Collection search - Amendment to Western Treaty No.1 - IT 262

GAD Reference number: IT 262;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 124(4)
Aboriginal people(s): Indians present at Rosseau River;
Aboriginal individual(s): Chiefs Na-na-wa-nanan (Centre of Bird's Tail), Ke-we-say-ash (Flying Round), Wa-ko-wush (Whippoorwill) 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".

The edges are dirty. There is a yellow stain adjacent to green ribbon on page two.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. I, pages 289-291.

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

1875/04/30 - date of Order in Council portion; 1875/09/08 - date of Indian signing

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 260 - Amendments 1875, IT 261 - Amendments 1875, IT 263 - Western Treaty No. 2, IT 264 - Map (c.1871)