Collection search - Amendment to Western Treaty No.1 - IT 260

GAD Reference number: IT 260;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 124(2)
Aboriginal people(s): Elm Point, Fairford Prairie, Fairford Mission, Ebb & Flow Lake, Water Hen Band Turtle River, Valley River Riding Mountain, St. Peters Band
Aboriginal individual(s): Chiefs Sonsonse, Ma-sha-kee-yask, Richard Wood house, Penaise, Ka-tah-kak-wa-na-yaas, Kee-say-kee-sick, Mis-koo-ke-new (Red Eagle) and others
Other party(ies): Governor General in Council
Type of Document: Amendment and/or Order in Council
Specific purpose(s): Government concurrence to the "outside promises" and changes to Treaties 1 and 2, and endorsement by Indian parties
Land involved: Covered by Treaties 1 and 2
Form: Printed with manuscript additions - contemporary copy

Title supplied from contents.

The document is on parchment. It has black, blue and red ink printed lettering. There is also a multi-lined blue and red border. A large circular seal, covered with embossed lid "Department of the Interior Canada" is present. The seal is situated on green ribbon woven through the parchment. There is also a blue ink stamp of the "Department of the Interior" dated October 22, 1875.

The document has ink smears and blots. The parchment is dirty in certain areas and there are yellow stain adjacent to seal in lower left corner.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 286-288.

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

1875/04/30 - date of Order in Council portion; 1875/08/22 or 1875/08/23 - possible date of signators

IT 255 - Western Treaty No. 1, IT 256 - "Outside Promises", IT 257 - Selkirk Treaty, IT 258 - Map (c.1817), IT 259 - Map (c.1871), IT 261 - Amendments 1875, IT 262 - Amendments 1875, IT 263 - Western Treaty No. 2, IT 264 - Map (c.1871)