This 1825 treaty was signed between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Sioux, Chippewa, Winnebago, Ottawa, and Potawatomi. Its main purpose was to promote peace and establish boundaries between the Sioux and Chippewa tribes, who had been at war, as well as with other neighboring tribes like the Sac and Fox. It established lines dividing the land of the different tribes, with details on rivers, lakes and other geographic features marking the borders. The tribes acknowledged U.S. supremacy and disclaimed dependence on any other nation. The treaty also provided for future councils to be held with tribes like the Yancton Sioux and Ottoes to get their formal assent and deal with any unsettled land claims. Overall, through boundary lines and peace agreements between tribes, the treaty aimed to avoid wider Native wars over land.
Treaty
Treaty with the Sioux, etc., 1825
Document Themes
Reconciliation; Land Distribution; Sovereignty; Property Rights
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Documents & Files
Location
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Michigan, Detroit
Red Cedar River
Des Moines, Iowa
Missouri River
Calumet River: Chicago, Illinois
Chippewa Lake: Chippewa, Michigan
Crow Wing River: Scandia Valley, Minnesota
Fox River: Ottawa, Illinois
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa River: Jefferson, Iowa
Lake Superior: Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Otter Tail Lake: Amor, Minnesota
Rum River: Anoka, Minnesota
Winnebago Lake: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Winnebago Village
Wisconsin
