I wonder how favorable Namaypoke was to the conditions that he would be paid in installments? Of course, you wrote earlier that "authorities" claimed he would not spend his money wisely. So it appears they were able to claim the conditions of his payment, which he clearly did not personally get to enjoy beyond the first $25.00.
From these deeds, which are legal instruments, it is almost impossible to know how the terms and conditions of payments were perceived by Namaypoke or his heirs. Red Lake Indian Agent Walter Dickens acted on behalf of him as a "noncompetent Indian" as though a ward of the federal government. It wouldn't be until 1934 with the American Indian Act that assimilation and allotment policies cames to an end.
Curious what became of that seven acres? Thanks Jill for sharing all your learning.
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I wonder how favorable Namaypoke was to the conditions that he would be paid in installments? Of course, you wrote earlier that "authorities" claimed he would not spend his money wisely. So it appears they were able to claim the conditions of his payment, which he clearly did not personally get to enjoy beyond the first $25.00.
From these deeds, which are legal instruments, it is almost impossible to know how the terms and conditions of payments were perceived by Namaypoke or his heirs. Red Lake Indian Agent Walter Dickens acted on behalf of him as a "noncompetent Indian" as though a ward of the federal government. It wouldn't be until 1934 with the American Indian Act that assimilation and allotment policies cames to an end.