Related Information

Cession Number
378
Nations as named in historic documents
Chippewa of Michigan
Ottawa of Michigan
Present-day Nations
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan
July 31, 1855
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (July 31, 1855)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Treaties related via shared date(s)
RIT 296 - Ratified Indian Treaty 296: Ottawa and Chippewa (Sault Ste. Marie Bands, Grand River Bands, Grand Traverse Bands, Little Traverse Bands, and Mackinac Bands) - Detroit, Michigan, July 31, 1855
RIT 296 - Treaty Between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (Sault Ste. Marie Bands, Grand River Bands, Grand Traverse Bands, Little Traverse Bands, and Mackinac Bands) Signed at Detroit, Michigan
RIT 296 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, Concluded July 31, 1855, and Ratified September 10, 1856
Historic Maps