Turtle Mountain Indian Commission Report, 1892

Item

Identifier: SC 22

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Photocopy of typed copy of the Commission's report, dated Dec. 3, 1892, to John W. Noble, Secretary of the Interior, concerning the 1892 negotiations with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in N.D. Report (25 leaves) documents Commission activities in negotiating the Articles of Agreement (10 leaves) divesting the Indians of their rights and title to almost 10,000,000 acres for $1,000,000. Also includes a copy of the 1863 treaty (with 1864 supplement) between the U.S. and the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians.

Dates

1892.

Creator

United States. Turtle Mountain Indian Commission. (Organization)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Document in the public domaine.

History

Commission established by the U.S. Congress. Commission members included Porter J. McCumber, John W. Wilson, and W. Woodville Flemming. The 1892 treaty was made at the Old Crossing of Red Lake River where the Indians ceded much of their land.