Agreement limiting hunting and fishing rights, October, 2, 1837

Know all men, that we, the Indian Chief’s and deligates of this place, have made a firm rule and resolution. In preventing the white-people from going on our reserves, excepting, if we the Indians our selves choose to hire them for the purpose of fishing, that is if any of us Indians, can get enough advance from some merchants or other, so as to make some kind of fishing busi-ness amongst our selves, we will then take any person we choose to the Agent, so that he will give the same a passport for such a length of time, But, that is not to say that every body should go, or for them to say that all whites can go, because that we hire some, this must not concern any body, for, it is entirely owr rights, we think that the treaty, or the sale of our canoes, will from that we have some reserves, signed by the government entirely for ourselves and for so many years.

We have also thought on the relationship of ours, which is the half-breeds, and we hope that we shal have no difficulty with them, for we have parted with them on the sale of our lands, under this Treaty of 1836 and they of course were paid of last year for all their claims. But we must say, that there was several of our Half-breeds, were not taken in this Treaty, so then they got nothing for their rights , wel. Those we consider it another case entirely, for we feel much for them, and for that reason we make this agreement with them, As follows,

They can go and fish with us at Magamekang, and put up some fish for their own use for the coming winter, than after they put up their own provisions. We then want them to fish for us, provided we will pay them for what fish they can spare, but if none of us Indians have nothing to trade with, the same, that not catch more fish than they can spend through the winter themselves,

We also have made a rule all-together about 3 years ago, with regard to the furr-hunt, this is also among ourselves, it was agreed we would not hunt any during that time. But several of

Us has broken this Rule. This fault however is past, But now we shal begin a new the same rule, we have now gathered all together for the purpose of making our Laws more firm, because this is the only way that we will do any thing, for nothing will be broken nor fixed by one of us alone, It must be brought allways before us all, this must be well understood, and if any of us should undertake to brake any of these rules, shall pay a find of 35 dollars, Our way is that we all go on one voice, so nothing can be done without we all agree, to whatever it is

And if any Whitemen or halfbreed will forfeit these Rules, or go on our reserves, without a passport from the Indian Agent, shal pay a cost according to the Damage.

These rules relative to the Half breeds appear to me to be in accordance with Treaty stipulations and the laws they are therefore approved it being distinctly understood that no person whatever go on any Indian reservation without permission from me or other person duly Authorized and empowered to grant such permission. 

J. Ord

Kee,wain,see,shawano (chief)

Oish, kee (D.)

She, gut (Do.)

Chs. S/J. Butterfield (Delegate)

Wa,bo, jeek (Do.)

Oza,way,doan

Oga,bay,gee,djee,go.

Mo,Shaw

Bo,ane

Aca, do

Octr. 2nd, 1837

In presence of

James Ord