Treaty of Olympia

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The Treaty of Olympia was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Indigenous nations in what is now Washington State that ceded vast tribal lands while establishing reservations and limited rights for the signatory peoples.

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Treaty of Olympia canonical 3
Treaty of Olympia (1855) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Washington Territory ⓘ
present-day Washington State ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1855 ⓘ
effect cession of vast tribal lands ⓘ
creation of reservations ⓘ
limitation of rights for signatory Indigenous peoples ⓘ
follows earlier U.S.–Indigenous treaties in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
genre international agreement ⓘ
hasConsequences long-term impacts on Indigenous sovereignty in Washington region ⓘ
reduction of Indigenous land base in Washington region ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus ratified agreement of the United States government ⓘ
location Washington Territory ⓘ
present-day Washington State ⓘ
mainSubject Indigenous land rights ⓘ
land cession ⓘ
reservation establishment ⓘ
partOf United States–Indigenous treaties in the 19th century ⓘ
purpose to establish reservations for signatory Indigenous peoples ⓘ
to secure land cessions from Indigenous nations ⓘ
signatory Indigenous nations in Washington Territory ⓘ
United States ⓘ
temporalCoverage 1855 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quinault people → treaty → Treaty of Olympia ⓘ
Quileute people → treatySignatory → Treaty of Olympia (1855) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Olympia
Quileute → treaty → Treaty of Olympia (1855) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Olympia
Hoh Tribe → treatyPartyTo → Treaty of Olympia ⓘ