~. ) ;< \ ~ \ ~~, BAT C 'R E VI A N AB A i J D H IS 'T 0 R Y 1850 - 1977 ". By: Colleen Syr et,te Da r le... e vyrette Joseph Carbier >.:' ( Content s Page 1 • · .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Introduction 2. ·. .. .. .. .. .. Description of ~ reaty 3a 39 .. .. .. .. .. Robinson Huron Treaty, 1850 4. ·. .. .. .. .. .. Land 20. · . .. .. .. .. .. The People 33. · .. .. .. .. .. Economi c Development ~. ( 43. ·. .. .. .. Admi ni s tr a tion 53. ·. .. .. .. Recreation History of the Batc hewana Band I ntro du cti on The ma i n purpose of this book is to provide our ba d embers and other people a history of the BatchewanaBand . The Ba tchewana Ba nd hi s tory is important not onl y t o ou r band members b t other people as we l l. I f other people know our background histor y they will be ab l e to understand an d comm unicate with our ba d on a better ba sis. It will be a benef i t to our own band me rb er s as t hey will have a better unde r s t a ndi ng and apprec iation f or their Reserve . This histor y will inst all a p ri de in the ba nds heritage. An adequate aw areness of our past wi ll enable us to p lan for the f ture. This projec t began June 28 , 1976 as s ummer empl oyment f or thr ee native s t u de nts of the Ra nki n Reserve . These stude nts are Colleen Syrette, Darlene Syrette and J oseph Corbi ere . Darlene as paid t hrough the De partment of Indian Affairs . Colleen and Joseph were p aid through the Secretar y of state p ro gram . Colleen oes to Mount s t . Joseph College . Darle ne and J o s e ph are stude ts at White Pines Collegiate and Vo c ational School . The students will f inish employment by Septem ber 3, 1976. Bu t hopefully t e project will be c o ntinued by o t he r s t hroughout future years . The s tudents obta ined i nformation by conducting i terviews with band me mbe r s and l ooki ng through the files. Pictures were also taken to capture a moment of hi story . Newspaper arti cles concerning the band were also used. Different organizations and people ere also conta cted , and informati on was obtained from them. T i s project was done at the Batchewa na Ba nd Administration and Cultural Centre. The outline of thi s project consists of the f ollow:ng: Land, Popu' a tion, Adm inistration, Re creation, Economi c Development, Future Plans a nd Law Enfo rcements . Description of Treaty On September 9, 1850, a treaty was signed between fif tee n Indian Bands and the Crown. The Crown was represented by an Hon. William Benjamin Robinson. The Indians were represented by their Chiefs and headman of th~ir respective tribes. Our Band, known as Batchewana was represented by Chief Nebenai go ­ ching. The treaty with the 8atchewana Band is known as the Robinson Huron Treaty. The treaty itself is number sixty-one in Canada. The Indians gave up claim to the area from Penetanguishine to Sault Ste. Marie and Northwa rd to Ba tc he wa na Bay and inland to the twight of land which separated the Hudsons Bay Company area from Canada. In return for two thousand, one-hundred, and sixty pounds of money, the land controlled by the seventeen bands was surrendered. Six hu ndred pounds were to be paid annually to each band. Since Chief Nebenaigoching was the fifteenth to sign the treaty, our reserve bears the number fiftee n in the Indi an Treaties of Canada. On the following pages is a copy of the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. , .... -. _-'-- '---'-- " --- . '-- - " ~ . -_ .--~ . ----..- -----. -- .. " . -. '. COpy ROBI~~SON TREATY J[ade in the Year 1850 WITH TlIE OJIBE\\IA INDI A~~ 3 . OF LAKE HUltON CONVEYIXG CERTAIX LA~DS TO THE CRO\VX , i· '. \ TIllS AGRt:BJ! ENT, made and tlllcn:d info thil ninth cIa!] of SeptemberJ in tht: year 0/ our Lord one Ihou.:s.1.n.d etghl hundred altd fifty, at Sau.lt Sit . .\[ ari~, in the Prol.'illce of Can ( ~da) bcLwcc7llhc lIonora&!e \V"ILLI.\~: BESJ.\:\US UOnI="SOS, 0/ tAe Ol1e part, ·Ol~ behalf of II EH. :\l.\n:A~T"" THE Qc LE~, and SHl="GC.\COCSC; NEDE.~.