1 6 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 0 0 s , ▁British ▁naval ▁res erves ▁logged ▁the ▁area ' s ▁white ▁p ine ▁for ▁ship building . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁Deput y ▁Indian ▁Agent ▁Alexander ▁McK ee ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁Ab original ▁communities ▁that ▁c eded ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁of ▁land , ▁which ▁included ▁Point ▁Pe lee , ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁The ▁C ald well ▁First ▁Nation ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁people , ▁who ▁inhab ited ▁Point ▁Pe lee , ▁were ▁not ▁sign ator ies ▁of ▁that ▁treat y . ▁However , ▁the ▁Crown ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁this , ▁and ▁their ▁land ▁was ▁c eded ▁non eth eless . ▁Sub sequently , ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁off ▁their ▁land , ▁and ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁remains ▁un ced ed ▁ab original ▁land . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁public ly ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Indian ▁and ▁Northern ▁Affairs ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁park , ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Or n ith ological ▁Club ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁study ▁bird ▁migration . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁members , ▁Per cy ▁A . ▁Ta ver ner , ▁and ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁Domin ion ▁Or n ith ologist , ▁recommended ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁be ▁made ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Jack ▁Min er ▁had ▁also ▁pushed ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁by ▁that ▁time . ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