Treaty of 1863
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of 1863 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2742127 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of 1863 Context triple: [Nez Perce, treaty, Treaty of 1863]
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A.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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B.
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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C.
Treaty of 1868
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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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
- 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 1863 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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B.
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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C.
Treaty of 1868
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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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Steal Treaty
ⓘ
Steal Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Thief Treaty
|
| appliesTo | Nez Perce homeland ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
surface form:
Nez Perce leaders
Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Indian agents
|
| causeOf |
Nez Perce War
ⓘ
surface form:
Nez Perce War of 1877
heightened tensions between Nez Perce and U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
controversial nature
ⓘ
perceived illegitimacy by many Nez Perce ⓘ pressure on Nez Perce leaders to sign ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1863 ⓘ |
| effect |
ceded large areas of Nez Perce homeland to the United States
ⓘ
created conditions for later conflict between Nez Perce and the United States ⓘ drastically reduced the Nez Perce reservation ⓘ opened Nez Perce lands to increased U.S. settlement ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty of 1855 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Columbia Plateau ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Nez Perce access to traditional lands
ⓘ
Nez Perce territorial sovereignty ⓘ Nez Perce traditional way of life ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified by the United States ⓘ |
| location |
Idaho Territory
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| partOf | United States–Native American treaties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nez Perce War
ⓘ
Nez Perce removal policies ⓘ Nez Perce sovereignty ⓘ U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| signatory |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Native American land rights scholarship
ⓘ
historical debate ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ reservation boundaries ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of 1863 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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