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Non Treaty Chippewa Indians
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They are Chippewa's who refused to take treaty with the United States. Currently Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota have non treaty Chippewa's. Non Treaty Status For this issue to be understood we must deal with two fractions within each <b>non treaty and treaty</b> Chippewa region. One fraction accepted <b>treaty or treaties</b> reached with the United States. Then the other fraction who were the proper leaders of each Chippewa region at issue, refused to accept <b>treaty or treaties</b> that were fraudulently reached with the United States, through Chippewa leaders who did not have the authority to act on behalf of the Chippewa Nation. The United States did <b>bribe</b> minor Chippewa leaders who did not have the authority to act on behalf of the Chippewa Nation, as well as <b>intoxicated</b> Chippewa leaders so they would sign fraudulent treaties. It is the <b>non treaty Chippewa's</b> who have handed down this sensitive subject to present day Chippewa's who adhere to their laws, who are extremely important. Their actions were brought forth exclusively to ensure that their descendants will honor their laws. Through their defiance to not cede their land to the United States, the land at issue is still rightfully Chippewa land. The United States would not honor the early treaties reached with the Chippewa Nation. That is what led to the eventual course of the Chippewa Nation refusing to acknowledge any treaty reached with the United States. Thus, the reason for the <b>non treaty Chippewa Indians</b> is land. The United States may claim otherwise but land is the issue. Current Unrecognized Tribes More people will be bringing forth letters to attempt to gain federal recognition. However, they are really blacks and whites who are after government money. Their motive for trying to pass themselves off as being Native American is <b>Greed</b>. The favorite tribe they have selected to become is Cherokee. Their least favorite is Chippewa. The government of the United States is carefully dealing with these imposters for they know they want government money. Most will not gain recognition as a result of the government of the United States realizing <b>money</b> is the cause for the upswing in the number of new cases of imposter Indians attempting to gain federal recognition. Present Non Treaty Chippewa's They are quite numerous and some are affiliated with other Algonquian Tribes, in Kansas and Oklahoma. Their non treaty status goes back to the 19th century when they refused to take treaty. Thus, the reason for the dispersal to the west was to retain their independance and land. Kansas It was supposedly in 1838-1839 when the Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's left their homes in southern Michigan to migrate to the Kansas region. After they arrived to the Kansas region, they commenced to spread out to the Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas region. In 1858, the Munsee Delawares joined in a confederation with the Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's. In 1866, a treaty was reached with the United States in which the confederated Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's and Munsee Delawares, agreed to cede their Kansas land and relocate to Oklahoma. Those confederated Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's and Munsee Delawares, who refused to accept treaties, remained in Kansas. Michigan There are several non treaty Chippewa's in Michigan. They include the following: <b>The Lake Superior Chippewa of Marquette; Burt Lake Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians; Consolidated Bahwetig Ojibwas and Mackinacs; and the Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's</b>. Minnesota There are several groups of Chippewa's in Minnesota who refused to take treaty. They include the following: <b>Kah-bay-kah-nong; Ni-mi-win; and the Sandy Lake Band of Ojibwes</b>. The Sandy Lake Chippewa's are obviously a mixture of Chippewa's from Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 is what led the Wisconsin Chippewa's to Minnesota. The non treaty Sandy Lake Chippewa's actually have claims to Wisconsin land. Montana Montana has several non treaty Chippewa's. They include the following: the Ahontoays; the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; and the Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's which probably includes some Munsee Delawares. North Dakota North Dakota has two non treaty Chippewa's. They are the Little Shell Band of the North Dakota Tribe and the Cristian Pembina Chippewa Indians. Oklahoma In 1866, the confederated Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's and the Munsee Delawares, reached an agreement with the United States in which they ceded their Kansas land and relocated to Oklahoma. They were forced to assimilate into Cherokee society. However, they are still there and they need to continue to adhere to the non treaty status. Of course, they are doing so better than all other non treaty Chippewa's. There is, afterall, no Swan Creek and Black River Chippewa's in Oklahoma trying to gain federal recognition. See Also
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