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
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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
- Item sets
- Treaties and Maps of Michigan
- Media
Treaty of La Pointe