While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Treaty of Apr. 7,1866 (XIV, 765); act of Jan. 14,1889 (XXV,
642). 55,211.79 acres were allotted to 693 Indians, and 434.63
acres reserved for agency and other purposes the residue of
51,863 acres to be opened to public settlement.
Reservation
Deer Creek
Tribes
Bois Fort band of Chippewa
Acres
Established by
Executive order, June 30, 1883; act of Jan. 14, 1889 (xxv,
642). 295.55 acres were allotted to 4 Indians: the residue of
22,744 acres to be opened to public settlement. (Executive order
of Dec. 21, 1858.)
Reservation
Fond du Lac
Tribes
Fond du Lac band of Chippewa of Lake Superior
Acres
Established by
Treaty of Sept. 30, 1854 (X, 1109) act of May 26, 1872
(XVII, 190). 23,283.61 acres were alloted to 351 Indians, by act
of Jan. 14, 1889.(XXV, 642); the residue, 76,837 acres, 76,837
was opened to settlement. Agreement of Nov. 21, 1889. (See act
of Jan.14,1889, XXV, 642)
Reservation
Grand Portage (Pigeon River)
Tribes
Grand Portage band of Chippewa of Lake Superior
Acres
Established by
Treaty of Sept. 30, 1854 (X,1109); act of Jan. 14, 1889
(XXV, 642). 24,191.31 acres were allotted to 304 Indians, 208.24
acres reserved for agency and wood purposes, and the residue of
16,041.97 acres was to be opened to public settlement.
Reservation
Leech Lake
Tribes
Cass Lake, Pillager, and Lake Winnibigoshish bands of
Chippewa
Acres
Established by
Treaty of Feb. 22. 1855 (X, 1165); Executive orders, Nov. 4,
1873, and May 26,1874: act of Jan. 14, 1889 (XXV, 642),
37,683.06 acres were allotted to 536 Indians, and 321.60 acres
reserved for agency and school purposes; 1,381.21 acres were
allotted to 17 Cass Lake Indians, and the residue of 55,054
acres was to be opened to public settlement. (Act of June 27,
1902, XXXII, 402.)
Reservation
Mdewakanton
Tribes
Mdewakanton Sioux
Acres
Established by
By purchase. See acts of Congress, July 4, 1884, Mar.
3,1885, May 15, 1886, June 29, 1888, Mar. 2, 1889. Aug. 19,
1890. 339.70 acres were deeded to 47 Indians; 12,242.76 acres
allotted to 88 Indians and held in trust by the United States;
8.90 acres reserved for school.
Reservation
Mille Lac
Tribes
Mille Lac and Snake River bands of Chippewa
Acres
61,014
Established by
Treaties of Feb. 22, 1855 (X, 1165), and May 7, 1864 (XIII,
693, 695): act of Jan. 14, 1889 (XXV. 642): joint resolution No.
5, Dec. 19, 1893 (XXVIII, 576); joint resolution No. 40,
approved May 27, 1898 (XXX. 745). The lands composing this
reservation have been ceded to the Government, but are not yet
open to sale or settlement.
Reservation
Red Lake
Tribes
Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa
Acres
543,528
Established by
Treaty of Oct. 2, 1863 (XIII, 667): act of Jan. 14,1889
(XXV, 642); agreement, July 8, 1889 (H. R. Ex. Doe. 247, 51st
Cong., 1st sess., 27, 32); Executive order, Nov. 21, 1892. Act
of Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXIII, 1009), and act of Feb. 20, 1904,
ratifying agreement made Mar. 10. 1902 (XXXIII. 46), for sale of
258,152 acres. Act of Feb. 8, 1905 (XXXIII, 708), granting 320
acres as right of way for the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba
Ry. Co.
Chippewa of the Mississippi, Pembina, and Pilager Chippewa
Acres
Established by
Treaty of Mar. 19, 1367 (XVI, 719): Executive orders, Mar.
18, 1879, and July 13, 1883; act of Jan. 14, 1689 (XXV, 642).
See agreement of July 29, 1889 (H. R. Ex. Doc. 247. 51st Cong.,
1st less., 34, 36). Under act of Jan. 14, 1889 (XXV, 642),
(XXXIII, 539), 223,928.91 acres have been allotted to 2,794
Mississippi and Otter Tail Pillager Chippewa, being additional
allotments to a part of the allottees under act of Jan. 14,
1889, leaving unallotted and unreserved 78,178.19 acres. Lands
now in process of allotment under both acts.
Reservation
White Oak Point and Chippewa
Tribes
Lake Winnibigoshish and Pillager bands of Chippewa, and
White Oak Point band of Mississippi Chippewa
Acres
Established by
Treaties of Feb. 22,1855 (X,1165), and Mar.19,1867 (XVI,
719)Executive orders, Oct. 29, 1873, and May 26, 1874; act of
Jan. 14, 1889 (XXV, 742); 14,389.73 acres were allotted to 180
Lake Winnibigoshish Indians, the residue, 112.663.01 acres, of
Winnibigoshish reserve to be opened to public settlement;
38,090.22 acres were allotted to 479 Chippewa Indians; the
residue of 154,855 acres was restored to the public domain.
