Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context)

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The Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 is the historic agreement between the Navajo people and the United States that ended the Long Walk, established a Navajo reservation in their homeland, and continues to serve as a core legal and political foundation for Navajo sovereignty and self-governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
foundational legal instrument of the Navajo Nation ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Supremacy Clause
coreContextFor Navajo Nation constitutional and governmental development ⓘ
Navajo Nation jurisdictional authority ⓘ
Navajo Nation land and resource rights ⓘ
dateSigned 1868-06-01 ⓘ
ended Long Walk of the Navajo ⓘ
Navajo internment at Bosque Redondo ⓘ
established government-to-government relationship between Navajo Nation and United States ⓘ
initial boundaries of the Navajo Reservation ⓘ
formsBasisFor Navajo Nation self-governance framework ⓘ
Navajo Nation sovereignty claims ⓘ
federal trust responsibility toward the Navajo Nation ⓘ
modern Navajo-U.S. government-to-government relations ⓘ
hasContinuingEffect yes ⓘ
historicalContext Long Walk of the Navajo ⓘ
U.S. military campaigns against the Navajo in the 1860s ⓘ
imposedObligationOn Navajo Nation to allow establishment of schools ⓘ
Navajo Nation to cease hostilities against U.S. citizens ⓘ
Navajo Nation to maintain peace with the United States ⓘ
United States to provide rations for a limited period ⓘ
isReferencedBy Navajo Nation Council legislation ⓘ
Navajo Nation courts ⓘ
United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
language English ⓘ
legalStatus binding federal law under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
ratified by the United States Senate ⓘ
locationSigned Bosque Redondo ⓘ
Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory ⓘ
linked to: Fort Sumner
party Navajo headmen and chiefs ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ
providedFor allocation of land for a Navajo reservation ⓘ
appointment of a U.S. Indian agent for the Navajo ⓘ
establishment of schools for Navajo children ⓘ
issuance of seeds and farming tools to the Navajo ⓘ
provision of livestock to the Navajo ⓘ
recognized Navajo Nation’s right to occupy and use reservation lands ⓘ
Navajo Nation’s right to self-government on its reservation ⓘ
Navajo people as a distinct political community ⓘ
resultedIn establishment of a Navajo reservation ⓘ
recognition of a defined Navajo homeland ⓘ
return of Navajo people to their homeland ⓘ
signatory Navajo Nation ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
signedBy Navajo Nation ⓘ
Navajo leaders ⓘ
U.S. government representatives ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
yearSigned 1868 ⓘ

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Navajo Nation Council → follows → Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ
Navajo Wars → result → Treaty of 1868 between Navajo and United States ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context)
Treaty of 1868 → alsoKnownAs → Navajo Treaty of 1868 ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context)
Treaty of 1868 → required → Navajo to cease hostilities against United States citizens ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context)
Treaty of 1868 → required → Navajo to allow construction of railroads and telegraph lines ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context)