National Archives of Canada, RG 10, volume 1852, IT 447

1. Government Archives Division (GAD) reference number:

IT 447

2. Indian Affairs' consecutive number:

577

3. Alternative Designation:

Western Treaty No. 5

4. RG 10 volume number:

1852

5. Province(s):

Man.

6. Date:

June 26, 1908 - at Split Lake; July 13, 1908 - at Nelson House

7. a) Aboriginal people(s):

Split Lake and Nelson House Bands of Indians

b) Aboriginal individuals:

Wm. Keche-Kesik and Chief Peter Moose and others

8. Other party(ies):

Special Commissioner for His Majesty the King

9. Type of document:

Adhesion to treaty

10. Specific purpose(s):

Agreement by the Indians to the terms and conditions of Treaty No. 5 - See document

11. Land involved:

Northern Manitoba lying north of Treaty No. 5 encompassing 133, 400 square miles - See document

12. Form:

Typescript original

13. Contents:

6 sheets; all 20 x 33 cm (8" x 13"); p. 1-12
SEQ.	CONTENT	PGN	IMAGE
p. 1	title		1
p. 2	blank		-
p. 3	text		2
p. 4	blank		-
p. 5	text	"2"	3
p. 6	blank		-
p. 7	text	"3"	4
p. 8	blank		-
p. 9	text	"4"	5
p. 10	blank		-
p. 11	blank		-
p. 12	docket title,etc.		6

14. Maps:

N/A

15. Special Features:

- One green ribbon tied in a bow
- brown crest of DIA - letterhead
- syllabics

16. Remarks:

Tissue laminated
- brownish-orange stain on upper left
side of p. 1
- edges dirty
- sheets 4 and 5 composed of paper
stitched horizontally together
- small yellow stain on p. 3 probably
from stain on p. 1
- numerous holes in upper left corner
possibly for binding sheets together

17. CROSS REFERENCES

a) NA/GAD/RG 10:

IT 285 - original treaty
IT 286 - adhesion of 1875
IT 287 - Copy of adhesions of 1875 and 1877
IT 288-IT 291 - adhesions of 1876
IT 448 - adhesions of 1908
IT 449 - adhesions of 1909

b) Indian Treaties and Surrenders (Coles' 1971 Reprint):