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No. 121.

KKNoW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, the Chiefs and Principal Men of the
Chippewa, Pottawatomie and Ottawa Indians residing on Walpole Island, in the —
Province of Ontario, being this day assembled in council, have agreed to surrender,
and do hereby surrender and yield up unto Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen,
Her heirs and successors, all the right, claim and title which we possess of, in and to
the following islands in the upper part of Lake Erie, near to the mouth of the River
Detroit, namely: “Middle Sister” Island, “Hen and Chickens” or “ Bird” Islands,
“North Harbour” Island, “ East Sister” Island, “ Middle” Island, as well as any
other islands in the above vicinity to or in which we may have any claim or interest.
To the end that the said islands may be sold to such persons and on such terms as
may be deemed most conducive to the interest and benefit of the tribes which we
represent.

And we do hereby, for ourselves and on behalf of our people, agree to ratify
and confirm whatsoever the Government of the Dominion of Canada, acting on
behalf of Her Majesty, may do or cause to be done in connection with the disposal
and sale of the aforesaid islands.

IN Wrrness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Walpole
Island this twentieth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and seventy.

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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO,
County or LAMBTON

To Wit:

We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above surrendcr of lands was free'y
assented to at the council assembled for the purpose at Walpole Island, on the 20th
day of January, 1870, by a majority of the Chiefs and Principal Men of the several
bands of Indians entitled to vote thereat.

Sworn before me at Sarnia in the | Rost. MacKenzie, V.S. and C. [L.8.]
County of Lambton, this 20th WwuiuaMm N. FISHER,

day of April, A.D. 1870. One of the Chiefs present and entitled to vote.

CHARLES RosBINSOoN, [L.8.]

Judge County Court, County Lambton.

Cory of a Report of a Committee of the Honourable the Privy Council, approved by Hts
Excellency the Governor General im Council on the 24th March, 1871.

On a report, dated 22nd November, 1870, from the Honourable the Secretary of
State for the Provinces, submitting a surrender to the Crown in trust, executed by
Shahwahnoo, Keyoshk, Salmon Puttasung, Alexander Johnson and_ others, Chiefs
and Principal Men of the Chippawas, Pottawatamies and Ottawa Indians residing on
Walpole Island, with a view to the same being accepted by Your Excellency in Coun-
eil, and stating that this instrument includes the following lands until now not yielded
up to the Crown: Middle Sister Island, Lake Erie; Hen and Chickens, or Bird Islands,
North Harbour Island, Lake Erie; Eastern Sister Island, Lake Erie; Middle Tsland,
Lake Erie, and as well as any other islands in the above vicinity to or in which they
inay have any claim or interest.

That the condition of the surrender is that the lands in question may be sold on
such terms as may be deemed most conducive to the interests of the Indians, whom

. the parties to the surrender represent.
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That the duty of negotiating with the Walpole Island Indians for a surrender
of the islands referred to was delegated to Mr. Robert Mackenzie by letter from the
Honourable Mr. Langevin, dated 8th November, 1869, and that Mr. Mackenzie had
neld previously thereto the position of Superintendent to the Walpole Island Indians.

The Committee advise that the surrender above submitted be accepted and en-
rolled in the usual manner in the office of the Registrar General.

Certified, Wm. H. LEE,
To the Honourable Clerk, P.C.
The Secretary of State,
&e., &e., &e., for the Provinces.

No, 122.

Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Micmac Band owning the Buctouche Indian Reserve, for and acting on
behalf of our people, do heresy remise, release, surrender, quit claim and yield up”
unto Our Sovereien Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all and singu-
lar those certain parcels of land forming a portion of the said Buctouche Indian Re-
serve, and situated in the Province of New Brunswick, in the Dominion of Canada,
and known and described as follows, and as laid down on the annexed traced plan of
the same. Bounded on the Big Buctouche River, Kent County, New Brunswick, by
a maple stump N. 18°, 15’ W. to a stake on the road N. 11°, 45° Soe ea
and to S. 73°, 30’ W., bounded to land granted to Dominique Robicheau N. 16°, ale
W.: bounded on the other side by Big Buctouche River, in the County of Kent, New
Brunswick, aecording to the plans annexed. To have and to hold the same unto er->
said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, all and singular those cer-
tain parcels or tracts of land as above described, in trust, to sell and convey the same
to such person or persons and upon such terms as the Government of this said Domin-
‘on of Canada shall or may deem most conducive to the interest of us, the said Chiefs
and Principal Men, and our people in all time to come.

And upon the further condition that the moneys received from the sale thereof
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expense of management, be placed at
interest. and that the interest money so accruing from such investment shall be paid
annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants in all time to come forever, and
we the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the band aforesaid, do, on behalf of our people
snd for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirra, what-
evar the Government of this Dominion of Canada may do or cause to be lawfully done
in connection with the disposal and sale of the said lands.

In Witness WuerEoF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men have set our hands
and have affixed our seals unto this instrument at Buctouche, Kent County, in the
caid Province of New Brunswick and Dominion of Canada aforesaid, this third day
of September, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

Signed, sealed and delivered in his ee
the presence of Dominique x Bernarp, Ind. Chief, [L.S.]

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GrecorE x BicuEL, Captain, [L.S.]
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THomas x NOEL, [L.S.]
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MIcHEL x WILMET, [L.S.]
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Perer x Gris, Dep. Ind. Chief, [1.S.]

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