The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-04-24

held August 16, 1889 eek. Doc. 247,
51st Cong, LIST Ses., at PIP. 143, 144),
the following appears:
"The emblem that I see foa ng
above us, that is the sign Of good feel
ing, OF peace, and friendship. thor
oughly believe that it is the intention
to fulfill everything in the agreement.
We ought to be guided by the ~coprse
of our relatives who have acceptedthis
agreement. myself believe that it
is all done in good faith and that the
Indians can rely on the fulfillment OF
everything that has been said. We
are told that IL we accept the prppo-
sitions made the matter will be laid
before our Great Father in sixty days,
at the time when the first snow falls.
We call upon the bishop. He is an
apostle of Almighty God, and would Of
course not say otherwise than as God
told him. / will ask these commits
sioners to raise up their hands and say
that they will fulfill the arrangements
made, II they are serious with us.
~ 4 - ""
"No-Din.Quah-Um. insist upon the
raising of hands as to what told the
bishop. ....
"(The three commissioners then
rose and raised their hands in afirma-
ton of the promises made, the chair
man saying: We promise to do all
in our power to carry out the under
standfng.) ........ p.
MIR. Rice. You have been deceived
and disappointed many times. 80 that
am not surprised that you should put
us to this unusual test. ~.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES (after tell
ing the Indians that the commissioners
had given the strongest possible test
The reason we take so much pains in
this matter is that the Government has
never fully kept it's promises to us in
the past, and can not be blamed for
doing so when am acting for my own
benefit and for my own interest and
the benefit and interest of my chill
dren."
Before the Indians. would agree to
the act of January II, 1889, the COM
missioners assured them, so far as they
could give such assurance, that the
broken promises Contained in their
previous treaties would be fulfilled by
the United States, and the various
amounts due the Indians under pre-.
vious treaties which had long remained
unpaid are set out in the report on
pages II to "a, inclusive.
Upon these solemn assurances the
Chippewa Indians approved and rati-
fed the act of January IA, 1889.
: On the 9Th day of July, 1889, the
requisite number of members of the
Red Lake band signed an agreement
with the commissioners, the first par
agraph of which (Ex.) Doc. 247, 51st
Cong, list Ses., p. 2S) was as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned, being male
adult Indians over eighteen years of
age, of the tribe or bands of Chippewa
Indians occupying. and belonging to
the Red Lake Reservation, in the State
of Minnesota, do hereby certify and
declare that we have heard read, in
terpreted, and thoroughly explained to
our understanding, the act of Congress
approved January IA, 1889, entitled An
act for the relief and civilization of
the Chippewa Indians in the State OF
Minnesota public No. 13), which said
act is embodied in the foregoing in.
strument, and after such explanation
and understanding, have consented
and agreed to said act, and have &C.
copied and ratified the same, and do
hereby accept and consent to and
ratify the said act, and each and all
of the provisions thereof, and do here
by grant, cede, relinquish, and convey
to the United States all our right, title,
and interest in and to all and so much
of said Red Lake Reservation as is
not embraced in the following de-
scribed boundaries, to-wit:" r.
Then followed a description of the
land reserved for allotment purposes
and the signature Of the parties.
Each of the agreements entered into
with the other thirteen bands con-
tanned this provision DID,, p. 3s):
"And we do also hereby cede and
relinquish to the United States all our
right, title, and interest in and to all
and so much of the Red Lake Reser-
walton as is not required and reserved
under the provisions of said act, to
make and Ill the aIlotments to the
Red Lake Indians In quantity and man.
ner az therein provided"
Under date Of March 6, 1889, Presi.
dent Harrison transmitted message
to Congress eek. Doc. 247, 51st Cong,
LIST Ses., p. ~, the third paragraph of
which was as follows: ... ~
Being satisfied from an examina-
ton of the papers, submitted that the
cession and REIMBURSEMENT by said
Chippewa Indians of their title and
interest in the lands specified and de-
scribed in the agreement with the diff.
ferent bands or tribes Of Chippewa In
dams In the State Of Minnesota was
obtained in the manner prescribed in
the first section of said act, and that
more than the requisite number have
signed said agreement. have as pro.
.