Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs, with accompanying documents.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Imprint:	[Michigan?] : [publisher not identified], [1855]
Description:	1 online resource (35 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	House doc. ; no. 33, Legislature, 1855 House doc. (Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives) ; 1855, no. 33.
Subject:	Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Government relations -- 1789-1869. Indians of North America -- Suffrage -- Michigan. Indians, Treatment of -- Michigan. Indians, Treatment of -- United States. Indians, Treatment of -- New York (State) Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Politics and government. Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Michigan. Indians of North America -- Treaties. Indian Removal, 1813-1903. Indians of North America. Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation. Indians of North America -- Government relations. Indians of North America -- Politics and government. Indians of North America -- Suffrage. Indians, Treatment of. Seneca Nation of Indians. Michigan. New York (State) Seneca Nation of Indians. United States. Treaties.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13564743

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Other authors / contributors:	Strong, Nathaniel T. Gilbert, Henry C., 1818-1864. Chipman, J. L. (John Logan), 1830-1893. United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Michigan Agency.
Notes:	Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed February 20, 2023).
Summary:	A Michigan House Committee on Indian Affairs about "the present condition and the future prospects of the Indians of Michigan, and in connection therewith, their relation to the State, and the various means resorted to for their civilization and improvement." The report indicates that "'civilized male inhabitant of Indian descent, a native of the United States, and not member of any tribe,' is an elector," but notes the difficulties of determining who is a member of a tribe, and the lack of standards to determine who is civilized. The report gives information on missionary efforts, education, removal efforts, and other historical information. Included are communications from J. Logan Chipman (pages 7-22), N.T. Strong (Chief of the Seneca Indians, sent from the Cattaraugus Reservation) (pages 23-30), and H.C. Gilbert (Indian Agent) (pages 31-35). The report indicates that three tribes were consulted: Chippewas, Ottowas, and Pottowatamies.

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