Treaty of Neah Bay

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

The Treaty of Neah Bay is an 1855 agreement between the United States and the Makah Tribe that secured Makah whaling and fishing rights in exchange for large land cessions on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Neah Bay canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century treaty ⓘ United States–Native American treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ
appliesToEthnicGroup	Makah people ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Makah Reservation ⓘ Olympic Peninsula ⓘ Washington Territory ⓘ
archivesAt	National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
citedIn	Makah whaling waiver proceedings before NOAA ⓘ United States v. Washington ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateSigned	1855-01-31 ⓘ
fieldOfWork	federal Indian law ⓘ fisheries management ⓘ whaling regulation ⓘ
governs	harvesting of fish by the Makah Tribe ⓘ harvesting of whales by the Makah Tribe ⓘ
grantsRight	off-reservation marine hunting rights ⓘ right to fish ⓘ right to take seals ⓘ right to usual and accustomed fishing grounds ⓘ right to whale ⓘ
hasEffect	establishment of Makah Reservation ⓘ limitation of Makah land base ⓘ recognition of Makah sovereign rights to marine resources ⓘ
hasTitle	Treaty with the Makah, 1855 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Makah language ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
locationSigned	Neah Bay ⓘ surface form: Neah Bay, Washington Olympic Peninsula ⓘ
mainSubject	Makah fishing rights ⓘ Makah whaling rights ⓘ land cession ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Isaac Ingalls Stevens ⓘ surface form: Isaac I. Stevens
negotiatedOnBehalfOf	United States government ⓘ
partOf	series of Stevens Treaties ⓘ
ratifiedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
requires	cession of large areas of Makah land ⓘ relocation to a reservation ⓘ
signatory	Makah Indian Nation ⓘ Makah people ⓘ surface form: Makah Tribe United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
topic	Indigenous treaty rights in the United States ⓘ Pacific Northwest tribal treaties ⓘ
usedAs	legal basis for Makah whaling in the 20th century ⓘ legal basis for Makah whaling in the 21st century ⓘ
yearSigned	1855 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Neah Bay ⓘ

Makah people → treaty → Treaty of Neah Bay ⓘ

Treaty of Point Elliott → relatedTo → Treaty of Neah Bay ⓘ