Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Native American treaty
treaty
alsoKnownAs Walla Walla Treaty of 1855
appliesToEthnicGroup Cayuse people
Nez Perce people
linked to: Nez Perce

Umatilla people
Walla Walla people
Yakama people
appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country

Washington Territory
continent North America
country United States of America
effect cession of large areas of Plateau tribal lands
confinement of tribes to reservations
followedBy later amendments and agreements affecting Plateau tribes
granted Nez Perce Reservation
Umatilla Indian Reservation
Yakama Reservation
hasLegalForceIn present-day Oregon State
present-day Washington State
language Chinook Jargon
English
legalStatus ratified by United States Senate
location Walla Walla Valley
Washington Territory
mainSubject fishing rights
gathering rights
hunting rights
land cession
reservation system
negotiatedBy Isaac I. Stevens
Joel Palmer
partOf Stevens Treaties
providedFor agricultural assistance
annuities
blacksmith shops
medical services
schools
region Pacific Northwest
signatory Cayuse people
Nez Perce people
linked to: Nez Perce

Umatilla people
United States government
Walla Walla people
Yakama Nation
signingDate 1855-06-09
timePeriod 19th century
topic federal Indian policy
tribal sovereignty

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United States–Native American treaties hasPart Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) alsoKnownAs Walla Walla Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
Yakama Nation establishedBy Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
Yakama Indian Reservation treatyBasis Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
Umatilla people treaty Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)