Bonga, George, fl. 1800-1874 to Henry B. Whipple
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05121 Author/Creator: Bonga, George, fl. 1800-1874 Place Written: Leech Lake, Minnesota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 October 1863 Pagination: 7 p. ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Long letter about the 2 October 1863 Red Lake Treaty with the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indians. Discusses government and missionary efforts to assimilate the Indians and the Indian resistance to adapting the "habits of the white man." Comments on changes in the Chippewa community, distrust between Indians and whites, the validity of treaties made, the proper location for a reservation and how and when to remove the Indians to it, and the need for education for assimilation.
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