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Treaty Between the U.S. and the Sauk and Fox Indians, November 3, 1804
The original ratified treaties between the United States and American Indian tribal nations are housed at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 in Washington, DC, as the series, "Indian Treaties, 1722鈥�1869" (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier ).
The original treaties are digitized and available online through multiple sources, including:
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- American Indian Treaties: Catalog Links includes links to the digitized treaties arranged by treaty date and tribal nation.
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- This site includes copies of digitized treaties as well as historical and contemporary maps representing land cessions.
The treaties are also available as NARA Microfilm Publication M668.
- and offer digital images of this publication.
Additional Resources
Exhibits Including Treaties
- includes a visual timeline of the history of American Indian treaties.
- provides information on original treaties on display in Washington, DC, and includes digital images.
Education Resources
- provides digitized images of selected treaties, with associated student activities.
- Education Updates Blog includes "" (2014).
Related Records
- Treaties negotiated between American Indian nations and the U.S. government required ratification by the Senate before taking effect. Not all treaties were ratified by the Senate. Selected unratified treaties and related records are digitized in the (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier ).
- Larisa K. Miller's 2013 Prologue article "The Secret Treaties with California's Indians" explores some of the consequences of unratified Indian treaties.
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American Indian Treaties: Supporting Documentation provides information about journals of treaty commissioners, proceedings of councils, reports, and other records relating to the negotiation of both ratified and unratified Indian treaties.