Treaty with the Makah, 1855

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19th-century treaty United States–Native American treaty bilateral treaty

Treaty with the Makah, 1855 is a U.S.–Makah agreement concluded at Neah Bay that secured American access to Makah lands and waters while explicitly preserving the tribe’s traditional whaling and fishing rights.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty with the Makah, 1855 canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century treaty ⓘ United States–Native American treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	Makah offshore whaling areas ⓘ Makah usual and accustomed fishing grounds ⓘ
associatedWith	Makah Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ Makah cultural and subsistence practices ⓘ
concludedAt	Neah Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsProvision	cession of Makah lands to the United States ⓘ establishment of a Makah reservation ⓘ provisions for education and assistance ⓘ reservation of traditional Makah fishing practices ⓘ reservation of traditional Makah whaling practices ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
guarantees	Makah fishing rights ⓘ Makah gathering rights ⓘ Makah hunting rights ⓘ Makah sealing rights ⓘ Makah whaling rights ⓘ
historicalContext	U.S. policy of negotiating treaties with Native American tribes ⓘ United States westward expansion ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal Indian law of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	creates binding federal obligations toward the Makah Tribe ⓘ forms basis for Makah treaty whaling claims ⓘ recognizes reserved treaty rights of the Makah ⓘ
legalStatus	ratified by the United States ⓘ
party	Makah Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	secure American access to Makah lands ⓘ secure American access to Makah waters ⓘ
recognizedBy	U.S. federal courts as a source of Makah treaty rights ⓘ
region	Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedTo	Makah whaling controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States treaty obligations under international whaling regulations ⓘ
signatory	Makah Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	fishing rights ⓘ resource use and access ⓘ sovereignty and land cession ⓘ whaling rights ⓘ
timePeriod	1850s ⓘ
typeOfRightReserved	off-reservation fishing rights ⓘ offshore marine mammal harvest rights ⓘ

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Treaty of Neah Bay → hasTitle → Treaty with the Makah, 1855 ⓘ