Treaty of 1831

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The Treaty of 1831 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Wisconsin to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and future.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty
appliesToTerritory present-day Wisconsin
consequenceForMenominee loss of control over large ancestral territories
consequenceForUnitedStates increased federal control over land in present-day Wisconsin
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effect Menominee ceded large portions of ancestral lands
facilitated U.S. expansion in Wisconsin
reshaped Menominee territorial rights
significant reduction of Menominee land base
ethnicGroupAffected Menominee NERFINISHED
follows earlier U.S.–Menominee agreements
historicalPeriod 19th century
language English
legalStatus ratified treaty
location United States of America
surface form: United States

Wisconsin NERFINISHED
mainSubject Menominee territorial rights
land cession
partyRoleOfMenominee sovereign Native nation
partyRoleOfUnitedStates federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
relatedTo U.S. Indian removal and land policies
subsequent Menominee treaties
signatory Menominee NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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Menominee people treaty Treaty of 1831