The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-06-30
The Half-Bree(,' S,
OR MIXED BLOODs, OF THE SIOUX
OR DAKOTAH INDIANS.

At meeting of the HalfBreed or Mixed-Bloods
| Of the Dakota Sioux nation, held at Wabashaw,
the 18th Of June instant, pursuant to call OF ma
ny Of said Half-reed citizens, the following pream-
bic and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas BY the treaty of Prairie du Chen, made in
1890 tract of land now known the Lake Peyin
Tract granted the Half breed
of the Dakota nation by said nation to be held other
Indian lands held, with the sanction of the United
States Government aud whereas the said Halfbreeds
have been ready to release their title to said land
the UNited States Government that might be opened
to the white settler and whereas their propositions have
been refused and propositions of spectators and those
wishing and avowing it to be their object to tten them
selves from the ignorance Of the Habreeds have been
listened to, and movements foot to deprive
said Half breeds ofthcir just rights and force them
abandonment of all their lands, to acceptance Of
pOiety the ame and whereas persons without show
of authority have settled and still settling upon said
land and whereas information has been received that
certain trick has been successfully played by the
whereof said land was opened to pre- empton by the
white settler; and whereas such trick has been
cessfuly played and said lands not open to white
settlers and many being thus induced to
settle upon said tract contrary 20 law and treaty stpu
laton; and whereas unity Of action on the part OF said
citizens necessary the prevention of these
frauds and the protection Of their rights in and to
said tract of land now, therefore:
Resolved That the Half breed citizens of the various
parts the Territory be requested to send from their
number delegates represent them in general meeting
to be holden at Hastings in Dakota county ON The tenth
day month of July A. d. 1885, for the purpose Of
taking to protect their rights and prevent the
frauds about to be perpetrated upon them by land specu
Resolved, That the said Ialfbreed residents upon said
tract determined to prevent by every and all means
any further settlement upon said tract OF land Until their
rights and title shall have been determined by and
tween themselves and the government of the United
States
And whereas Said land is now held as other Indian
lands are held and must remain until purchased of
said !iafbreeds by SAID government and survey of
said lands sa trespass the rights Of said Half
breed and they have released said lands
government: now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That protest against such survey until
the number Of said Halfbreeds and their rights shall
have been fully and fairly determined ft..
Resolved, That until all the Ialf-breeds shall have
ceved and located their scrps upon said breed tract
they do solemny protest against action the part
OF the government with regard to granting pre- empon
rights and declare their intention to disregard all pre-
enpton other claims that any settlers said land, in
violation of the rights of Half breeds, may have or oh
tain.
Resolved That the proceedings Of this meeting pub
lished in the ST Paul Pioneer, ST. Paul Times and ST.
Peters Courier. OLIVER CRATE,
Attest, Chairman.
CHARLES LAPOINTE, Sccy. June POL I'd w3t