Treaty with the Sioux, 1858
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The Treaty with the Sioux, 1858 was signed on June 19, 1858, between the United States government and representatives of the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Dakota. This treaty defined the boundaries o
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1858 Treaty Delegation of the Mdewakanton
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
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The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was signed on July 23, 1851, at Traverse des Sioux in Minnesota Territory between the United States government and the Upper Dakota Sioux bands. In this land cession t
Treaty with the Sioux, 1858
…Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Dakota. This treaty defined the boundaries of the Lower Sioux reservation as that portion of the strip defined in the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux lying south of the Minnesota River. Notably, this excluded the northern half of the land previously allotted to the Indians. Additional provisions for…
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Treaty of Traverse des Sioux by Francis Davis Millet
Sleepy Eye was the region's elder statesman.
Governor Alexander Ramsey