Collection search - Western Treaty No. 5 - Black River Treaty between Her Majesty, the Queen and the Saulteaux Tribe of Indians - IT 288

GAD Reference number: IT 288;
Indian Affairs' consecutive no.: 149C
Aboriginal people(s): Saulteaux Tribe of Indians;
Aboriginal individual(s): James Bird, Sayer Joseph, Sayer John;
Other party(ies): Acting Indian Superintendent for Queen Victoria
Type of Document: Adhesion to treaty - Docket title: "Black River Treaty between Her Majesty, the Queen and the Saulteaux Tribe of Indians"
Specific purpose(s): Concurrence with the conditions of the treaty of 1875/09/20 of which it covers the territory of these Indian people and provision is made for reserve land to be set aside
Land involved: As covered by Treaty No. 5
Form: Manuscript original

Alternative designation: title supplied from contents.

The document has one large red wax seal in the upper left corner. A green ribbon is attached to paper under the wax seal. A small piece of pink archival ribbon is also visible on the underside of the wax seal. Two different blue ink stamps are visible at the beginning of the text.

The document is laminated with tissue. Red stains, probably from the wax seal, are on the upper left corners of each sheet. There is also a brown stain in the lower left corner, probably from the wax seal and ribbon. The edges are dirty, torn and small pieces are missing. One First Nations signator's name crossed out. Several holes are in the upper left corner of each sheet, possibly for binding the document.

Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint): Vol. II, page 22.

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

IT 285 - Treaty 20, 24, 27 September 1875, IT 286 - Adhesion 28 September 1875, IT 287 - Copy I.A. No. 149A and 149B, IT 289 - Adhesion 7 September 1876, IT 290 - Adhesion 4 August 1876, IT 291 - Adhesion 26 July 1876, IT 447 - Adhesions of 1908, IT 448 - Adhesions of 1908, IT 449 - Adhesions of 1908