Treaty of Canandaigua

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The Treaty of Canandaigua is a 1794 agreement between the United States and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy that affirmed peace, recognized Haudenosaunee land rights, and established an enduring government-to-government relationship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Native American treaty
peace treaty
treaty
affects federal Indian law in the United States
alsoKnownAs Canandaigua Treaty of 1794
Pickering Treaty
archivedAt United States National Archives
commemoratedBy annual Canandaigua Treaty Day observance
commemoratedIn Canandaigua, New York
countrySignatory Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
United States of America
creates enduring nation-to-nation relationship between the United States and the Haudenosaunee
culturalSignificanceFor Haudenosaunee peoples
linked to: Haudenosaunee

United States–Indigenous diplomatic history
documentType bilateral treaty
establishes peace between the United States and the Six Nations
guarantees perpetual annuity payments to the Six Nations
hasOngoingObligations United States annuity payments to the Six Nations
historicalRegion New York State
language English
legalStatus still recognized as valid by the United States
principalUSNegotiator Timothy Pickering
providesFor annual distribution of cloth to the Six Nations
purpose to affirm peace between the United States and the Six Nations
to establish a government-to-government relationship
to recognize Haudenosaunee land rights
ratifiedBy United States Senate
ratifiedIn 1795
recognizes Haudenosaunee sovereignty over certain lands
land rights of the Six Nations in New York State
relatedConflict Northwest Indian War
relatedEvent American Revolutionary War
setsPrecedentFor later United States–Native American treaties
signatory Cayuga Nation
linked to: Cayuga nation

Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people

Oneida Indian Nation
linked to: Oneida nation

Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation

Seneca Nation
linked to: Seneca nation

Tuscarora Nation
signedAt Canandaigua, New York
signedBy George Washington
signedIn 1794
signedOn 1794-11-11
subject land boundaries of the Six Nations
non-interference by the United States in internal Six Nations affairs
peaceful coexistence and friendship

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United States–Native American treaties hasPart Treaty of Canandaigua
Seneca treaty Treaty of Canandaigua
Onondaga treatyHistoryIncludes Treaty of Canandaigua
Oneida Nation treatyInvolved Treaty of Canandaigua
subject linked to: Oneida nation
Onondaga nation treatyPartyTo Treaty of Canandaigua
Cayuga Nation treatyPartyTo Treaty of Canandaigua
subject linked to: Cayuga nation
Seneca nation treatyPartyTo Treaty of Canandaigua
Treaty of Canandaigua alsoKnownAs Canandaigua Treaty of 1794
linked to: Treaty of Canandaigua
Red Jacket signed Treaty of Canandaigua
Red Jacket dateSigned 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua
linked to: Treaty of Canandaigua
Cornplanter signed Treaty of Canandaigua (1794)
linked to: Treaty of Canandaigua
Treaty of Big Tree follows Treaty of Canandaigua
Treaty of Buffalo Creek relatedTo Treaty of Canandaigua
Onondaga Reservation associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Canandaigua