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ENTRY	YEAR	MONTH	DAY	NO.	FIRSTNATIONSURRENDERING	OTHERSURRENDERER	LOCATIONNAME	COUNTY	INDEXTEXT	PAGE	ExpandVOLUME
326	1877	11	15	166	CHIPPEWA/OJIBBEWA		GARDEN RIVER	ALGOMA DISTRICT	STRIP OF LAND NEAR GARDEN RIVER, ALGOMA DISTRICT. FOR A PUBLIC ROAD	65	II
542	1877	11	15	166	CHIPPEWA		GARDEN RIVER	ALGOMA DISTRICT	BY CHIPPEWA INDIANS. STRIP OF LAND FOR PUBLIC ROAD	65	II

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No. 166.

We, Chief Augustin and Principal Men, and members of the Garden River Indian Reserve, in council assembled this 15th day of November, 1877, hereby agree to surrender to Her Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, for the benefit of the public and the proprietors of the Victoria Mining Company, a sixty-six foot road leading from a point dividing the Garden River Indian Reserve and the portion of that reserve already surrendered by us, and running in a southerly direction to the banks of the River St. Mary, east of the Church of England school house, the expenses in making such road to be borne by the said proprietors of the Victoria Mining Company. And any improvements through which the said road may pass to be compensated for by the said Victoria Mining Company to the party whose improvements may be taken. The said proprietors of the said Victoria Mining Company to commence cutting a winter road so soon as the Indian Agent shall have granted them permission. Witness our hands and seals the day and year aforesaid:

Chief Augustin, [L.S.]

Pequetchenene, [L.S.]

Wm. Kabmosana, [L.S.]

Peter Jones, [L.S.]

Wm. Shibutzozik, [L.S.]

Jno. Wrawoss, [L.S.]

Alex. Wahbonosai, [L.S.]

Wm. Pequetchenene, [L.S.]

Jarvis Augustin, [L.S.]

Charles Larose, [L.S.]

Thomas Augustin, [L.S.]

Waikimah, [L.S.]

Nahquhwaiweedon, [L.S.]

George Kabmosa, [L.S.]

Joseph Bell, [L.S.]

Kabmosana, [L.S.]

Joseph Larose, [L.S.]

Charles Stone, [L.S.]

Nathwaikqujzik, [L.S.]

Vo Nahqua, [L.S.]

E. Shibahjizik, [L.S.]

Louson Shingwack, [L.S.]

Joe. Shibujizik, [L.S.]

Charles Biron, [L.S.]

Joachim Biron, [L.S.]

Tom Sayer, [L.S.]

Henry Sayer, [L.S.]

Joseph Biron, [L.S.]

Joe. Biron Jr., [L.S.]

Michael Belleau, [L.S.]

Frank Perrault, [L.S.]

Michael Cadotte, [L.S.]

And we hereby on oath certify before the Honourable Walter McCrea, Judge of Her Majesty’s District Court for the District of Algoma, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada aforesaid, that the annexed release or surrender was assented to and executed by the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Band of Indians therein mentioned assembled at a meeting of such band and tribe summoned for that purpose, and who were entitled to vote thereat.

Certified and sworn to before me at Sault Ste. Marie, in the District of Algoma, by the said Chief Augustin, Pequetchenene, and William Van Abbott, Indian Land Agent for third Northern Superintendency, this 20th day of November, 1877.

Chief Augustin, Pequetchenene, William Van Abbott, Indian Land Agent for third Northern Superintendency.

And I certify that the above oath and the document was first read over by the aid of an interpreter to the said Chief Augustin and Pequetchenene, and they seemed to perfectly understand the same, and made their mark thereto in my presence.

Walter McCrea, Judge D. A.

Recorded 26th January, 1878. Lib. 24, Fol. 521.

L. A. Catellier, Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.