Treaty with the Makah, 1855
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Treaty with the Makah, 1855 is a U.S.–Makah agreement concluded at Neah Bay that secured American access to Makah lands and waters while explicitly preserving the tribe’s traditional whaling and fishing rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty with the Makah, 1855 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12895369 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Treaty with the Makah, 1855 Context triple: [Treaty of Neah Bay, hasTitle, Treaty with the Makah, 1855]
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Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
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D.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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E.
Treaty of Medicine Creek
The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other provisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty with the Makah, 1855 Target entity description: Treaty with the Makah, 1855 is a U.S.–Makah agreement concluded at Neah Bay that secured American access to Makah lands and waters while explicitly preserving the tribe’s traditional whaling and fishing rights.
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A.
Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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B.
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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C.
Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
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D.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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E.
Treaty of Medicine Creek
The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other provisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century treaty
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United States–Native American treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Makah offshore whaling areas
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Makah usual and accustomed fishing grounds ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Makah Indian Reservation
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linked to:
Makah Reservation
Makah cultural and subsistence practices ⓘ |
| concludedAt | Neah Bay ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
cession of Makah lands to the United States
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establishment of a Makah reservation ⓘ provisions for education and assistance ⓘ reservation of traditional Makah fishing practices ⓘ reservation of traditional Makah whaling practices ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| guarantees |
Makah fishing rights
ⓘ
Makah gathering rights ⓘ Makah hunting rights ⓘ Makah sealing rights ⓘ Makah whaling rights ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. policy of negotiating treaties with Native American tribes
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United States westward expansion ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal Indian law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
creates binding federal obligations toward the Makah Tribe
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forms basis for Makah treaty whaling claims ⓘ recognizes reserved treaty rights of the Makah ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified by the United States ⓘ |
| party |
Makah Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Makah Indian Nation
United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| purpose |
secure American access to Makah lands
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secure American access to Makah waters ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. federal courts as a source of Makah treaty rights ⓘ |
| region |
Olympic Peninsula
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Makah whaling controversy
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linked to:
Makah whaling waiver proceedings before NOAA
United States treaty obligations under international whaling regulations ⓘ |
| signatory |
Makah Tribe
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linked to:
Makah people
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
fishing rights
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resource use and access ⓘ sovereignty and land cession ⓘ whaling rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
| typeOfRightReserved |
off-reservation fishing rights
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offshore marine mammal harvest rights ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty with the Makah, 1855 Description of subject: Treaty with the Makah, 1855 is a U.S.–Makah agreement concluded at Neah Bay that secured American access to Makah lands and waters while explicitly preserving the tribe’s traditional whaling and fishing rights.
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