ARTICLE 2. The said Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians do
hereby cede, sell, and convey to the United States all their right, title,
and interest in and to all the lands now owned and claimed by them in the
State of Minnesota and in the Territory of Dakota within the following
described boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the point where the
international boundary between the United States and the British
possessions intersects the shore of the Lake of the Woods; thence in a
direct line southwesterly to the head of Thief River; thence down the main
channel of said Thief River to its mouth on the Red Lake River; thence in
a southeasterly direction in a direct line toward the head of Wild Rice
River, to the point where such line would inter- sect the northwestern
boundary of a tract ceded to the United States by a treaty concluded at
Washington on the 22d day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and
fifty-five, with the Mississippi, Pillager, and Lake Winnebigoshish bands
of Chippewa Indians; thence along the said boundary-line of the said
cession to the mouth of Wild Rice River; thence up the main channel of the
Red River to the mouth of the Shayenne; thence up the main channel of the
Shayenne River to Poplar Grove, thence in a direct line to the Place of
Stumps, otherwise called Lake Chicot; thence in a direct line to the head
of the main branch of Salt River; thence in a direct line due north to the
point where such line would intersect the international boundary
aforesaid; thence eastwardly along said boundary to the place of
beginning.
ARTICLE 3. In consideration of the foregoing cession, the United States
agree to pay to the said Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians
the following sums, to wit: Twenty thousand dollars per annum for twenty
years; the said sum to be distributed among the Chippewa Indians of the
said bands in equal amounts per capita, and for this purpose an accurate
enumeration and enrollment of the members of the respective bands and
families shall be made by the officers of the United States: provided,
That so much of this sum as the President of the United States shall
direct, not exceeding five thousand dollars per year, may be reserved from
the above sum, and applied to agriculture; education, the purchase of
goods, powder, lead, &c., for their use, and to such other beneficial
purposes. calculated to promote the prosperity and happiness of the said
Chippewa Indians, as he may prescribe.
ARTICLE 4. And in further consideration of the foregoing cession, and
of their promise to abstain from such acts in future, the United States
agree that the said Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians shall
not be held liable to punishment for past offenses. And in order to make
compensation to the injured parties for the depredations committed by the
said Indians on the goods of certain British and American traders at the
mouth of Red Lake River, and for exactions forcibly levied by them on the
proprietors of the steamboat plying on the Red River, and to enable them
to pay their just debts, the United States agree to appropriate the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars it being understood and agreed that the
claims of individuals for dam- ages or debt under this article shall be
ascertained and audited, in consultation with the chiefs of said bands, by
a commissioner or commissioners appointed by the President of the United
States; furthermore, the sum of two thousand dollars shall be expended for
powder, lead, twine, or such other beneficial purposes as the chiefs may
request, to he equitably distributed among the said bands at the first
payment: Provided, That no part of the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars shall be appropriated or paid to make compensation for damages or
for the payment of any debts owing from said Indians until the said
Commissioner or commissioners shall report each case, with the proofs
thereof, to the Secretary of the Interior, to be submitted to Congress,
with his opinion thereon, for its action; and that, after such damages and
debts shall have been paid, the residue of said sum shall be added to the
annuity funds of said Indians, to be divided equally upon said annuities.
ARTICLE 5. To encourage and aid the chiefs of said bands in preserving
order and inducing, by their example and advice, the members of their
respective bands to adopt the habits and pursuits of civilized life, there
shall be paid to each of the said chiefs annually, out of the annuities of
the said bands, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars, to be
determined by their agents according to their respective merits. And for
the better promotion of the above objects, a further sum of five hundred
dollars shall be paid at the first payment to each each of the said chiefs
to enable him to build for himself a house. Also, the sum of five thousand
dollars shall be appropriated by the United States for cutting out a road
from Leach Lake to Red Lake.
ARTICLE 6. The President shall appoint a board of visitors, to consist
of not less than two nor more than three persons, to be selected from such
Christian denominations as he may designate, whose duty it shall be to
attend at all annuity payments of the said Chippewa Indians, to inspect
their field and other improvements, and to report annually thereon on or
before the first day of November, and also as to the qualifications and
moral deportment of all persons residing upon the reservation under the
authority of law; and they shall receive for their services five dollars a
day for the time actually employed, and ten cents per mile for travelling
expenses: Provided, That no one shall be paid in any one year for
more than twenty days' service or for more than three hundred miles'
travel.
