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 TREATY WITH THE ONKPAHPAH INDIANS. OCTOBER 20, 1865. 739 Treaty between the United States of America and the Onkpahpah Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians; Ooncluded October 20, 1865; Ratification advised, with Amendment, Jllarch 5, 1866; Proclaimed March 17, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Oc; 20, ]865_ ro Am. Ann smounan ro wnom rmzsn rnssnurs snnm. coms, ommrino: Whereas a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Terri- Preamble. tory of Dakota, on the twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-tive, by and between Newton Edmunds, Edward B. Taylor, Major—General S. R. Curtis, Brigadier-General H. H. Sibley, llenry W. Reed,and Orrin Guernsey, Commissioners, on the part of the United States, and Ah-ke·tche—tah-hon-skah, (The Tall Soldier,) Mah-to-ehe—kah, (The Little Bear,) and other chiefs and headmen of the Onl:-pah-pah 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:- Anrrcmcs or A TREATY made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Territory Contracting of Dakota, by and between Newton Edmunds, governor and ex-otiieio I’”°'°“‘ superintendent of Indian afiiiirs of Dakota Territory, Edward B. Tay- lor, superintendent of Indian atihirs for the northern superintendency, Major- General S. R. Curtis, Brigadier-General II. II. Sibley, Henry WV. Reed, and Orrin Guernsey, Commis<ioners on the part of the United States, duly appointed by the President, and the undersigned chiefs and headmen of the Onkpahpah band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. ARTICLE I. The Onkpahpah band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, rep- _ Authority and resented in council, hereby acknowledge themselves to be subject to the -l;:;'€,‘il‘§g‘g’gt‘:;0° exclusive jurisdiction and authority of the United States, and hereby obli— .,ck,,0w;Gdg.,d_ 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 requisite, physical force, to prevent other bands of Dakota V Indians, or other adjacent tribes, from making hostile demonstrations against the government or people of the United States. Arrrionn II. Inasmuch as the government of the United States is de- Persons and sirous to arrest the effusion of blood between the Indian tribes within its j u- {;‘£l;g';%t°€0*g‘: risdiction hitherto at war with each other, the Onkpahpah band of Dakota mst attacked or Sioux Indians, represented in council, anxious to respect the wishes of the government, hereby agree to discontinue for the future all attacks upon the persons or property 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. Awricms III. All controversies or didcrenees arising between the Controversies Oukpahpah band of Dakota or Sioux Indians involving the question of Eg g$eS:;’,;l"“°d . . . . 1tra— pwce or war shall be submitted for the arbitrament of the President, or mm; of the Such person or persons as may be designated by him, and the decision or }’¤‘<>Sid¤¤*¤· aiyard shall be faitlifully observed by the said band represented in counci . An·r1cLm IV. The said band represented in council shall withdraw Indians to frorn the routes overland already established, or hereafter to be estab- withdrew Mm lished, through their country; and in consideration thereof, and of their Overland mums' Hou-interference with the persons and property of citizens of the United Amendmm States travelling thereon, the government of the United States agree to Post, p 741.