Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
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The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 was an agreement between the United States and several Lakota Sioux and other Plains tribes that established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, and aimed to end Red Cloud’s War by guaranteeing tribal land rights that were later repeatedly violated.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) | 17 |
| Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 canonical | 7 |
| Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal Indian treaty
ⓘ
bilateral agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimedToEnd |
Red Cloud's War
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Cloud’s War
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| countrySignatory |
Arapaho
ⓘ
Blackfoot ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfeet Lakota
Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux ⓘ
surface form:
Brulé Lakota
Cheyenne ⓘ Hunkpapa Lakota ⓘ Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Miniconjou Lakota ⓘ Oglala band of the Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Oglala Lakota
Sans Arc Lakota ⓘ Two Kettles Lakota ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1868 ⓘ |
| established | Great Sioux Reservation ⓘ |
| follows | Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 ⓘ |
| guaranteed |
exclusive use of Great Sioux Reservation to the Sioux
ⓘ
hunting rights in unceded territories ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for modern Sioux land claims in the Black Hills
ⓘ
key document in U.S.–Lakota relations ⓘ |
| includedClause | requirement that future land cessions need consent of three-fourths of adult male Sioux ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | United States Supreme Court decision United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterViolatedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized as binding treaty under United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Indian Wars
|
| primaryPurpose |
to guarantee tribal land rights
ⓘ
to secure peace between the United States and the Sioux and allied tribes ⓘ |
| providedFor |
construction of schools
ⓘ
distribution of annuities to tribes ⓘ establishment of agencies for the Sioux ⓘ provision of farming equipment ⓘ |
| recognizedTerritory |
Black Hills
ⓘ
parts of present-day Montana ⓘ parts of present-day North Dakota ⓘ parts of present-day Wyoming ⓘ western South Dakota ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Black Hills land claim ⓘ |
| required |
abandonment of Fort C. F. Smith
ⓘ
abandonment of Fort Phil Kearny ⓘ abandonment of Fort Reno ⓘ |
| signedAt | Fort Laramie ⓘ |
| signedIn | Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| stipulated | closure of the Bozeman Trail forts ⓘ |
| violationContext |
construction of railroads and settlements in Sioux territory
ⓘ
gold discovery in the Black Hills ⓘ |
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