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 TREATY WITH THE TWO KETTLES INDIANS. Oczromm 19, 1865. 723 Treaty between the United States of America and the Two Kettles Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians ,· Ooncluded Octooer 19, 1865; Rattjieation advised with Amendment, March 5, 1866; Proelaimed March 17, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ro Arr. sun srusurn ro wnou rumen rassums msu. come, onnnrmo: 0¤t- 19. 1866- Wusnmss a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Preamble., Territory of Dakota, on the nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, by and between Newton Edmunds, Edward B. Taylor, Major-General S. R. Curtis, Brigadier-General H. H. Sibley, Henry W. Reed, and Orrin Guernsey, Commissioners, on the part of the United States, and Cha-tan-skah, (The White Hawk,) E-to-ke—ah, (The Hump,) and other chiefs and headmen of the Two Kettles band of Dakota 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 :-— Axmomcs or A Tmeacrr made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Ter- gQg;"“°“' ritory of Dakota, by and between Newton Edmunds, governor and ex- pa ` oilicio superintendent of Indian affairs of Dakota Territory, Edward B. Taylor, superintendent of Indian afairs for the northern superintendency, Major-General S. R. Curtis, Brigadier·General H. H. Sibley, Henry W. Reed, and Orrin Guernsey, Commissioners, on the part of the United States, duly appointed by the President, and the undersigned chiefs and headmen of the Two Kettles band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. Axrrcms I. The Two Kettles band of Dakota or Sioux Indians rep- . 4*g=P°!‘i*S' fd resented in council, hereby acknowledge themselves to be subject to the igglhggggxgtztu exclusive jurisdiction and authority of the United States, and hereby ob- acknowledged. ligate and bind themselves individually and collectively, not only to cease all hostilities against the persons and property of its citizens, but to use their influence, and, if necessary, physical force, to prevent other bands of the Dakota or Sioux, or other adjacent tribes, from making hostile demonstrations against the government of the United States or its peop e. Amicus II. Inasznuch as the government of the United States is P¤¤<>¤¤ ¤¤d desirous to arrest the effusion of blood between the Indian tribes within g,‘}f,§Q';¥,f$;’t,l‘°" its jurisdiction, hitherto at war with each other, the Two Kettles band of massacres. Dakota or Sioux, represented in council, anxious to respect the wishes of the government, hereby agree and bind themselves to discontinue, for the future, all attacks upon the persons or property of other tribes, unless first assailed by them, and to use their influence to promote peace everywhere in the region occupied or frequented by them. ARTICLE III. All controversies or differences arising between the U<>¤*F°;'°Y§l*¤ Two Kettles band of Dakota or Sioux, represented in council, and other $ l°f6°:,b}';:t,_°d tribes of Indians, involving the question of peace or war, shall be sub— ment of the milled for the arbitrament. of the President, or such person or persons as P'°“'d°°*· may be designated by him, and the decision or award faithfully observed by the said band represented in council.