Treaty of Prairie du Chien

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United States–Native American treaty treaty

The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States–Native American treaty → treaty → treaty → treaty → treaty → treaty →
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "First Treaty of Prairie du Chien" Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "Second Treaty of Prairie du Chien"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States" United States of America → surface form: "United States"
hasPart	Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825)" Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1829)" Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1830)" Treaty of Prairie du Chien → surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1832)"
historicalContext	U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century → U.S. westward expansion →
location	Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → surface form: "Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin"
mainPurpose	to cede Native American land to the United States → to cede large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government → to define cessions and boundaries west of the Mississippi River → to establish intertribal boundaries in the Upper Midwest → to obtain further land cessions from the Ho-Chunk → to redefine tribal boundaries in the Upper Midwest → to reduce conflict among Native American nations →
party	United States government → various Native American nations →
regionAffected	Iowa Territory → surface form: "Iowa Territory region" Midwestern United States → surface form: "Upper Midwest" Midwestern United States → surface form: "Upper Midwest" Upper Mississippi Valley → surface form: "Upper Mississippi River Valley" Upper Mississippi Valley → surface form: "Upper Mississippi River region" present-day Illinois → present-day Wisconsin → present-day Wisconsin →
signatory	Ho-Chunk → Ho-Chunk → Ho-Chunk → Iowa (Ioway) tribe → surface form: "Iowa (Ioway)" Menominee → Missouria → Ojibwe → surface form: "Ojibwe (Chippewa)" Omaha → Oto → Ottawa → Potawatomi → Potawatomi → Sac and Fox → Sac and Fox → Sioux people → surface form: "Sioux" Sioux people → surface form: "Sioux" United States of America → surface form: "United States" United States of America → surface form: "United States" United States of America → surface form: "United States" United States of America → surface form: "United States"
signedAt	Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin →
signingDate	1825 → 1829 → 1830 → 1832 →
timePeriod	early 19th century →

Referenced by (8)

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

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

subject surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825)"

this entity surface form: "First Treaty of Prairie du Chien"

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

subject surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1829)"

this entity surface form: "Second Treaty of Prairie du Chien"

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → hasPart → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

this entity surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825)"

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → hasPart → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

this entity surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1829)"

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → hasPart → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

this entity surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1830)"

Treaty of Prairie du Chien → hasPart → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

this entity surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1832)"

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →

this entity surface form: "Treaty of Prairie du Chien (various)"

Ho-Chunk → treatyHistoryIncludes → Treaty of Prairie du Chien →