US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
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This treaty, signed on July 30, 1825, was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Mandan Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, the Mandan acknowledged the supremacy of the United States, which successively promised them peace, friendship, and protection. The Mandan also admitted that they resided within the territorial limits of the United States and that it had the right to regulate all trade and intercourse with them. The treaty further states that the Mandan agreed to use the laws of the United States to prevent or redress any injuries done by individuals, both American and Indigenous.
Publication Date
7-30-1825
Source
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/100378140
Keywords
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Geographic Subjects
Mississippi River
Organizations Referenced
United States Government, Indian Peace Commission, Indian Affairs, US Army, First Regiment Infantry, Sixth Regiment Infantry, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes, Mandan Nation, Mandan Tribe of Indians, Mandan, Nueta
People Referenced
John Quincy Adams, H. Atkinson, Henry Atkinson, Benj. O’Fallon, Benjamin O’Fallon, Mat-sa-to-pas-lah-hah-pah, the Chiefs of Four Men, San-jah-mat-sa-eta, the Wolf Chiefs, Ah-ra-na-shis, the One that has no Arm, Bot-sa-a-pa, the Color of the Wolf, Con-ke-sheese, the Good Child, Lah-pa-see-ta-re-tah, the Bear that does not Walk, Par-res-kah-cah-rush-ta, the Bear that does not Walk, Obah-chas, the Broken Leg, La-pet-see-to-a-pus, the Four Bears, Sah-cou-ga-rah-lah-pet-see, the Bird of Bears, She-ca-aga-mat-sa-et-see, the Little Young Man that is a Chief, Kee-re-pee-ah-pa-rush, the Neck of the Buffalo, Bo-si-e-ree-bees, the Little Wolf that Sleeps, Sah-jah-ca-ho-ka, the Wolf that Lies, Ede-shu-bee, the Fat of the Paunch, Pa-res-ca-a-huss, the Band of Crows, Ba-rah-rah-ca-tah, the Broken Pot, Me-ra-pa-sha-po, the Five Beavers, Bout-sa-ca-ho-ka, the Crouching Prairie Wolf, A.L. Langham, H. Leavenworth, Henry Leavenworth, S.W. Kearny, Stephen Watts Kearny, D. Ketchum, B. Riley, P. Wilson, S. Mac Ree, R.B. Mason, G.C. Spencer, John Gantt, Thomas Noel, R. Holmes, J. Rogers, Jas. W. Kingsburry, Levi Nute, S. Wragg, M.W. Batman, Thomas P. Gwynne, George C. Hutter, William Day, R.M. Coleman
Disciplines
American Politics | Diplomatic History | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | Law and Politics | Military History | Native American Studies | United States History
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