The Treaty of Saginaw in 1819 was made between Gen. Lewis Cass and Native American tribes of the Great Lakes region (principally the Ojibwe, but also the Ottawa and Potawatomi) in what is now the United States. Native Americans ceded a large tract of land (more than six million acres, or 24,000 km²) in the central portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The southern boundary of the tract extended from a few miles northeast of Jackson west to just northeast of Kalamazoo. The line then ran directly to the head of the Thunder Bay River in south-central Montmorency County and then along the river to the mouth in Thunder Bay, near Alpena. From there it extended northeast to the international boundary line between the United States and the British Province of Upper Canada and then along the boundary south to the boundary line established by the Treaty of Detroit in 1807, which ran from the shore of Lake Huron in northeast Sanilac County southwest to a point several miles northeast of Lansing and then due south the point of origin. Download high resolution version (500x702, 72 KB)Map showing cession of Indian Lands by Saginaw Treaty of 1819 Source: [1] Same image also at [2]. Both are credited to the 1919 book by Fred Dustin: The Saginaw Treaty of 1819. This image has been released into the public domain by... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lewis Cass Campaign poster for 12th United States Presidential campaign, 1848. ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... The Great Lakes states are colored red in this map. ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... The Ottawa (also Odawa, Odaawa, Outaouais, or Trader) are a Native American and First Nations people. ... Rain dance, Kansas, c. ... The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... Jackson is a city located in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Motto: Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Michigan Founded 1831 Incorporated 1883 County Kalamazoo County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Hannah McKinney Area  - Total  - Water 65. ... Montmorency County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Thunder Bay is a bay in the U.S. state of Michigan on Lake Huron. ... Lighthouse at the Alpena Municipal Marina Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. ... The Great Lakes from space; Lake Huron is the third from the left. ... Sanilac County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

The treaty reserved several smaller tracts of land for Indian use within the ceded territory.

External links

• The 1819 Saginaw Cession and Treaty contains the text of the treaty and additional description adapted from the public domain 1919 book by Fred Dustin: "The Saginaw Treaty of 1819"