Smithsonian Magazine6 年
The 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, Never Honored by the United States, Goes on Public View
(Paul Morigi/AP Images for Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian) “It is my wish that the United States would honor this treaty.” —Chief John Spotted Tail (Sicangu Lakota ...
来自MSN11 个月
Native American treaty law 101
To understand the current relationship Native American tribes have with the U.S. government, you have to look back at the treaties. For the Oglala Sioux Tribe, perhaps the biggest is 1868’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine6 年
A Brief Balance of Power—The 1778 Treaty with the Delaware Nation
The Treaty with the Delaware Nation, signed at Fort Pitt in September 1778, represents a time when the newly independent United States needed American Indian allies to drive British troops from ...
PBS1 年
Indian removal
They based this on United States policy; in former treaties, Indian nations had been declared sovereign so they would be legally capable of ceding their lands. Now the Cherokee hoped to use this ...
来自MSN20 天
5 Broken Treaties That Betrayed Native Americans
Over 300 Native American reservations exist in the U.S. today, yet their history is marked by a legacy of broken promises. Treaties intended to protect Native lands and cultures were repeatedly ...
JD Supra1 个月
Tribal Governments › Native American Issues › Tribal Treaty Rights
On June 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court handed down its third decision regarding federal Indian law this term. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the Navajo Treaty of 1868 does not ...