Treaty of La Pointe

Title: Treaty of La Pointe
Rights: National Archives
Type: Image
Creator: United States Government and Chippewa Nation
Date: October 4, 1842
Description: A treaty between the United States and the Chippewa nation. Signed October 4, 1842, in La Point, Wisconsin by Robert Straut commissioner on the part of the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe Bands of Lake Superior and the Mississippi River. The Ojibwe ceded an extensive amount of land which included the western part of Michigan’s upper peninsula and parts of northern Wisconsin. The treaty promised the bands money, services, and school, Additionally the treaty allowed hunting and fishing rights on the ceded land.
Language: English
Publisher: United States Government
Rights Holder: United States Government
Subject: Treaties

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