Treaty with the Noisy Pawnee, 1818

The Treaty with the Pawnee (Pitavirate Noisy) of 1818 was signed on June 19, 1818 between the U.S. and the Pitavirate Noisy Pawnee tribe. Its purpose was to establish perpetual peace and friendship between the parties. The Pawnee chiefs acknowledged U.S. protection and no other sovereign power. They agreed to deliver up any individuals who violated the treaty’s terms to be punished under U.S. law. The treaty formally aligned the Pitavirate Noisy Pawnee with the U.S. through renewed peace and regulated relations.