Der Graf von Selkirk und Landerwerb entlang des Red River, 1817

Selkirk Treaty, 1817

THIS INDENTURE, made on the eighteenth day of July, in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third, and in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen, between the undersigned Chiefs and warriors of the Chippeway or Saulteaux Nation and of the Killistine or Cree Nation, on the one part, and the Right Honorable Thomas Earl of Selkirk, on the other part: Witnesseth, that for and in consideration of the annual present or quit rent hereinafter mentioned, the said Chiefs have given, granted and confirmed, and do, by these presents, give, grant and confirm unto our Sovereign Lord the King all that tract of land adjacent to Red River and Ossiniboyne River, beginning at the mouth of Red River and extending along same as far as Great Forks at the mouth of Red Lake River, and along Ossiniboyne River, otherwise called Rivière des Champignons, and extending to the distance of six miles from Fort Douglas on every side, and likewise from Fort Doer, and also from the Great Forks and in other parts extending in breadth to the distance of two English statute miles back from the banks of the said rivers, on each side, together with all the appurtenances whatsoever of the said tract of land, to have and to hold forever the said tract of land and appurtenances to the use of the said Earl of Selkirk, and of the settlers being established thereon, with the consent and permission of our Sovereign Lord the King, or of the said Earl of Selkirk. Provided always, and these presents are under the express condition that the said Earl, his heirs and successors, or their agents, shall annually pay to the Chiefs and warriors and successors, or their agents, shall annually pay to the Chiefs and warriors of the Chippeway or Saulteaux Nation, the present or quit rent consisting of one hundred pounds weight of good and merchantable tobacco, to be delivered on or before the tenth day of October at the forks of Ossiniboyne River—and to the Chiefs and warriors of the Killistine or Cree Nation, a like present or quit rent of one hundred pounds of tobacco, to be delivered to them on or before the said tenth day of October, at Portage de la Prairie, on the banks of Ossiniboyne River. Provided always that the traders hitherto established upon any part of the above-mentioned tract of land shall not be molested in the possession of the lands which they have already cultivated and improved, till His Majesty’s pleasure shall be known. In witness whereof the Chiefs aforesaid have set their marks, at the Forks of Red River on the day aforesaid. (Signed) SELKIRK. MACHE WHESEAB His x mark Le Sonnant. MECHKADDEWIKONAIE, His x mark La robe noire. KAYAJIESKEBINOA, His x mark L’Homme Noir. PEGOWIS, His x mark OUCKIDOAT, His x mark Le Premier. Signed in presence of THOMAS THOMAS. JAMES BIRD. F. MATTHEY, Captain. P. D. ORSONNENS, Captain. MILES MACDONNELL. J. BTE. CHARLES DE LORIMIER. LOUIS NOLIN, Interpreter.

Nachweis:

Morris, Alexander, ed., The treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, including the negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto, (Toronto: Belfords, Clarke &. Co, 1880), 299-300.

Quellenbeschreibung

Um eine neue Siedlung im Gebiet des heutigen Manitoba errichten zu können, kaufte Thomas Douglas, der Earl of Selkirk, der Hudson Bay Company das Gebiet ab. Dies geschah jedoch, ohne zuvor die Zustimmung der Ureinwohner eingeholt zu haben, und löste in den darauffolgenden Jahren Konflikte zwischen den europäischen Siedlern und besonders den Ureinwohnern aus.