{"product_id":"1929-canada-federal-indian-land-sale-manitoulin-island-on","title":"1929 Canada Federal Indian Land Sale Manitoulin Island (ON)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePurchase of a 100-acre parcel of Ojibwa and Ottawa Indian land In Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, part of the federal Indian Lands \u0026amp; Timber Branch system. Indian land patents were administered, recorded, and registered by federal officials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003eCANADA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003eGeorge the Fifth…Whereas the lands hereinafter described are part and parcel of those set apart for the use of the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOjibwa and Ottawa Indians of Manitoulin island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e AND WHEREAS We have thought fit to authorize the sale and disposal of the Lands hereinafter mentioned, in order that the proceeds be applied to the benefit, support and advantage of the said Indians in such as manner as We be please to direct from time to time: AND WHEREAS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003eHugh Molynam Dignam of the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, in our Dominion of Canada, coal dealer hath….\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e…in consideration of the said sum of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efifty dollars \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e…to our Superintendent General of Indian Affairs…Parcel or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTownship of Howland, in the District of Manitoulin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e…One Hundred Acres…Composed of Lot Twenty Nine, in the first concessions, in the aforesaid township of Howland…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e…\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty Sixth \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eday of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etwenty-nine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNineteenth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e year of our reign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e___ deputy governor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e----- under-Secretary of State\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e----- acting Deputy of the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 107, 182);\"\u003e----- Registrar of Indian Land Patents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eAppears to be signed by...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eK. K. Kerr Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada \/ Bank of Montreal (context‑dependent) In Ontario land transactions involving “Indian lands” in the 1920s, the \u003cem\u003eDeputy Governor\u003c\/em\u003e title almost always refers to a senior officer of the Bank of Montreal, because the Bank of Montreal acted as the Government of Canada’s fiscal agent before the Bank of Canada existed (the Bank of Canada was created in 1934).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. A. (or J. H.) McLean Registrar, Indian Lands Patents Branch, Department of Indian Affair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO. S. Tollefson (Oscar Skelton Tollefson, Under‑Secretary of State for Canada)\u003cbr\u003eServed: late 1920s–early 1930s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eNice red sale, King on throne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePrinted on thick paper, folded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e17 ¼ x 21 ½ cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManitoulin Island\u003c\/strong\u003e—Mnidoo Mnising in Anishinaabemowin—has long been home to Anishinaabe peoples, especially:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOjibwe (Ojibwe \/ Ojibwa \/ Anishinaabe)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eOne of the largest Indigenous nations in North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eStrong presence on Manitoulin Island for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eKnown for rich traditions in governance, storytelling, and land stewardship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSeveral First Nations on the island are primarily Ojibwe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOdawa (Ottawa)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eClosely related to the Ojibwe and Potawatomi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHistorically known as traders (“Odawa” relates to the word to trade).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMany Odawa families and communities lived on and around Manitoulin Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eOften part of the Three Fires Confederacy: Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; 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In Canada, First Nations reserves are considered to be federal Crown lands because they are owned by and are in trust to the Crown. The Library and Archives Canada holds a number of the Indian land sale patents issued since 1763, though most of these records are still held in provincial archives. Until 1845, the provincial secretaries for Upper and Lower Canada issued Indian land patents under the province’s Great Seal. Following the 1840 Act of Union between Upper and Lower Canada, the Office of the Registrar General was established for the united Province of Canada, assuming the responsibilities formerly held by the provincial secretaries. By the time of Confederation in 1867, the provinces had become responsible for most Crown land sales, with the exception of lands held in trust for First Nations reserves, which fell under the authority of the federal government. The newly created federal Office of the Registrar General became responsible for issuing Indian land patents across Canada. By 1886, this responsibility had been transferred to the Department of Indian Affairs, which retained the function until 1951. Since then, Indian land patents have been the responsibility of the Registrar General of Canada, though it should be noted that the last Indian land patent was issued in 1990.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49903246868726,"sku":"CA-5805","price":275.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4171rsz.jpg?v=1770000436","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1929-canada-federal-indian-land-sale-manitoulin-island-on","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}