ARTICLE 7. The laws of the United States now in force, or that may
hereafter be enacted, prohibiting the introduction and sale of spirituous
liquors in the Indian country, shall be in full force and effect
throughout the country hereby ceded, until otherwise directed by Congress
or the President of the United States.
ARTICLE 8. In further consideration of the foregoing cession, it is
hereby agreed that the United States shall grant to each male adult
half-breed or mixed-blood who is related by blood to the said Chippewas of
the said Red Lake or Pembina bands who has adopted the habits and customs
of civilized life, and who is a citizen of the United States, a homestead
of one hundred and sixty acres of land, to be selected at his option,
within the limits of the tract of country hereby ceded to the United
States, on any land not previously occupied by actual settlers or covered
by prior grants, the boundaries thereof to be adjusted in conformity with
the lines of the official surveys when the same shall be made, and with
the laws and regulations of the United States affecting the location and
entry of the same: Provided, That no scrip shall be issued under
the provisions of this article, and no assignments shall be made of any
right, title, or interest at law or in equity until a patent shall issue,
and no patent shall be issued until due proof of five years' actual
residence and cultivation, as required by the act entitled "An act to
secure homesteads on the public domain."
ARTICLE 9. Upon the urgent request of the Indians, parties to this
treaty, there shall be set apart from the tract hereby ceded a reservation
of (640) six hundred and forty acres near the mouth of Thief River for the
chief "Moose Dung," and a like reservation of (640) six hundred and forty
acres for the chief "Red Bear," on the north side of Pembina River.
In witness whereof, the said Alexander Ramsey, and Ashley C. Morrill,
commissioners on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, headmen,
and warriors of the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians, have
hereunto set their hands, at the Old Crossing of Red Lake River, in the
State of Minnesota, this second day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty -three.
Alex. Ramsey,
.Ashley C. Morrill,
Commissioners.
Mons-o-mo, his x mark, Moose Dung. Chief of Red Lake.
Kaw-wash-ke-ne-kay, his x mark, Crooked Arm, Chief of Red Lake.
Ase-e-ne-wub, his x mark, Little Rock. Chief of Red Lake
Mis-co-muk-quoh, his x mark,Red Bear, Chief of Pembina.
Ase-anse, his x mark, Little Shell, Chief of Pembina.
Mis-co-co-noy-a, his x mark, Red Rob[e], Warrior of Red Lake.
Ka-che-un-ish-e-naw-bay, his x mark, The Big Indian, Warrior of Red Lake.
Neo-ki-zhick, his x mark, Four Skies, Warrior of Red Lake.
Nebene-quin-gwa-hawegaw, his x mark, Summer Wolverine, Warrior of Pem-
bina.
Joseph Gomon, his x mark, Warrior of Pembina.
Joseph Montreuil, his x mark, Warrior of Pembina.
Teb-ish-ke-ke-shig, his x mark, Warrior of Pembina.
May-shue-e-yaush, his x mark, Dropping Wind, Head Warrior of Red Lake.
Min-du-wah-wing, his x mark, Berry Hunter, Warrior of Red Lake.
Naw-gaun-e-gwan-abe, his x mark, Leading Feather, Chief of Red Lake.
Signed in presence of-
Paul H. Beaulieu, special interpreter.
Peter Roy,
T. A. Warren, United States interpreter.
J. A. Wheelock, secretary.
Reuben Ottman, secretary.
George A. Camp, major Eighth Regiment Minnesota Volunteers.
William T. Rockwood, Captain Company K, Eighth Regiment Minnesota
Volunteers.
P.B.Davy, Captain Company L, First Regiment Minnesota Mounted Rangers.
G.M.Dwelle, Second Lieutenant Third Minnesota Battery.
F. Rieger, Surgeon Eighth Regiment Minnesota Volunteers.
L.S. Kidder, First Lieutenant Company L, First Minnesota Mounted Rangers.
Sam. B. Abbe.
C. A. Kuffer.
Pierre x Bottineau.
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