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 TREATY WITH THE UPPER YANKTONAIS INDIANS. OCT. 28, 1865. 743 Treaty between the United States of America and the Upper Yanktonais Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians ; Uoncluded October 28, 1865 ; Ratification advised, with Amendment, March 5, 1866 ; Proclaimed March 17, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (jc; gg, 1865. ro Im. up sxucunx ro wuom russia rxnsmirs suxrr. cons, om-zsrmoz Vi/'hereas a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Terri- Preamble. tory of Dakota, on the twenty-eighthday 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 Na-su-la-tan-ka, (Big Head,) Na·pa-tan-ka, (Big Hand,) and other chiefs‘and headmen of the Upper Yanktonais 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:- Anricmas or A Tmsnr made and concluded at Fort Sully, in the Ter- contracting ritory of Dakota, by and between Newton Edmunds, 'go vernor and ex P’“'*l°*· ofiicio superintendent of Indian aflitirs of Dakota Territory, Edward B. Taylor, superintendent of Indian affairs for the northern superintendency, Major-General S. R. Curtis, Brigadier-General H. II. 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 Upper Yanktonais band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. Anricms I. The Upper Yanktonais band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, Jurisdiction represented in council, hereby acknowledge themselves to be subject to ;‘,;‘gU“I;};;‘3‘éQ>;,‘;; the exclusive jurisdiction and authority of the United States, and hereby ,,ck,,Owl8dgQd_ obligate 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 Indians, or other adjacent tribes, from making hostile demonstrations against the government or people of the United States. Anricms II. Inasmuch as the government of the United States is Persons and desirous to arrest the effusion of blood between the Indian tribes within l"f‘{)P€"*>';’$A‘;*,;‘°' its jurisdiction hitherto at war with each other, the Upper Yanktonais band {£i,:;,i:§(,ked_° of Dakota 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. Anrrcnn III. All controversies or differences arising between the Controversies Upper Yanktonais band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, represented in council, gg 3E6s23E2g?? and other tribes of Indians, involving the question of peace or war, shall gugntgf the be submitted for the arbitrament of the President, or such person or per- P¤"¤>Sid¤¤*· sons as may be designated by him, and the decision or award faithfully observed by the said band represented in council.