The Fort Laramie Treaty, 1851
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- The Fort Laramie Treaty, 1851
- government organised a council of Plains Indian tribes to agree to a treaty that would end conflicts between the tribes and guarantee safe access for migrants across Plains Indian lands.
- Choosing council representative
- Gov. wanted a chief from each tribe to represent the whole tribe. Plains Indian society didn't work like this. This caused confusion in Plains Indians and frustration for the settlers.
- Getting representatives from all the tribes.
- some tribes did not attend - most had no real interest in the council or its decisions.
- Agreeing boundaries
- Gov. wanted to pin down precise boundaries to each tribes land. this was not have the Natives used the land.
- Translation difficulties
- the treaty was written in English and there weren't enough translators to make sure that the representatives of all the different tribes understood it.
- Treaty agreements
- Plains Indians had to:
- end fighting between the tribes. Allow migrants to travel through their land safely. Permit surveyors from railroad companies to enter their lands safely.
- allow the Gov to build roads through their lands and construct army posts. Pay compensation if any individual from their tribe broke the Treaty terms.
- The US Gov would:
- protect Plains Indians from White Americans. pay the tribes an annuity of %50,000 as long as the Treaty terms were kept.
- Plains Indians had to:
- significance of the Treaty
- undermined the Permanent Indian Frontier in the northern Plains.
- took the first step towards reservations by delegating land.
- relationship with Gov lead to dependence for food and supplies.
- undermined the Permanent Indian Frontier in the northern Plains.
- Problems with the treaty
- each band made their own decisions whether or not to follow the chiefs rule.
- not all Plain Indians understood what they were signing due to poor translation.
- The boundaries of the tribe's territories were not seen as meaning anything serious.
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