325 Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 22nd Deer. 1900 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 12 January 1901 Lib: 164 Fol: 122 JosEPH Popr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 442. Know att Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Bands of Indians owning the Wild Lands Indian Reserve on Rainy River, resident on our Reserves in the Rainy River District in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our SoverricN Lapy Tur Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, the burnt timber on the Wild Lands Indian Reserve being 9 No. 15 M. under Treaty No 3, in the Rainy River District, containing an area of 20671-27 acres TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to Sell the same to such person or persons, and upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most con- ducive to our welfare and that of our people. AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the Sale thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to our credit and the Interest thereon paid to us and our descendants annually or semi- annually as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interests. AND WH, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Bands of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the Sale of the said timber and the disposition of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 18th, 19th, 20th day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) __ his Beal at KArBalrakal x Chief [L.S.] L. J. Artuur Lreviique BOOS his I. I. A. WAINTEECOUICHING x [L.S.] mark his WAISSEKEEKEEJICK x [L.8.] mark his IXAWATAKEONISKUNG x Chf [L.8.] mark his MAQUAPINESSE x [L.8.] mark his SIBISCOOKEEJICK x [L.S.] mark his MAKATAPINESSE x Chf [L.S.] mark his MAWAWINTOKEJICR x [L.S.] mark his WAWASKEQUAKING x [L.S.] mark his MAISENAWEASAY x Chf [L.S.] mark his ATAWININE x [L.S.] mark his IXAQUATACOUICK x [L.S.] mark his WAPATAINKISKUNG x [L.S.] mark his ‘ KKATCHEKAKAH x Chf [L.S.] mark his MISQUAKAKAKE x [L.S.] mark his MEQUANCENE x [L.S.] mark his ; MASKICHEWININT. x [L.S.] mark a his WASHEKONISKING x [L.S.] mark his MISSUNAWAPINESSE x [L.S.j mark his PASTONAQUAFAST x [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Lue Jo- Provinee of Ontario seph Arthur Levéque Inspector of Indian District of Rainy River Agencies of the Town of Rat Portage in To Wit : the Province of Ontario and Washekon- neskung Chief of the Little Forks Band of Indians. AND the-said Lue Joseph Arthur Leveque for himself saith :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Bands of Indians of the Wild Lands Reserve of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band summoned for that purpose and according to their Rules. That he was present at such meeting or council and heard such assent given. That he was duly authorized to attend such council or meeting by the Super- intendent General of Indian Affairs. That no Indian was present or voted at said council or meeting who was not a member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur- render. And the said Washekonneskung says: That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not an habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents) L. J. ARTHUR LEVEQUE sworn at the Village of Big Fork in Tid ey ake District of Rainy River this 21st day his oH Weceumlber stl, TENie WASHEKONNESKUNG x : mark W J Horners dfIP, Aecepted by the Governor in Council on the 21st Jan 1901 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 6th February 1901, Lib: 163. Fol: 446. JosEPH Popr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 443. Know att Men sy tiese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Way-Way-See-Cappos Band of Indians residen. on our Keserve in the Municipalities of Rossburn and Silver Creek in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lapy Tre Quren, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in See. 24. T. 20. R. 24. W. I. M. in the Municipality of Rossburn and Province of Manitoba containing by admeasurement be the same more or less and being composed of the Fishing Station in said Municipality of Rossburn eranted under order of His Excellency in Council dated 19th October 1894 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Qurrn, her Heirs and Successors forever, in order that the said Fishing Station may be trans- ferred to the Department of the Interior AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the transfer of said Fishing Station.