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Treaty of Detroit

1855 · 42.33° N, 83.05° W

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When
1855
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
42.33° N, 83.05° W
Description
treaty between the US and the Ojibwe and Ottawa tribes of Lower Michigan in 1855

Treaty of Detroit (1855)

1855 treaty between the United States and Ojibwe and Ottawa

The Treaty of Detroit of 1855 was a treaty between the United States Government and the Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Indians of Michigan. The treaty contained provisions to allot individual tracts of land to Native people consisting of 40-acre (16 ha) plots for single individuals and 80-acre (32 ha) plots for families, outlined specific tracts which were assigned to the various bands and provided for the severance…

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