Omaha Treaty of 1854
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The Omaha Treaty of 1854 was an agreement in which the Omaha people ceded most of their traditional lands in what is now Nebraska to the United States, paving the way for increased American settlement in the region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omaha Land Cession Treaty of 1854 | 1 |
| Treaty of Washington (1854) with the Omaha | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Omaha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nebraska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased non-Native settlement in eastern Nebraska
ⓘ
integration of ceded lands into U.S. public domain ⓘ reduction of Omaha control over ancestral territory ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAt | National Archives records of Indian treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
cession of most Omaha traditional lands in present-day Nebraska
ⓘ
establishment of a reservation for the Omaha ⓘ opened land for American settlement in Nebraska region ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | federal Indian law ⓘ |
| follows | earlier informal agreements between Omaha and U.S. officials ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Omaha tribal land rights
ⓘ
boundaries of Omaha Reservation ⓘ demographic patterns in eastern Nebraska ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
pre–American Civil War era
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Omaha people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States expansion ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century Native American land cessions
ⓘ
United States–Native American treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Omaha Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal Indian policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
creation of the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska
ⓘ
relocation of Omaha people to a smaller land base ⓘ transfer of Omaha land title to the United States government ⓘ |
| signatory |
representatives of the Omaha Nation
ⓘ
representatives of the United States government ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1854-03-16 ⓘ |
| signingPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
compensation for ceded lands
ⓘ
sovereignty and jurisdiction over Omaha lands ⓘ |
| year | 1854 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Omaha Land Cession Treaty of 1854
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Washington (1854) with the Omaha