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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omaha Land Cession Treaty of 1854 | 1 |
| Omaha Treaty of 1854 canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of Washington (1854) with the Omaha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10231660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Omaha Treaty of 1854 Context triple: [Treaty of 1854, alsoKnownAs, Omaha Treaty of 1854]
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A.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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B.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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C.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was a landmark agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes, including the Sioux, that attempted to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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D.
Horse Creek 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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E.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 was an agreement between the United States and several Lakota Sioux and other Plains tribes that established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, and aimed to end Red Cloud’s War by guaranteeing tribal land rights that were later repeatedly violated.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Omaha Treaty of 1854 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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B.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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C.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was a landmark agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes, including the Sioux, that attempted to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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D.
Horse Creek 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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E.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 was an agreement between the United States and several Lakota Sioux and other Plains tribes that established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, and aimed to end Red Cloud’s War by guaranteeing tribal land rights that were later repeatedly violated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Omaha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nebraska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased non-Native settlement in eastern Nebraska
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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
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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
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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
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Omaha Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal Indian policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
creation of the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska
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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
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representatives of the United States government ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1854-03-16 ⓘ |
| signingPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
compensation for ceded lands
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sovereignty and jurisdiction over Omaha lands ⓘ |
| year | 1854 ⓘ |
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Subject: Omaha Treaty of 1854 Description of subject: 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.
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