The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-07


Whereas, treaty was made and concluded
at Fort Sully, in the Territory of Dakota, On
the twenty-eighth day Of October, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
sixty-fve, by and between Newton Ednunds,
Edward b. Taylor, Major General s. r. Cur
tbs, Brigadier General II. ii. Sibley, Henry
W. Reed, and 0rrin Guernsey, commissioners,
on the part Of the United States, and Ma
su-la-tan-ka, (Big Head) Na-pa-tan-ka, (Big
Handy and other Chiefs and Headmen Of the
Upper Yanktonais band Of Dakotah or Sioux
Indians, on the part Of said band of Indians,
and duly authorized thereto by them, which
treaty is in the words and figures following |
to wit:
Articles Of q treaty made and concluded at Fort |
sully In the Territory of Dakota, by and between |
Newton Edmunds, Governor and er-o6ieio Super |
inteudent of Indian Affairs Of Dakota Territory, |
Edward B. Taylor, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for the northern superintendoncy Major |
General s. r. Curtis Brigadier General II. II. |
Sibley, Henry W. Reed, and 0rrin Guernsey, |
commissioners on tho part Of the United States,
duly appointed by the President, and the under
signed chiefs and headmen Of the Upper Yank-
tomas band Of Dakota or Sioux Indians.
E ARTICLE FIRsr. The Upper Yanktonais band Of
Dakota Sioux Indians representodin council here
by acknowledge themselves to be subject to the ex
elusive Jurisdiction and authority Of tho United
States, and hereby obligate and bind themselves,
individually and collectively, not only to cease all
bostilites against the persons and property Of Its
citizens, but to use their influence, and II neces.
sary, physical force, to prevent other bands Of
the Dakota Indians or other adjacent tribes,
from making hostile demonstrations against the
Government or people Of the United States.
ARTICLE SECOND. Inasmuch as the Government
ofthe United States Is DESTROYS TO arrest the efuson
III N.sla ltt.t Na taRta
diction hitherto at war with each other, the Upper
Yanktonais band Of Dakota or Sioux Indians, repre-
septed in codhcl, anxious to respect the wishes Of
the Government, hereby agree to discontinue for
the future all attacks upon the persons or proper
ty Of other tribes, unless first attacked by
them, and to use their influence to promote peace
everywhere in the region occupied or frequented by
them.
ARTICLE THIRD. All controversies or differences
arising between the Upper Yanktonais band of Da-
kota Sioux Indians, represented In council, and
other tribes Of Indians, involving the question Of
peace war; shall be submitted for the arbitrament
Of the President, such person persons rs may be
designated by him, and the decision or award
faithfully observed by the said band represented in
council.
ARTICLE FoURrH. The said band, represented
In council shall withdraw from the routes overland
already established, or hereafter to be established
through their country and In consideration thereof
and Of their non.interference with the persons and
property of citizens of the United States travelling
thereon, the Government Of the United States agree
to pay to the said band the sum Of ten thousand
dollars annually for twenty years. In such articles
as the Secretary Of the Interior may direct Pro
vided, That said band, so represented in council,
shall faithfully conform to the requirements Of this
treaty.
ARTICLE Firth Should any individual or indi.
vduals or portion of the band Of the Upper Yankto
nas band Of Dakota Sioux indians represented in
council, desire hereafter to locate permanently
upon any land claimed by said band for the pur-
poses Of agricultural or other similar pursuits, 1t
hereby agreed by the parties to this treaty that
said individuals shall be protected In such location
against any annoyance or moestaton on the part Of
whites or Indians and whenever twenty lodges or
families of the Upper Yanktonais band shall have
located on land for agricultural purposes and sig
nifed the same to their agent or superintendent,
they, as we'll as other families so locating, shall re-
ceiye tho sum Of twenty-five dollars annually, for.
five years, for each family, in agricultural imple.
ments and improvements and when one hundred
lodges families shall have engaged in agricul
tural pursuits, they shall be entitled to farmer
and blacksmith at the expense Of the Government,
as also teachers at the option Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, VIII leneyer ueemed necessary.
ARTICLE SIXTH. Any amendment or modification
Of this treaty by the Senate Of the United States
shall be considered final and binding upon tho said
band represented in council as part Of this treaty,
In the same manner as II II had been subsequently
presented and agreed to by the chiefs and heRdmen
of said band.
In testimony whereof the commissioners on the
part Of the United States and the chiefs and head
men of the said Upper YanktOnais band of Dakota
or Sioux Indians have heeunto set their hands this
twenty eighth day of October, eighteen hundred
and sixty five after the contents had previously been
read, interpreted, and explained to the chiefs and
headmen
NEWTON EDMUNDs,
EDWARD B. TAYLOR,
s. r. CURTIs, Major General,
H. II. SDLEY, Brigadier General,
HENRY W. REED,
0RRIN GUERNSEY.
The above signatures were made in our presence
GEO, ID. HILL.
S. l.. SPINK.
A. W. HUBBARD.
G. G. MoODY.
Chief: Big Head
NA.sv.LATAS-KA, his mark.
NA-PA.TAN.KA, his mark.
Soldier: Lelf-handed Bear,
MA.TO-CHAT-KA, his K mark.
Soldier: The Fine Dressed Man,
WA.ICH.Co-YA.KA, his 4 mark
The Man Covered with Lice,
HA-osPOO-ZA, his mark.
Little Soldier,
A.kIcu.rr.A.ourKrLA, his X mark.
The Spread Horn,
HA.KA.rI.NA, his Z mark
EGoMo-sA-PA, his K mark.
The Man Afraid Of his War Club,
CHAM-PI-Co- QUI.PA, his x mark
The Big Shaved Head
COsH-LA-TON-CA, his mark
Lazy Bear,
MA.To.oHoIK-PA-NE, his mark.
The Man.
Rock Man,
TON.KA-wECHA-sA, his mark.
Chief Black Catfish,
0-wA.sA-PA, his I mark.
Chief The Curlsy headed Goose,
MA.dA-Bo.MA-Do, his mark.
The above signatures in this handwriting Chat
of General Curtis) were made in presence OF the
undersigned on the 2Sth and 10th October, 1865
OF Fort sully.
Paymaster U, 8. A.
JOIN PATTEE,
IT, Col. 7th Iowa Cavalry