279 No. 422. Know ALL MEN By THESE Presents, THAT WE. the undersigned Chief and Princi- pal men of THE CUMBERLAND BAND of Indians resident on our Reserve No. 100 A in the Provisional District of Saskatehewan 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 Lady The Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Provisional District of Saskatchewan containing by admeasurement nine hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less and being composed of all that certain portion of land situated in the South West corner of Indian Reserve No. 100 A in the Provisional District of Sas- katchewan, Dominion of Canada and which may be described as follows Commencing at the South West Angle of the said Reserve, which according to the Dominion Lands system of surveys is the South West corner of Township 46, Range 20 West of the 9nd. Meridian, thence North along the boundary of the said Township 120 chains, thence East 80 chains thence South 120 chains to the South boundary of the Reserve, thence West 80 chains to the point of commencement, containing 960 acres, as shown coloured yellow on the attached Plan. _ i TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Quren, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to exchange the same upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most conducive to our welfare and that of our people, namely for a portion of iand of equal area situated at the North end of our said Reserve and shown in red upon Plan attached. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Cumberland 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 exchange of the said portion of land. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands wand affixed our seals this Seventeenth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) __ his sence of KAHTAPIS-CO-waT H M. x [L.S.] R. S. McKenzie mark E his Indian Agent James HEAD x [LS] & mark A. J. McKay L his Farmer MICHAEL OKEEKEEP x [L.S.] & ; mark his Jo isl Ieee dy GEORGE SANDERSON x [LS] Interpreter. mark ; abs WILLIAM HEAD x [L.8.] mark a his JOSEPH HEAD x [L.8.] mark his JAMES OKEEKEEP x [L.8.] mark SoLoMON BRITON oy (eS) his NEESOOPAHTAWWEIN xX [L.S.] mark 280 DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Robert Northwest Territories Sutherland McKenzie of Duck Lake in Canada the District of Saskatchewan in the District of Saskatchewan North West Territories Indian Agent To Wit: and Kah-ta-pis-co-wat of Cumberland No. 100 A Indian Reserve at Fort La Corne in said District Headman of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Robert Sutherland McKenzie for himself says :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Indian Reserve No 100 A at Fort la Corne 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 presesnt 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 Kah-ta-pis-co-wat for himself 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 Kah-ta-pis-co-wat and R. S. McKenzie aforesaid. 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 Headman of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents Ro- bert Sutherland McKenzie and Kah-ta- pis-co-wat at the Town of Prince AI- bert in the District of Saskatchewan this 21st day of June A.D., 1899, the said affidavit above being translated and explained to the said Kah-ta-pis-co-wat , in the Cree language by Alexander R. S. McKenzie Se Hourie an interpreter sworn by me t0 | qr4q-7a-prs-co-WAT x TLS] translate and explain to said Kah-ta- mate pis-co-wat the said affidavit, said Cree language being understood by said De- _ponent, and he seemed perfectly to un- ‘derstand the same and made his mark thereto in my presence. J. H. McGuire Judge Supreme Court. N.W.T. 281 P.C. 1683 Order in Council JOHN J. McGEE 12th August, 1899. Recorded 18th October 1899 Lib: 163. Fol: 271 P. PELLETIER Acting Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 428. Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and . principal men of THE MICHIPICOTEN BAND OF INDIANS resident in the | neighbourhood of our Reserve at Gros Cap in the District of Thunder Bay and Algoma 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 SovErEIGN LAapy THE QUEEN, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Gros Cap Indian Reserve in the District of Thunder Bay and Algoma and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement One Thousand Acres be the same more or less and being composed of that portion of the Gros Cap Indian Reserve bounded on the West by the Gros Cap Mining Location; on the East by the Eastern boundary of the Reserve and on the South by the Lake Shore and extending Northwards a sufficient distance to comprise one thousand acres. 4 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Qunen, 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 interest. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Michipicoten 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 sale of the said land and the disposal of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Nineteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and Ninety Nine. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- his sence of CulEF SANSON LEGARDE x [L.S.] Wm. Van Assottr - mark Indian Agent He W. J. Pine JAMES ee [L.S.] Interpreter 288—22