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Western Treaty No. 4 - Entered into between the Government of Canada and Indian Tribes at Fort Qu'Appelle - IT 272

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Date:

September 1874.

Reference:

RG10, Volume number: 1846/IT272, Microfilm reel number: T-9939

Type of material:

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Subset of Collections and Fonds:

Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements

Item ID number:

3974413

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Western Treaty No. 4 - Entered into between the Government of Canada and Indian Tribes at Fort Qu'Appelle - IT 272
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Date(s):

September 1874.

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Place of creation:

Saskatchewan

Added country of publication:

Manitoba, Alberta

Extent:

7 sheets ; 29 x 45 cm (11-1/2" x 17-1/2").

Language of material:

English

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General note:

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GAD Reference number: IT 272.
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 135.
Aboriginal people(s): Cree, Saulteaux and other Indians.

Aboriginal individual(s): Ka-ki-shi-way (Loud Voice), Pis-qua (The Plain), Kea-wez-auce (The Little Boy), Ka-kee-na-wup (One that Sits Like an Eagle), Kus-kee-tew-mus-coo-mus-qua (Little Black Bear), Ka-ne-on-us-ka-tew (One that Walks on Four Claws), Cau-ah-ha-cha-pew (Making Ready the Bow), Kii-si-caw-ah-chuck (Day Star), Ka-wa-ca-toose (The Poor Man), Ka-ki-wis-ta-haw (Him that Flies Around), Cha-ca-chas, Uah-pii-moose-too-siis (The White Calf or Pus-coos), Gabriel Cote (Mee-may or The Pigeon), and Way-wa-se-ca-pow (Man Proud of Standing Upright) and Ota-ma-koo-ewin (Sha-pous-e-tung's First Son, The Man Who Stands on the Earth).

Other party(ies): Commissioners Hon. Alexander Morris, Lt. Gov., Hon. David Laird, Minister of Interior, William J. Christie, on behalf of Queen Victoria.
Type of Document: Treaty involving extinguishment of Aboriginal title and surrender of land. Docket title: "Treaty (No. 4) Entered into between The Government of Canada and Indian Tribes at Fort Qu'Appelle".
Specific purpose(s): Surrender of land and title in consideration of reserves to be laid out in proportion to 1 square mile per family of 5, one-time payment of cash and goods, an annual census to be taken and annuity payment given, farming tools, schools, etc. - See document.
Land involved: North of the international border and west of Moose Mountains, east of Maple Creek - See document.
Form: Manuscript original.

Source of title:

Alternative designation: title supplied from contents.

Physical description note:

The document has one large red wax seal, on the top left corner of page one. Two strands of green ribbon are attached to the underside of the wax seal. One piece of pink archival ribbon is also under the wax seal.

Note on the state of conservation:

The document is laminated with tissue. The edges are dirty, torn, and worn. A red (possibly wax) stain is visible near the seal and is also on page three, top left corner. There is also a stain on the lower left corner, opposite wax seal. Sheet seven has pieces missing along the edges and a brown stain down the central area of the leaf.

Citation/reference note:

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 313-317

Availability of other formats note:

This document is also available on microfilm reel T-9939.

Dates of creation note:

Date: 1874/09/15; 1874/09/21 - adhesion at Fort Ellice.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: Treaty Manuscript Exhibition, Curator: Marion Dinwoodie, Diefenbaker Canada Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2002.06.23 - 2002.11.11 (Treaty No. 4)., Exhibition title: Canada's Legal System. Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 2019.08.12 - 2020.08.17. (page rotation)

Related material:

IT 273 - Adhesion - 8 September 1875, IT 274 - Adhesion - 9 September 1875, IT 275 - Adhesion - 24 September 1875, IT 276 - Adhesion - 24 August 1876, IT 277 - Adhesion - 25 September 1877

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T-9939 : Copies sur microfilm (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 1
T-9939 : Copies sur microfilm (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 2
T-9939 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 3
T-9939 : Copies sur microfilm (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 4
T-9939 : Microfilmed copies (vols. 1840-1853B) Copy No. 5

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Credit: Department of the Interior / Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds / e011202632-001-008
In order to protect the fragile originals, the microfilm copies or digitized images of these records must be consulted rather than the originals
Copyright: Expired

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