Treaty Provisions
Fountains and Springs
Article 8 — “The United States also agree to reserve all springs or fountains not adjacent to, or directly connected with, the streams or rivers within the lands hereby relinquished, and to keep back from settlement or entry so much of the surrounding land as may be necessary to prevent the said springs or fountains being enclosed; and, further, to preserve a perpetual right of way to and from the same, as watering places, for the use in common of both whites and Indians.” — (Nez Perce Tribe)
Present-Day Tribes
- Nez Perce Tribe
