Nelson Act of 1889
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An act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota (51st-1st-Ex.Doc.247; 25
Approved by Congress on January 14, 1889, the Nelson Act was the equivalent for reservations in Minnesota to the
Dakota Conflict of 1862
, many Minnesota white residents were eager to consolidate the reservations, reduce the amount of land controlled by Indians and make the surplus available for sale and settlement by European settlers.
Minnesota congressmen
White Earth Reservation. All would receive individual allotments, with the remainder to be available for sale to European settlers. These actions were illegal and violated the treaties which the US had made with the tribes, but the government proceeded anyway. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa agreed to a cession of 3,000,000 acres of land and kept the southern portion of their Reservation adjacent to Red Lake.[3][4]
Affected Tribes
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
- Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians
- Winnebagoshish Band of Pillager Chippewa
- Leech Lake Bandof Pillager Chippewa
- Cass Lake Band of Pillager Chippewa
- Otter Tail Lake Band of Pillager Chippewa
- Mille Lac Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians
- Grand Portage Band of Chippewa
- White Oak Point Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Snake River Band of St. Croix Chippewa Indians
- and other scattered Indians belonging to said tribes not residing on any reservation.[5]
References
- S2CID 197893946.
- ISBN 978-0-87413-560-2.
- .
- LCCN 34-8449
- ^ "Nelson Act Claims Settlement signed into law" (PDF). Bois Forte. November 2012.
Further reading
- William Watts Folwell, A History of Minnesota (Volume IV), St Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1969, pp. 219–226