Treaty of La Pointe
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The Treaty of La Pointe may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in La Pointe, Wisconsin between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American peoples.
[edit] 1842 Treaty of La Pointe
The first treaty of La Pointe was signed Robert Stuart for the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and the Mississippi on October 4, 1842 and proclaimed on March 23, 1843. This treaty ceded lands now parts of Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Michigan. The signatory tribes retain hunting, fishing and gathering right on for this region.
[edit] 1854 Treaty of La Pointe
The second treaty of La Pointe was signed by Henry C. Gilbert and David B. Herriman for the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and the Mississippi on September 30, 1854 and proclaimed on January 29, 1855. The treaty ceded all of the Lake Superior Ojibwe lands to the United States in the Arrowhead Region of Northeastern Minnesota, in exchange for reservations for the Lake Superior Ojibwe in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. The signatory tribes retain hunting, fishing and gathering right within this region. The portions left unceded were given claims to the Mississippi Ojibwe. The Indian reservations established under this treaty are:
- Bad River
- Fond du Lac
- Grand Portage
- Lac Courte Oreilles
- Lac du Flambeau
- Lac Vieux Desert
- L'Anse
- Ontonagon
- Red Cliff
Mole Lake and St. Croix Bands lost their federal recognition due to not being included in this treaty. Mole Lake Band and St. Croix Band's eastern half in Wisconsin re-gained their federal recognition under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, but the St. Croix Band's western half in Minnesota are not independently recognized and are considered part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
