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Treaty of Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc., 1851
Persistent Url:
http://treatyoffortlaramie1851.unl.edu/
Subjects:
American Indian Studies / History / Open/Free Access / Wyoming
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Full Text: Yes
Provider: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Description:
The Treaty of Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc., 1851 was an important transaction formed by the federal government with a number of prominent American Indian tribes of the Great Plains. Its creation and provisions were a demonstration of the growing need for less animosity among the tribes themselves, in part to yield increased security for an ever-growing flow of settlers into the western United States who traversed in the process the tribes' historical lands. However, over the years, a true version of the final transaction — reflecting intervention by the Senate after the original signing — has never been published. A proposed correct text is presented here.
