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T R E A T Y A T L E S S E E S L A V E L A K E 6T
obey the laws of the land— that - will he just the same whether
you make a treaty or not; the laws must he obeyed. The
Queea's Government " wishes to gave the Indians, here the
same terms as i t has given a l l the Indians all over the country,
from the prairies to Lake Superior. Indians i n other
p t e e% who took treaty years ago, are now better off than
they were before. They grow grain and raise cattle like
the white people. Their children have learned to read and
write,
" Now, I w i l l give y o u an outline of the terms we offer
you. If y o u agree to take treaty, every one this year gets
a present of $ 12.00. A f a m i l y of five, man, wife and three
children, w i l l thus get $ 60.00; a family of eight, $ 96.00;
and after this year, and for every year afterwards, $ 8,00
fer each person forever. To suck chiefs as you may select,
and that the Government approves of, we w i l l give $ 25.00
each year, and the counsellors $ 15.00 each. The chiefs also
get a silver medal and a flag, such as you see now at our
tent, right now as soon as the treaty is signed- Next year,
ag soon as we know how many chiefs there are, and every
three years thereafter, each chief w i l l get a s u i t of clothes,
and every counsellor a suit, only not quite so good as that of
f i e chief. Then, as the white men are coming i n and sett
l i n g i n the aountry, and as the Queen wishes tho Indians
to have lands of their own, we w i l l give one square mile, or
640 acres, to each f a m i l y of five; but there w i l l be no compulsion
to foree Ifldians to go i n to a reserve. He who does
not wish to go into a band can get 160 acres of land for
himself, and the same f o r each member of his family. These
reserves aye holdings you can select when you please, subject
to the approval of the Government, for you might select
lands which might interfere with the rights or lands of
setfieru. Tho Government must be sure that the l a n d which
you aeiest i s i n the right place. Then, again, as some of you
may want to sow grain or potatoes, the Government w i ll
give y o u ploughs or harrows, hoes, etc., to enable you to do
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| OCR | T R E A T Y A T L E S S E E S L A V E L A K E 6T obey the laws of the land— that - will he just the same whether you make a treaty or not; the laws must he obeyed. The Queea's Government " wishes to gave the Indians, here the same terms as i t has given a l l the Indians all over the country, from the prairies to Lake Superior. Indians i n other p t e e% who took treaty years ago, are now better off than they were before. They grow grain and raise cattle like the white people. Their children have learned to read and write, " Now, I w i l l give y o u an outline of the terms we offer you. If y o u agree to take treaty, every one this year gets a present of $ 12.00. A f a m i l y of five, man, wife and three children, w i l l thus get $ 60.00; a family of eight, $ 96.00; and after this year, and for every year afterwards, $ 8,00 fer each person forever. To suck chiefs as you may select, and that the Government approves of, we w i l l give $ 25.00 each year, and the counsellors $ 15.00 each. The chiefs also get a silver medal and a flag, such as you see now at our tent, right now as soon as the treaty is signed- Next year, ag soon as we know how many chiefs there are, and every three years thereafter, each chief w i l l get a s u i t of clothes, and every counsellor a suit, only not quite so good as that of f i e chief. Then, as the white men are coming i n and sett l i n g i n the aountry, and as the Queen wishes tho Indians to have lands of their own, we w i l l give one square mile, or 640 acres, to each f a m i l y of five; but there w i l l be no compulsion to foree Ifldians to go i n to a reserve. He who does not wish to go into a band can get 160 acres of land for himself, and the same f o r each member of his family. These reserves aye holdings you can select when you please, subject to the approval of the Government, for you might select lands which might interfere with the rights or lands of setfieru. Tho Government must be sure that the l a n d which you aeiest i s i n the right place. Then, again, as some of you may want to sow grain or potatoes, the Government w i ll give y o u ploughs or harrows, hoes, etc., to enable you to do |
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