rejudicesagainstusasAmericanshaveverymuchin,creasedandstrengthenedsincetheTr
prejudices against the white people elevated after the treaty
rejudicesagainstusasAmericanshaveverymuchin,creasedandstrengthenedsincetheTr
prejudices against the white people elevated after the treaty
isexcitedtoahighdegreetheangeroftheSiouxwhothreatenedtotakevengeanceontheChippewayswherevertheycouldfindthemAsPokegomawas'theirnearestpointofattacktheyweredaily(forsomeweeks,)expectedthere.TheSpiritorherseemedtohavetakenentirepossessionofthem.neanwhiletheyassenbledtoaconsiderablenumbernearourhousetoholda.ned1cineDanceforthebenefitofawomanwhohadburnther—selfinash§kingmannerwithpowder'AfterbeingthereafewdaystheyheldtheirDance.TheynowshowedtheiranimositytowardthePrayingIndiansthoseespeciallywhohadrecentlyrenouncedthemiteui.‘A-pertofth
Chippeway murder 13 Sioux, and Sioux seek revenge
Weareatpresentthrongedwithcompany,governmentbeingaboutmakingatreatywiththeseIndiansforalargetractoflandlyingsouthofus.MorethantwothousandIndiansarepresen
more than 2000 Natives are present for the land treaty
Wehavehadratherofastillwintertherebeingnoin~dians,butourownband,nearus.Butthisplaceisfastnllingwithindiansfromtheinteriorforthereistobeheldatreatywiththemforlan
There weren't many Natives during the winter, but there are more now because of the Treaty
eInds.bythetreatyhavebeendis—0;—concerted,perplexed&seemtohavelostallenerquenterpriseinhuntingasformerl
retrogression in Natives returning to missions after the treaty
uttheproposalwasrejected,andtheyreplied,thattheywishedtoreceivetheoompeneationfortheirlands,insomethingtheycouldeatorwear.This19thegeneralfeelingthroughoutthecountryinrespecttoimprovementsofallkin
the Natives don't like the treaty and want compensation for land in the form of clothing and food
ManuscriptsRelatingtotheFrederickAyertoPresidAttherequestoftheChiefsVIpenned,andnowforwardiShouldyousir,astheyhavesubjectoftheforegoingspeecommunicationtoF.Ayer,IUpperMississippieItisbutrecentlythatIhavebodyregrettedthesaleofthopinionasfarasIamacquacompensationfortheland—thosechiefswhocededthelbymanyIndianswhodid—woulddisputetheClaimoftsupposedclosedtheirspeeclcalculatedtointimidateIto]toholdtheirheadsalthoughrequestsandholdtheland.theirpovertyandmiseryto]considertheircaseandwoNorthwestMissionsP489.entoftheUSASeptember301837Pokegamawhosenamesareappendedtotheforegoingspeeches,:hemforyournotice.requestedinformthembyletterofyourviewsonthe-chesyouwill(ifitisyourpleasure)addressthe’uhkahummahcareofH.H.SibleyEsqStPeterslearnedfromtheIndiansthemselvesthattheyasaairlandbytherecentTreaty
Ayer tells the president that the Natives regretted "giving" their land up in the treaty
mbarkedwithMr.Aitkinf1:SandyLake,toaccompanyhimtoSaintPeter'stoattendtheTreaty.LeftmydearfamilyatFondduLacwithBr
Boutwell and Aitkin travel to Sandy Lake for a treaty
lloLacisalsoaninvitingfield,exceptasitisexposedtoattacksfromtheSfijou
Mille Lac has a strong Sioux presence
heyhavenotyetfrightenedmeaway,thoughnheirthreatshavesomewhatdis-turbedmywife
The Sioux say they will kill the first white man's wife they find, and Boutwell seems to be confused as to why his wife is uneasy
SiouxTrea
Sioux Treaty
willnowgiveyouafewitemsofourdomestichistoryforafewmonthspast
Boutwell's account of encountering the Ojibwe as they fled the Sioux
arhasdeoolatedPokegoma0nthemognmhgofthe24thofMaymorethan100SiouxfelluponourquietgottlamentandintwoohorthoursmadeitasceneofWe.andd
Sioux attack Pokegoma and level it - not many die, but everyone leaves North after the attack
mmediateprep—arationsweremadeforwa
The Ojibwe bands are getting for war to avenge 100 that were killed by Sioux in the past summer
Icanonlysay,thatabout3weekssincetheSiouxfellupontwopartiesofOjibueyontheirreturnhomeironSt.Peter's&‘kill—ed96.
Sioux attacked the Ojibwe and killed 96 people
iatinguiSEOd.batni§”na§F§hba:fdnght':~,..:#1:?)‘'*bahsrnth~0317u01&.theSiouxatnalatturofwh~mwegrin%le&guaziththePox&.a.TheOjibuosi~am-naéd-waaa-gieiégéenagahawere_ledby"rJohnston'sGrand-Fathei&listihgnished0h1e£?6n_tnquothérp,_-i‘‘;.1‘Van\‘.-r'.LefttheInllsat7A.:.&ascendedasuriemof“§ééigéwhichageaide,wereVictori
Old Battle between Ojibwe and Sioux/Fox/Saoko(?) - Ojibwe won
reasatLeechLakerequestedthatgiéiixji‘itely:ofthe:U.States)would06nd.someonetofi‘int,.,'44Iw»3L.1,..K.;-v;-..-,.'.‘....'3";‘betweenthem8:thoSiouxe.
The chief of the Sandy Lake Band requests that the US President send someone to define the lines between the Ojibwe and the Sioux
ucalluschildren.isarenotohildrn.bunman
from here until the bottom of the next page, Boutwell repeats the speech the Chief gave to the tour about their war against the Sioux Main Points: the war is to avenge the death of men, women, and children killed by the Sioux
Lakert’pinc‘a'niteuin,1.6.whereHwykilledus.ItissonamedfromtheSioux'ehereonchemurderingswholefamilyofOjihues
Lake Topinoniteuin (where they killed us) - a band of Sioux killed an entire Ojibwe family
Siouxembankmen
at this part of the river, the Sioux have set up a hiding spot where they can easily kill anyone travelling by the river
thelodgedirectlybefore.‘eeresuspenéledthreehuman.scalpe.Th
the scalps of the killed Sioux hang in a lodge in the encampment they visit
ioux'acametothetradingpostatPambipén§itn§?etheyaétlpéd.achildafl
Sioux party came to Pombinau trading post and killed a child - revenge was had by Ojibwe's who killed 4 of the Sioux Party
awar~paxtyharegone*fromLeashLakeagainsttheSioux'a.TheparnyconsistsOf160strong.TnoaeInds.&theirdamiliesareontheirta}tLhaan
A war party has recently passed where the missionaries are camping, they are going from Loeoh Lake against the Sioux
ogronourSiohagainstthoSioux's
Local tribes preparing for war against Sioux