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This is a collection of treaties between the United States Government and Dakota and Lakota peoples. These treaties were compiled and edited in 1904 by Charles J. Kappler, LL.M., Clerk to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and published under the title: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, (Volume II), Washington, Government Printing Office.
Treaty of 1805 This is the first agreement signed between the United States Government and a Siouan group. It is described as a "Conference Between the United States of America and the Sioux Nation of Indians".
Treaty of 1815 This treaty was made and concluded at Portage des Sioux with the Teton.
Treaty of 1815 This treaty was made and concluded at Portage des Sioux with the "Siouxs of the Lake".
Treaty of 1815 This treaty was made and concluded at Portage des Sioux with the "Siouxs of the River of St. Peter's".
Treaty of 1816 A treaty of peace and friendship made and concluded at St. Louis in 1816 between the United States Government and a variety of Dakota bands.
Teton Treaty of June 22, 1825 In 1825 the United States government sent out the Yellowstone expedition to traverse the continent and counteract British influence on the plains. Under General Atkinson, a series of treaties were signed by the Yankton, Yanktonnai and various Teton groups. This particular treaty was signed "fort Look-out, near the three rivers of the Sioux pass".
Teton Treaty of July 12, 1825 This treaty, also under General Atkinson, was signed "at the mouth of the Teton river" with the Oglala and other "Sioune" tribes.
Teton Treaty of July 16, 1825 This treaty, also under General Atkinson, was signed "at the Auricara Village" with the Hunkpapa Band.
International Treaty of August 19, 1825 Treaty with the Sioux and Chippewa, Sacs and Fox, Menominie, Ioway, Sioux, Winnebago, and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawattomie, Tribes at Prairie du Chien.
Treaty of 1837 Articles of a treaty, made at the City of Washington, between Joel R. Poinsett, thereto specially authorized by the President of the United States, and certain chiefs and braves of the Sioux nation (Medawakantons -treaty spelling) of Indians.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851: The Federal Government pursuing a policy of "civilization" and "assimilation" began a series of treaty negotiations with the native Peoples of the West designed to further this process as well as to open passage for its citizens to the Pacific and establish stable boundaries between the various tribes. The first in this series, the Fort Laramie treaty of 1851 was signed on September 17, 1851.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868: Signed by various Native parties over a period of months after hard negotiations, this treaty sought to establish peaceful relations between the United States and Indian parties, as well as to settle reservation boundaries within which Indian people agreed to settle. Red Cloud insisted that certain Government forts be removed from Native lands before he would sign. This treaty established the "Great Sioux Reserve" west of the Missouri River. You can also view the original treaty at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Unratified Agreement of 1882 This agreement, unratified by Congress, concerns the division of Lakota lands.
Treaties and Other Agreements: The University of South Dakota's Institute of American Indian Studies maintains its own site for treaty and other related documents.
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