River. To have and to hold the same to
Her Majesty the Queen and Her successors forever; and Her Majesty
the Queen hereby agrees and undertakes to lay aside and reserve
for the sole and exclusive use of the Indians inhabiting the said
tract the following lots of land, that is to say:
For the use of the Indians belonging to the band of which Mekis
is Chief, so much land between Turtle River and Valley River, on
the south side of Lake Dauphin, as will make one hundred and sixty
acres for each family of five persons, or in the same proportion
for a greater or smaller number of persons. And for the use of the
Indians belonging to the band of which François, or Broken
Fingers, is Chief, so much land on Crane River, running into Lake
Manitoba, as will make one hundred and sixty acres for each family
of five persons, or in the same proportion for a greater or smaller
number of persons. And for the use of the band of Indians belonging
to the bands of which Ma-sah-kee-yash and Richard Woodhouse are
Chiefs, so much land on the river between Lake Manitoba and St.
Martin's Lake, known as "Fairford River," and including
the present Indian mission grounds, as will make one hundred and
sixty acres for each family of five persons, or in the same proportion
for a greater or smaller number of persons.
And for the use of the Indians of whom Sou-sonce is Chief, so much
land on the east side of Lake Manitoba, to be laid off north of
the creek near which a fallen elm tree now lies, and about half
way between Oak Point and Manitoba Post, so much land as will make
one hundred and sixty acres for each family of five persons, or
in the same proportion for a greater or smaller number of persons.
Saving, nevertheless, the rights of any white or other settler now
in occupation of any lands within the lines of any such reserve.
And with a view to show the satisfaction of Her Majesty with the
behaviour and good conduct of Her Indians, parties to this treaty,
She hereby, through Her Commissioner, makes them a present of three
dollars for each Indian man, woman and child belonging to the band
here represented.
And further, Her Majesty agrees to maintain a school in each reserve
hereby made, whenever the Indians of the reserve shall desire it.
Her Majesty further agrees with Her said Indians that within the
boundary of Indian reserves, until otherwise enacted by the proper
legislative authority, no intoxicating liquor shall be allowed to
be introduced or sold, and all laws now in force or hereafter to
be enacted to preserve Her Indian subjects inhabiting the reserves
or living elsewhere within Her North-West Territories, from the
evil influence of the use of intoxicating liquors, shall be strictly
enforced.
And further, that Her Majesty's Commissioner shall, as soon as
possible after the execution of this treaty, cause to be taken an
accurate census of all the Indians inhabiting the tract above described,
distributing them in families, and shall in every year ensuing the
date hereof, at some period during the month of August in each year
to be duly notified to the Indians, and at or near their respective
reserves, pay to each Indian family of five persons the sum of fifteen
dollars, Canadian currency, or in like proportion for a larger or
smaller family, such payment to be made in such articles as the
Indians shall require of blankets, clothing, prints (assorted colours),
twine or traps, at the current cash price in Montreal, or otherwise,
if Her Majesty shall deem the same desirable in the interest of
Her Indian people, in cash.
And the undersigned Chiefs, on their own behalf and on behalf of
all other Indians inhabiting the tract within ceded, do hereby solemnly
promise and engage to strictly observe this treaty, and also to
conduct and behave themselves as good and loyal subjects of Her
Majesty the Queen. They promise and engage that they will in all
respects obey and abide by the law; that they will maintain peace
and good order between each other, and also between themselves and
other tribes of Indians, and between themselves and others of Her
Majesty's subjects, whether Indians or whites, now inhabiting or
hereafter to inhabit any part of the said ceded tract, and that
they will not molest the person or property of any inhabitants of
such ceded tract, or the property of Her Majesty the Queen, or interfere
with or trouble any person passing or travelling through the said
tract, or any part thereof, and that they will aid and assist the
officers of Her Majesty in bringing to justice and punishment any
Indian offending against the stipulations of this treaty, or infringing
the laws in force in the country so ceded.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Her Majesty's said Commissioner and
the said Indian Chiefs have hereunto subscribed and set their hands
at Manitoba Post this day and year herein first above named.
Signed by the Chiefs within named, in presence of the following
witnesses, the same having been first read and explained:
- Adams G. Archibald, Lieut. Gov. of Manitoba and the N.-W. Territories,
- James McKay, P.L.C.,
- Molyneux St. John,
- E. A. Archibald,
- Lily Archibald,
- Henri Bouthillier,
- Paul De Laronde,
- Donald McDonald,
- Elize McDonald,
- Alexander Muir, Sr.
- Wemyss M. Simpson, [L.S.] Indian Commissioner,
- Mekis, his x mark
- Sos-Sonce, his x mark
- Ma-Sah-Kee-Yash, his x mark
- François, his x mark
- Richard Woodhouse.
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