\IGO CHI~G, I\r:OKO{:Sf:, ~rI5nr:Qt:O:':G . \) T.\G.\. WI:,I~ I, SH.\ROh:ISHICK, . DOKIS, POX BKEO:::iU, \Vl:\D.\ \\"Tk:GO\\"I:\I~I, SfU, WEXAKE.:::>HICK, X.\ ~!'\SS.I:'\ , NAOQU.\C.\BO,. 'V.\H.\K LK t K, KrI"CIf EPO~51C t:=" !J;; P.\P.\S . \ I~:H':, \V.\G~~f.\KI, PAMEQtiOXAISHEU:-;C, Ch£efs; cmd JOltS Bl::LL, P.\Q\\"'\7CHl~1~I) ~L\~HEKY­ ASH, IOO\,"EKE::i15, \V.\QU.\CO~. t1CK, OClIE~K, :\h:TIGO~U X, \V.\T.\CHE\\".\=".\, ~{IXWAWAPEX .\SSE, SH~~ . \ OQt;o :. r , O:\I~GEGt;~, P.\:iA[S.5Y, P .\P.\S.\I:-;SE, .. AsHEWASEG.\, I(AGE:3Ul::W.l. WETU.:-."L, SII.\ \\'O~EnI. · ; and also Chief ~L\lS­ Ql1ASO (also Chiefs ~rli('}~ . \T.\) :\-IrsHO( liE1', and ~! ~h:I.:)J and :\L;3HOQt:ET70 and As.\ 'VASW .\~.\ y and PAWI:-3S, prin.cipal lTlen of the OJIHEW.\ b:Dr.\~ S , inllabiling and claiming the Eastern. and ,Vorthe rn .jhore~ uf Lake Huron, fro ,:: .Pcnclalt(Juishille to Sault Ste . .Ifarie, and thence to Batch eu'anauTt(J Ba!}, 1.1 :. I/le .VOl'lIlCI'I~ Shore oj Lake Superior; (o,} eih':r' lcilh the 1s la nris in tite sr.t·,; La'·t~', oppusite Lo the Shores thereof, ar.d illland [0 the II ti~'ht of la nd 1,1.".~ :'( ,:; ,cpar~tc.t; · th~ Territory cocered by lhe citarLer of th.e 1I onora&! c III d5 0 1~ B!: i Company from Canada; as H'ell as atl l;nconecdcd lfllzds u' l hill the !il111'tS ,-'.: Canada ~rcst Lo u'hich the!) ha7:c fllL!J1'ust claim, of the other part, u:it1!fSSC: ;t: :1'lJ.\T (or, and ill con.· i<irl':ltioll of the ~UI)) of (\1;) thutt:-;:,llld pounds of ~q , ~ , -: an<1law{u[ m U l l(\y oi rppc r C~w~l(.. L.i, to ~r ('m n hand p~ l id . :'.Il d fur (he i u ;~ : ..·. perprtual :l. HHUi l,Y vi ...; ix u!l Hlrpd pOI! :ld. ..; of !ii:e 1IlOIH'Y, tht! ;o..~ i ll e to h(' p ~~ ; i .. : .. delivcr('o to t he ..... :Li d Chi\"fs and t hc ·ir Tribes ~H ~ l.. cun \'c u icll ~ (, l~O!l uf I.',: • .. ye:lr. of whi('h dllc noti,'C' wi I \)(' gi n'll, at ~u('h pLtl'£'=-> ~ ~ m~l ~' Lr <l r rui n ~ C' c :' .. thatpurpo:,(" thry the S~ L ' U Chj(' f ~ :-t il d Prill ipJ.l In P.Il, )n i)\' i l~ I :' 0 i their n':-<j) i't':: ': " Tribe!'; or Balld ...; , do ill'rri),\' filII!', ir 'r y, and vOlt 'l tari!y ~ \ rr('wit'r, \.'C t!c·, ~~ : ., ... : . and (,'Oll\'C'Y \11 to IIer ~ b je ;-.t ~ ·, hl.' · heir.:; ". nJ ~lI(" \ · ~ ;-i :""ur .· il) CVl.'r, :l l. th('ir r:..:: .. · titlp., and il lt!'rC':-,t t o, :.l ll U in tl c who e oi, the territor!" a:hJ\'(' d :,criccd, :,, :.1 ·c :.: . C'Xt'~pt thl' n·;-.r l"\' atio!l.- . pt ionh ill the "';l'heJ 1 ~ hf'[(,l1I1to IT\ IH~\\. ci; \\-; .... rc~erval ions . ·h~ d i be ll« d ~ nd o('el q:::-d hy ~hC' ':lin Chil'fs a!lJ their T rd)\' _ .:. rommon, for thei . own u.- c al d bcnefit. .\nd shou ld the ~:.l i d Chir- L..; and thrir re: pcl·tiyc Trihl's at ~ny time Q(':'l:-(' : ' dispose of ~ n y p:~rt or such r~~ ('r\' at i (l Il;O:, or of allY mi a "r:ll or other Y:.l i ~ : .. , . p:-oductions t h c: ' ~on, the Sln1 e \\' ill he 50 ~d or le 3. ~(' d at t ;l ir C' (( ll (':o;t L; ~' : .. ' Supcrintrn(.rr.t· -;~ ' n~r ' I 0I II J' ~ n'-\ ;T~i r5 for the time :)ci ;'~t or oth?r u;: . • bavin~ allthor:ty , 0 to Jo, ior their ~o l t.! bet cflt, .1 id to lilc h ~' . t aJvlnt.l;C, 3 ( I . t t \ And the said \Villiam Benjamin Robinson of the nrst part, on beh::t1f ol H~r ~Iajesty and the Government of this Province, hereby promises and :lgre~s to make, or caU!30 to be made, the p ~ yments :\5 before mentio ned; :!nd f'Jrth ~r 0 ano ...: the s:lid Chiefs and t.heir Tribes the full a,nd free priv! c;~ t o hunt over the Territory now ceded by the-m, and to fic.:h in the W3.te ~ hereof, as they; :3,\"(­ heretofore been in the habit of doing; saving and exccptin'" such portions of the said Territory as may from time to time be sold or leaseci to individuals or companies of indil:iduals·, and occup' ed by them with the consent of the Pro­ .vincial Government. The parties of the second purt further promi3e and agree that they will not sen~ lease, or otherwi:se dispo~e of any portion of their Res(!rYations without the consent of the.