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Treaty of May 12, 1851, (10 Stat, 1064). entered in at Keshena Falls, Wisconsin, The treaty states that upon "manifestation of great umirilling- ness on the part of said Indians to remove to the country west of the Mississippi River, upon Crow 'Jing", the Menominee tribe agreed to cede to the United States all the Minnesota Lands given them under the treaty of October 18, 1848. In return the tribe accepted as their future home "to be held as Indian lands are held" twelve townships of land in the ^;^olf River Country of Wisconsin,, Except for the cession later of two townships, the 1654 reservation has continued to be and still is the Menoi-iinee Indian Reservation. The treats'- provided that the government was to pay $15,000 for establishi?.ent of a manual-labor school, the erection of a grist and saw mill, and other necessary improvements; (2) to pay $9,000 for enploj'-ing a suitable person to attend and carry on the said grist and saw mill for a period of 15 years; (3) $11,000 for continuing, keeping up and providing supplies of a blacksmith shop for 12 years; and (4) $40,000 to the tribe for such purposes and uses as in the President's judgment would best proniote the improvement of the Menominees, (This $40,000 was in lieu of a similar am^ount which had been allocated for the tribe's removal and subsistence in the Minnesota country,) It was stated that all other beneficial stipulations of the 1848 treaty were to be fulfilled. The tribe was granted a payment of $242,686, which represented the difference in values between the Minnesota land \diich the tribe had ceded and the nev; reservation at Keshena. The money was to be paid in 15 annual installments, commencing with the year 1867, for such objects, uses, and purposes as the President of the United States would "judge necessary and proper for their wants, improvement, and civilization". Except for the cession later of tv/o townships, the 1854 reservation has continued to be and still is the Menominee Indian Reservation. No further attempts were made to move the tribe. Treaty of February 11^ 1856, (11 Stat. 679). entered in at Keshena, Wisconsin The tribe ceded to the United States two townships from the southeaterly part of the 1854 reservation for the purpose of locating thereon the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians and such others of the New York Indians as the U. S. might desire to remove thereon.
Object Description
Page Title | A brief story of the Menominee Indians |
Author | Robertson, Melvin L. |
Place of Publication | Keshena, Wis. |
Source Publisher | Menominee Indian Agency |
Source Creation Date | 1958 |
Language | 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 | 2009 |
Digital Identifier | TP499000 |
Description | This 40-page mimeographed report was written by the tribe's last Indian agent, Melvin L. Robertson, in 1958, to answer the many questions he had received about tribal history and their transition from reservation to independent status under the U.S. government policy of "termination." It opens with a brief history of the tribe, and then discusses in detail conditions on the reservation in the 20th century. An abstract of each treaty starts on page 20 and a detailed, 10-page chronology beginning on page 25 gives a wealth of detail about the post-treaty era; a page of 1958 tribal statistics follows at the end. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Robertson, Melvin L. A Brief Story of the Menominee Indians. (Keshena, Wis.: Menominee Indian Agency, 1958). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1705 |
Document Number | TP499 |
Size | 19, [17] leaves ; 28 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1705 |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
Genre | government report |
County | Menominee County; |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | Arrival of the First Europeans; Colonialism Transforms Indian Life; First Peoples; Indians in the 20th Century; Lumbering and Forest Products; Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island; Wild Rice Harvesting; |
Event Date | 1634-1958 |
Event Years | 1634-1958 |
Land Use | Forest conservation; |
Politics | Indians of North America Government relations |
Topography | Forests; |
Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Logging; Sawmills; |
Indian Tribe | Menominee; |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 23 |
Author | Robertson, Melvin L. |
Place of Publication | Keshena, Wis. |
Source Publisher | Menominee Indian Agency |
Source Creation Date | 1958 |
Language | 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 | 2009 |
Digital Identifier | TP499025 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Size | 28 cm. |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
Full Text | Treaty of May 12, 1851, (10 Stat, 1064). entered in at Keshena Falls, Wisconsin, The treaty states that upon "manifestation of great umirilling- ness on the part of said Indians to remove to the country west of the Mississippi River, upon Crow 'Jing", the Menominee tribe agreed to cede to the United States all the Minnesota Lands given them under the treaty of October 18, 1848. In return the tribe accepted as their future home "to be held as Indian lands are held" twelve townships of land in the ^;^olf River Country of Wisconsin,, Except for the cession later of two townships, the 1654 reservation has continued to be and still is the Menoi-iinee Indian Reservation. The treats'- provided that the government was to pay $15,000 for establishi?.ent of a manual-labor school, the erection of a grist and saw mill, and other necessary improvements; (2) to pay $9,000 for enploj'-ing a suitable person to attend and carry on the said grist and saw mill for a period of 15 years; (3) $11,000 for continuing, keeping up and providing supplies of a blacksmith shop for 12 years; and (4) $40,000 to the tribe for such purposes and uses as in the President's judgment would best proniote the improvement of the Menominees, (This $40,000 was in lieu of a similar am^ount which had been allocated for the tribe's removal and subsistence in the Minnesota country,) It was stated that all other beneficial stipulations of the 1848 treaty were to be fulfilled. The tribe was granted a payment of $242,686, which represented the difference in values between the Minnesota land \diich the tribe had ceded and the nev; reservation at Keshena. The money was to be paid in 15 annual installments, commencing with the year 1867, for such objects, uses, and purposes as the President of the United States would "judge necessary and proper for their wants, improvement, and civilization". Except for the cession later of tv/o townships, the 1854 reservation has continued to be and still is the Menominee Indian Reservation. No further attempts were made to move the tribe. Treaty of February 11^ 1856, (11 Stat. 679). entered in at Keshena, Wisconsin The tribe ceded to the United States two townships from the southeaterly part of the 1854 reservation for the purpose of locating thereon the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians and such others of the New York Indians as the U. S. might desire to remove thereon. |
Event Date | 1634-1958 |
Event Years | 1634-1958 |
Type | Text |