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 TREATY WITH THE BLACKFEET INDIANS. OCTOBER 19, 1865. 727 Treaty between the United States of America and the Blackfeet Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians ; Ooncluded October 19, 1865 ; Ratification advised, with Amendment, March 5, 1866; Proolaimed March 17, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ro Im. un srxounn ro wnou rnnsn rmsszmcrs suam. coma, ouenrmo: Oct. 19, 1885. WHEREAS a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Ter- Pmlmblvritory 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-Gem eral H. H. Sibley, Henry W. Reed, and Orrin Guernsey, commissioners, on the part of the United States, and Wah—hah-chunk-i-ah-pee, (The One that is used as a Shield,) Wah-mun-dee-wak-ko-no, (The War Eagle in the Air,) and other chiefs and headmen of the Blackfeet 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:- ARTICLES or A TREATY made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Terri- Oqntnwtinz tory of Dakota, by and between Newton Edmunds, governor and ex- Wm"' officio superintendent of Indian affairs of Dakota Territory, Edward B. Taylor, superintendent of Indian affairs 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 Blackfeet band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. ARTICLE I. The Blackfeet band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, repre- ·T¤¤‘i¤di¤t§¤¤ sented in council, hereby acknowledge themselves to be subject to the ex- f§gI}‘;igQ'gl{,: clusive jurisdiction and authority of the United States, and hereby obli- acknowledged, gate 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 people. Amrxcrn II. Inasmuch as the government of the United States is de- P•¤¤<>¤¤ ¤¤<! sirous to arrest the effusion of blood between the Indian tribes within its l’:i°bi;'gfQ°°£:' jurisdiction hitherto a[t] war with each other, the Blackfeet band of Da- iirst attacked. kota 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. Anrxonn III. All controversies or diiferenoes arising between the 0<>¤¤‘¤v¤¤i¤¤ Blackfeet band of Dakota or Sioux, represented in council, and other 3l’f°°::,?;°£d tribes of Indians, involving the question of peace or war, shall be sub- ment of the mitted 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.