Horse Creek Treaty

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

The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.

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Horse Creek Treaty canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century treaty ⓘ United States–Native American treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
affectedRegion	Central Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1851 ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	First Treaty of Fort Laramie NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfNativeSignatories	over 10,000 Native Americans present at the council ⓘ
hasConsequence	formal U.S. recognition of large tribal homelands ⓘ later disputes over violations by settlers and the U.S. government ⓘ
hasDate	1851 ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	ratified by the United States Senate ⓘ
hasPurpose	to ensure safe passage for settlers on westward trails ⓘ to establish territorial boundaries among Plains Indian nations ⓘ to protect emigrant routes such as the Oregon Trail ⓘ to reduce intertribal warfare ⓘ to secure peace between the United States and Plains tribes ⓘ
historicalContext	Plains Indian–United States relations in the mid-19th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ interpreted into various Native languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Nebraska Territory (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Platte River NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	United States Indian agents ⓘ military representatives of the United States ⓘ
obligates	United States to protect tribal lands from unauthorized settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ tribes to allow safe passage of emigrants ⓘ tribes to refrain from attacking settlers ⓘ
providesFor	annual annuity payments to tribes ⓘ compensation for damages caused by settlers or emigrants ⓘ recognition of specific tribal territories ⓘ
relatedTo	California Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Mormon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
signatory	Arapaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Arikara NERFINISHED ⓘ Assiniboine NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidatsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedAt	Fort Laramie NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 → alsoKnownAs → Horse Creek Treaty ⓘ