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Michigan Land Changes Through the First Half of the 19th Century

Treaty of La Pointe

Item

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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