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This Day in Minnesota History

January 30, 1854

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At La Pointe, Wisconsin, a number of Ojibwe bands sign a treaty transferring Minnesota's "Arrowhead" region to the U.S. government for about $400,000. Signers for the Grand Portage band include Little Englishman and Like a Reindeer; Balsom and Loon's Foot sign for the Fond du Lacs; and Hole-in-the-Day and Berry Hunter sign for the Mississippi River band. Henry C. Gilbert and David B. Herriman represent the United States, and Henry M. Rice and Richard Godfroy act as witnesses.

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