In the Name of the Salish & Kootenai Nation
Subtitle: The 1855 Hell Gate Treaty and the Origin of the Flathead Indian Reservation
Contributors: Robert Bigart (Editor); Clarence Woodcock (Editor)
Publisher: University of Washington Press; SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE PRESS; Salish Kootenai College Press
Published: July 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780295975450
Subjects: Native American; United States - State & Local; History - General History; Government relations; Land tenure; Salish Indians; Treaties; History: American
Description: On July 16, 1855, eighteen leaders of the Flathead, Kootenai, and Upper Pend d'Oreilles Indians signed an agreement with the United States government, ceding their title to almost all of the land in Western Montana and establishing the Flathead Indian Reservation. Born of confusion and disagreement, the Hell Gate Treaty is the legal basis for the modern relationship between the tribes and the federal government. In the Name of the Salish & Kootenai Nation reproduces the complete text of the Hell Gate Treaty and collects previously published documents relating to the treaty, among them the official proceedings of the treaty council, Gustavus Sohon's portraits of many of the treaty signers, and letters from the Jesuit priest Adrian Hoecken, who was present at the treaty deliberations. These documents are presented in the hope that they will inspire further questions and research.