Conversation so far:
where was the menominee indian reservation?
The Menominee Indian Reservation is located in northeastern Wisconsin.
when was it established?
1961.
what was special about it?
The reservation was created in a treaty with the United States signed on May 12, 1854 in which the Menominee relinquished all claims to the lands.
was there ever any problems?
contemporary federal policy whose goal was assimilation.
were they able to assimilate?
An additional treaty, which they signed on February 11, 1856, carved out the southwestern corner of this area to create a separate reservation.

Question: were people happy with this?
Self-contained rewrite: were the people happy with the treaty signed by the Menominee Indians?