Related Information

Cession Number
215
Nations as named in historic documents
Swan-creek and Black-river bands of the Chippewa nation residing in Michigan
Present-day Nations
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Nov. 17, 1807
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (Nov. 17, 1807)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
May 9, 1836
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (May 9, 1836)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Treaties related via shared date(s)
RIT 54 - Ratified Indian Treaty 54: Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi - Detroit, November 17, 1807
RIT 54 - Treaty Between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Indians Signed at Detroit, with Proclamation Signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison on February 25, 1808
RIT 207 - Ratified Indian Treaty 207: Chippewa (Swan Creek and Black River Bands in Michigan) - Washington, DC, May 9, 1836
RIT 207 - Treaty Between the United States and the Swan Creek and Black River Bands in Michigan of the Chippewa Indians Signed at Washington, DC
RIT 207 - Tan Cover Sheet: "1836. Swan Creek and Black River Indians, Chippewas. Concluded May 9th 1836. Ratified May 25th 1836."
Historic Maps
Map Name
Michigan 1
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=29
Thumbnail
Historic Map of Michigan 1
Map Name
Michigan (Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie)
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=31
Thumbnail
Historic Map of Michigan (Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie)