Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

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The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 was an agreement between the United States and several Lakota Sioux and other Plains tribes that established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, and aimed to end Red Cloud’s War by guaranteeing tribal land rights that were later repeatedly violated.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal Indian treaty
bilateral agreement
treaty
aimedToEnd Red Cloud’s War
linked to: Red Cloud's War
countrySignatory Arapaho
Blackfeet Lakota
linked to: Blackfoot

Brulé Lakota
Cheyenne
Hunkpapa Lakota
Lakota Sioux
linked to: Lakota

Miniconjou Lakota
Oglala Lakota
Sans Arc Lakota
Two Kettles Lakota
United States
dateSigned 1868
established Great Sioux Reservation
follows Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
guaranteed exclusive use of Great Sioux Reservation to the Sioux
hunting rights in unceded territories
historicalSignificance foundation for modern Sioux land claims in the Black Hills
key document in U.S.–Lakota relations
includedClause requirement that future land cessions need consent of three-fourths of adult male Sioux
interpretedBy United States Supreme Court decision United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
language English
laterViolatedBy United States government
legalStatus recognized as binding treaty under United States Constitution
partOf United States–Indian Wars
primaryPurpose to guarantee tribal land rights
to secure peace between the United States and the Sioux and allied tribes
providedFor construction of schools
distribution of annuities to tribes
establishment of agencies for the Sioux
provision of farming equipment
recognizedTerritory Black Hills
parts of present-day Montana
parts of present-day North Dakota
parts of present-day Wyoming
western South Dakota
relatedEvent Great Sioux War of 1876
relatedTo Black Hills land claim
required abandonment of Fort C. F. Smith
abandonment of Fort Phil Kearny
abandonment of Fort Reno
signedAt Fort Laramie
signedIn Wyoming Territory
stipulated closure of the Bozeman Trail forts
violationContext construction of railroads and settlements in Sioux territory
gold discovery in the Black Hills

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Sioux people historicalEvent Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Red Cloud's War result Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Red Cloud's War treaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Great Sioux War of 1876 treatyContext Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Crow treaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Occupation of Alcatraz hasLegalBasisClaimed Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
United States–Native American treaties hasPart Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 followedBy Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Red Cloud signed Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Fort Laramie siteOf Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Black Hills treatyRelatedTo Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Rosebud Indian Reservation treatyBasis Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Arapaho people treatyPartyTo Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Lakota treatyParty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Bozeman Trail associatedWith Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Powder River Country associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Fort Reno associatedTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Hunkpapa Lakota treaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Miniconjou Lakota treatyParty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Crow Indian Reservation associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Crow people notableTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Apsáalooke treatyHistory Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Gros Ventre people treaty Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Yankton Sioux treatyPartyTo Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
Hunkpapa Lakota Nation associatedTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868