Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865)
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The Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) was an agreement between the United States government and several Southern Plains tribes, including the Cheyenne and Arapaho, that attempted to establish peace and define reservation lands in the aftermath of the Sand Creek Massacre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) Context triple: [Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867), follows, Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865)]
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Treaty of Doaksville
The Treaty of Doaksville was an 1837 agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations that defined their territorial and political relationship in Indian Territory following their forced removal from the southeastern United States.
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B.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867)
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) was a series of agreements between the U.S. government and several Plains tribes, including the Comanche, that aimed to relocate them to reservations and end hostilities on the Southern Plains.
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E.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) Target entity description: The Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) was an agreement between the United States government and several Southern Plains tribes, including the Cheyenne and Arapaho, that attempted to establish peace and define reservation lands in the aftermath of the Sand Creek Massacre.
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A.
Treaty of Doaksville
The Treaty of Doaksville was an 1837 agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations that defined their territorial and political relationship in Indian Territory following their forced removal from the southeastern United States.
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B.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867)
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) was a series of agreements between the U.S. government and several Plains tribes, including the Comanche, that aimed to relocate them to reservations and end hostilities on the Southern Plains.
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E.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of the Little Arkansas River ⓘ |
| category |
1865 treaties
ⓘ
Arapaho history ⓘ Cheyenne history ⓘ Native American history of Kansas ⓘ United States federal Indian policy ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal Indian law and policy
|
| context |
American Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Southern Plains ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | recognized certain rights and lands for signatory tribes on paper ⓘ |
| location |
Little Arkansas River
ⓘ
near present-day Wichita, Kansas ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
U.S. Indian Peace Commission representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
United States commissioners
|
| provision |
called for the arrest and punishment of those responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre
ⓘ
promised annuities and supplies to signatory tribes ⓘ promised land along the Arkansas River to the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho ⓘ recognized certain hunting rights for the tribes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define reservation lands for Cheyenne and Arapaho
ⓘ
to establish peace between the United States and Southern Plains tribes ⓘ to provide reparations for Sand Creek Massacre victims and survivors ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
conflicts on the Southern Plains
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| result |
creation of temporary reservation areas for Cheyenne and Arapaho
ⓘ
formal cession of large areas of tribal land to the United States ⓘ |
| signatory |
Arapaho
ⓘ
Cheyenne ⓘ Comanche ⓘ Kiowa ⓘ
linked to:
Kiowa people
Plains Apache ⓘ
linked to:
Lipan Apache
Southern Arapaho ⓘ
linked to:
Arapaho people
Southern Cheyenne ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1865-10-14 ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded and not fully honored by the United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
histories of the Sand Creek Massacre aftermath
ⓘ
scholarly studies on U.S.–Native American relations ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Medicine Lodge Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty
|
| timeSinceEvent | signed approximately one year after the Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| tribalParty | Southern Plains tribes ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) Description of subject: The Treaty of Little Arkansas (1865) was an agreement between the United States government and several Southern Plains tribes, including the Cheyenne and Arapaho, that attempted to establish peace and define reservation lands in the aftermath of the Sand Creek Massacre.
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