Treaty of 1868

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United States federal-tribal treaty bilateral treaty historical document

The Treaty of 1868 was the agreement between the United States and the Navajo that ended the Navajo’s forced exile at Bosque Redondo and established their reservation in their traditional homeland.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal-tribal treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ historical document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ surface form: Navajo Treaty of 1868 Treaty between the United States of America and the Navajo Tribe of Indians ⓘ Treaty between the United States of America and the Navajo Tribe of Indians ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Bosque Redondo
archivedAt	National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
commemoratedBy	annual observances by the Navajo Nation ⓘ
dateSigned	1868-06-01 ⓘ
ended	Navajo internment at Bosque Redondo ⓘ forced exile of the Navajo at Bosque Redondo ⓘ
ethnicGroupAffected	Navajo people ⓘ surface form: Navajo
guaranteed	protection of the Navajo reservation by the United States ⓘ right of the Navajo to live within a defined reservation ⓘ
historicalContext	Long Walk of the Navajo ⓘ post–American Civil War Indian policy ⓘ
influenced	subsequent Navajo–United States agreements ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	ratified treaty ⓘ
limited	Navajo reservation boundaries ⓘ
locationSigned	Fort Sumner ⓘ surface form: Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory
partOf	series of 19th-century U.S.–Native American treaties ⓘ
party	Navajo people ⓘ United States government ⓘ
precededBy	Long Walk of the Navajo ⓘ
providedFor	allocation of reservation lands to the Navajo ⓘ appointment of a United States Indian agent for the Navajo ⓘ establishment of schools on the Navajo reservation ⓘ issuance of seeds and farming tools to the Navajo ⓘ provision of livestock to the Navajo ⓘ
ratificationYear	1868 ⓘ
ratifiedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
relatedTo	Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation ⓘ surface form: Bosque Redondo reservation Fort Sumner internment of Navajo ⓘ
required	Navajo children to attend school ⓘ Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ surface form: Navajo to allow construction of railroads and telegraph lines Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ surface form: Navajo to cease hostilities against United States citizens
resultedIn	creation of a reservation in present-day Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah ⓘ establishment of a Navajo reservation ⓘ return of Navajo people to portions of their traditional homelands ⓘ
signatory	Navajo Nation ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
subjectOf	United States–Native American treaties ⓘ surface form: United States–Navajo relations
tribeInvolved	Diné ⓘ surface form: Diné (Navajo) people
typeOfAgreement	peace treaty ⓘ
yearSigned	1868 ⓘ

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Navajo people → treaty → Treaty of 1868 ⓘ