Treaty

Treaty with the Great and Little Osage, 1808

Land cession by the Great and Little Osage. Region: Arkansas 1, Missouri 1. Covering 101 counties across AR, MO.

Treaty Provisions

Hunting, Fishing, Gathering

“And the United States agree that such of the Great and Little Osage Indians, as may think proper to put themselves under the protection of fort Clark, and who observe the stipulations of this treaty with good faith, shall be permitted to live and to hunt …” — (The Osage Nation)

Present-Day Tribes

  • The Osage Nation, Oklahoma

Citations

2 Hodge 156

DeMallie 476, 495

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