Treaty of 1837 with the United States
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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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
→
land cession treaty → treaty → |
| affects |
Upper Midwest region of the United States
NERFINISHED
→
ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk Nation → |
| aim |
to open Indigenous lands for U.S. settlement and development
→
|
| appliesTo |
Ho-Chunk people
NERFINISHED
→
Winnebago people NERFINISHED → |
| consequence |
displacement of Ho-Chunk communities
→
forced removal of Ho-Chunk people → loss of traditional homelands for the Ho-Chunk Nation → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| ethnicGroup |
Ho-Chunk
NERFINISHED
→
Winnebago → |
| governs |
transfer of land title from Ho-Chunk Nation to United States
→
|
| hasEffectOn |
land rights of the Ho-Chunk Nation
→
sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation → |
| historicalPeriod |
1830s
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| legalForm |
bilateral treaty
→
|
| location |
Upper Midwest
NERFINISHED
→
present-day Iowa → present-day Minnesota → present-day Wisconsin → |
| mainSubject |
displacement of Indigenous people
→
forced removal → land cession → |
| partOf |
19th-century U.S.–Native American treaties
→
United States Indian removal policy era → |
| party |
Ho-Chunk Nation
NERFINISHED
→
United States → Winnebago Nation → |
| relatedTo |
Indian removal in the United States
→
U.S. westward expansion → dispossession of Native American lands → |
| result |
cession of large portions of Ho-Chunk ancestral lands
→
increased U.S. control over Upper Midwest lands → |
| signatory |
Ho-Chunk Nation
NERFINISHED
→
United States government → Winnebago Nation → |
| significantFor |
history of Native American–U.S. relations
→
history of the Ho-Chunk Nation → history of the Upper Midwest → |
| topic |
colonialism in North America
→
federal–tribal relations in the United States → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ho-Chunk
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|
treatyHistoryIncludes |