Ojibwe treaty statement and related papers, 1864
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- Created Date
- 1864
- Description
This document, sometimes cited as the "Statement made by the Indians, a bilingual petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864," was carried by an Ojibwe delegation to the U.S. Commission of Indian Affairs in Washington. It conveys the Ojibwe's grievances concerning federal government actions over the previous decades, and explains their understanding of the various treaty negotiations conducted since 1825. It deals specifically with land cessions and tribal rights to timber, minerals, and wild rice. Its history and background were discussed in an article by Harry Miller in the summer 2001 Wisconsin Magazine of History entitled, "These I Do Not Sell" (linked on the Turning Points site). The original bilingual manuscript is shown here with Ojibwe on the left and English on the right. Click on a handwritten passage to see it in more detail, and use the "Page & Text" button to view a typed transcript of the English text.
- Creator
Ojibwe chiefs
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Collection
- Main Stacks
- Subjects
- Native Americans
Livestock
Wild Rice
Indians of North America Government relations
Islands
Mines and mineral resources
Logging
Ho-Chunk
Ojibwe - Location
- Wisconsin; Michigan; Minnesota
- Type
- text
- Language
- Ojibwe; English
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- Ojibwe chiefs. Ojibwe treaty statement and related papers, 1864. 1864. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41793. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Ojibwe chiefs, (1864) Ojibwe treaty statement and related papers, 1864. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41793
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- Ojibwe chiefs. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41793>.