United States–Native American treaties

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United States–Native American treaties are a series of formal agreements, often involving land cessions and shifting sovereignty, negotiated between the U.S. government and various Indigenous nations from the late 18th through the 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event series
legal instrument
series of treaties
appliesToJurisdiction federal Indian law in the United States
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution
Article VI of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
effect creation of Indian reservations
forced removal of Native peoples
loss of Indigenous land tenure
recognition of limited tribal sovereignty
endTime late 19th century
enforcedBy United States Congress
United States executive branch
followedBy allotment policy under the Dawes Act
policy of Native American assimilation
hasPart Fort Bridger Treaty (1868)
Treaty of Camp Holmes
Treaty of Canandaigua
Treaty of Chicago (1833)
linked to: Treaty of Chicago

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Treaty of Fort Atkinson (1853)
Treaty of Fort Clark (1808)
Treaty of Fort Harmar
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778)
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
Treaty of Fort Wise
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provisions affecting Native peoples
Treaty of Hellgate
Treaty of Holston
Treaty of Hopewell
Treaty of La Pointe
Treaty of Medicine Creek
Treaty of Medicine Lodge
Treaty of Neah Bay
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Payne’s Landing
Treaty of Point Elliott
Treaty of Point No Point
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (various)
Treaty of Ruby Valley
Treaty of St. Louis (various)
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
Treaty of Washington (various with Native nations)
historicalContext Indian Removal era
U.S.–Indian Wars
reservation era
westward expansion of the United States
interpretedBy United States Supreme Court
language English
various Native American languages
legalStatus supreme law of the land under the U.S. Constitution
location North America
mainSubject Native American rights
land cession
sovereignty
territorial boundaries
relatedLegalDoctrine reserved rights doctrine
treaty fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest
trust responsibility of the United States toward Native American tribes
signatory United States federal government
various Native American nations
startTime late 18th century

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Treaty of St. Louis (1804) partOf United States–Native American treaties
Dakota War of 1862 relatedTo United States–Dakota relations
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Fort McIntosh conflictContext United States–Native American relations in the Northwest Territory
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) topic United States–Native American relations
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of St. Louis (1825) partOf United States Indian treaty system
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Bureau of American Ethnology notableWork Indian Land Cessions in the United States
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Chicago partOf United States–Native American treaties
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 partOf United States Indian treaty system
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Hopewell mainSubject United States–Native American relations
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Fort Jackson category Treaties of the United States and Native American tribes
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Washington (1826) partOf United States–Native American treaties
Seneca nation dispossessedBy United States land cessions
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1868 subjectOf United States–Navajo relations
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts influencedBy United States–Native American treaty system
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1857 partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1833 partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1873 partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) partOf United States–Indian treaty system
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1796 partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of 1863 partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Hellgate topic United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of St. Louis (1818) part of United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Ruby Valley relatedTo United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Fort Clark (1808) partOf United States–Native American treaties
Fort Bridger Treaty (1868) relatedTo United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Camp Holmes partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of La Pointe legalDomain United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Big Tree partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Big Tree describedBySource United States Indian treaties records
linked to: United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Tippecanoe partOf United States–Native American treaties
Treaty of Tippecanoe partOf Old Northwest land cession treaties
linked to: United States–Native American treaties