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And after the reception by the Indian of the four Dollars, then it was a settled point in his mind that he had been cheated and the promises made to him were of no account.
Another promise that Henry M Rice made to us, that there would be one Horse given to every Chief, and there is a good many of them. There was but one Horse that was given that the Indian knows any thing about.
Again the word of our Great Father was brought to us, when Watrous made the payment to us. And this was said, It is the wish of your Great Father, and the word he sends to you, that you move off from the land.
Fifty Thousand Dollars is appropriated to defray your expenses in removing. Your Great Father has also removed your payment to "St Peters River". Sandy Lake will be the place to receive you payment hereafter.
Then again the Chippewa Indian answered back, Every Indian living in Wisconsin as well in Michigan were surprised and wondered very much, that there should be such a word come from their Great Father.
Why is this order from my Great Father? was the question among the Indians. I own the land yet, and I fail to see anything that I have done to my Great Father, to deserve this punishment from him. This was the state of feeling that prevailed among them.
Then it was that the Indian said, I will not remove and leave my lands. I own the lands yet.
Object Description
| Page Title | Ojibwe treaty statement and related papers, 1864 |
| Author | Ojibwe chiefs |
| Source Creation Date | 1864 |
| Language | Ojibwe; English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP040000 |
| 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. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | "Ojibwe treaty statement, 1864." Original manuscript in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (SC-O 40); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=40 |
| Document Number | TP040 |
| Size | 16 p. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=40 |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | SC-O 40; WIHV92-A371 |
| Genre | Indian account; translation |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan; Minnesota |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island |
| Event Date | 1864 |
| Event Years | 1864 |
| Agriculture | Livestock; Wild Rice |
| Politics | Indians of North America Government relations |
| Topography | Islands; Mines and mineral resources |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Logging |
| Indian Tribe | Ho-Chunk; Ojibwe |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 10 |
| Author | Ojibwe chiefs |
| Source Creation Date | 1864 |
| Language | Ojibwe; English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP040010 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 16 p. |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | SC-O 40 |
| Full Text |
And after the reception by the Indian of the four Dollars, then it was a settled point in his mind that he had been cheated and the promises made to him were of no account.
Another promise that Henry M Rice made to us, that there would be one Horse given to every Chief, and there is a good many of them. There was but one Horse that was given that the Indian knows any thing about. Again the word of our Great Father was brought to us, when Watrous made the payment to us. And this was said, It is the wish of your Great Father, and the word he sends to you, that you move off from the land. Fifty Thousand Dollars is appropriated to defray your expenses in removing. Your Great Father has also removed your payment to "St Peters River". Sandy Lake will be the place to receive you payment hereafter. Then again the Chippewa Indian answered back, Every Indian living in Wisconsin as well in Michigan were surprised and wondered very much, that there should be such a word come from their Great Father. Why is this order from my Great Father? was the question among the Indians. I own the land yet, and I fail to see anything that I have done to my Great Father, to deserve this punishment from him. This was the state of feeling that prevailed among them. Then it was that the Indian said, I will not remove and leave my lands. I own the lands yet. |
| Event Date | 1864 |
| Event Years | 1864 |
| Type | Text |