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Metadata about this document

Titles
Ratified Indian Treaty 251: Chippewa (Pillager Band) - Leech Lake, August 21, 1847
Other Titles
RIT #251
RIT 251
Ratified Indian Treaty #251
National Archives Identifier
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/174680021
Level of description
File Unit
Creation date
Aug. 21, 1847
Contains
Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians, Concluded August 21, 1847, and Ratified April 7, 1848 (Copy 1 of 5)
Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians Signed at Leech Lake
Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians, Concluded August 21, 1847, and Ratified April 7, 1848 (Copy 4 of 5)
Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians, Concluded August 21, 1847, and Ratified April 7, 1848 (Copy 2 of 5)
Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians, Concluded August 21, 1847, and Ratified April 7, 1848 (Copy 3 of 5)
Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians, Concluded August 21, 1847, and Ratified April 7, 1848 (Copy 5 of 5)
Senate's Advice and Consent to Treaty Ratification
Instrument of Ratification Signed by President James K. Polk and Secretary of State James Buchanan
Small Cover Sheet: "Original and Printed Copy. 1847. Treaty with the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians. Concluded at Leech Lake 21 Augt. 1847. Ratified April 7th1848."
Named Native nations
Chippewa
Chippewa (Pillager band)
Pillager
Present-day Nations
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Cessions with shared date(s)
269
Signatory
United States of America