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The effect of the ten treaties that the Sandy Lake Band signed, as represented by Chief Hole-in-the-Day, was to transfer, to the United States of America, millions of acres of land in exchange for a guarantee of certain portions of the land being reserved to them, the payment of annuities, the construction of roads, the provision of farmers and mechanics and other personnel and services to assist them in improving their lives, the provision of schools, and guarantees of their ability to conduct hunting and fishing activities in the ceded territories. The United States only completed and carried out the parts pertaining to the taking of title to the lands from the Indians, and failed, by any substantial measure, to complete its responsibilities, e.e. to pay the annuities, to provide the other services, and to protect the rights guaranteed in the treaties. |
