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 974 TREATY WITH THE NAVAJOS. SEPT. 9, 1849. Sept-9-1*+4% TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA j:g;;g=g*f8g5g- AND THE NAVAJ0 TRIBE OF INDIANS. Prociarnstiori ingfggé SWL 24’ Tun following acknowledgements, declarations, and stipulations, Contracting have been duly considered, and are now solemnly adopted and propgytjgm claimed by the undersigned : that is to say, John M. Vlashington, Governor of New Mexico, and Lientenant·Colonel commanding the troops of the United States in New Mexico, and James S. Calhoun, Indian agent, residing at Santa Fé, in New Mexico, representing the United States of America, and Mariano Martinez, Head Chief, and Chapitone, second Chief, on the part of the Navajo tribe of Indians. Navajo tribe I. The said Indians do hereby acknowledge that, by virtue of a P`EfSf,‘}cQ;‘;°":§ rreaty entered into by the United States of America and the United ih., U_ s_ by ty., Mexican States, signed on the second day of February, in the year of mai! QV 6***6*- our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-eight, at the city of Guadalupe 1°P° H"mg°' Hidalgo, by N. P. Trist, of the first part, and Luis G. Cuevas, Bernardo Conto, and Mgl Atristain, of the second part, the said tribe was lawfully placed under the exclusive jurisdiction and protection of the government of the said United States, and that they are now, and will forever remain, under the aforesaid jurisdiction and protection. Pornstual peace II, That from and after the signing of this treaty, hostilities between
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mg. . . . . parties. shall exist; the said tribe hereby solemnly covenanting that they will not associate with, or give countenance or aid to, any tribe or band of Indians, or other persons or powers, who may be at any time at enmity with the people of the said United States; that they will remain at peace, and treat honestly and hnmamely all persons and powers at peace with the said States; and all cases of aggression against said Navajocs by citizens or others of the United States, or by other persons or powers in amity with the said States, shall be referred to the government of said States for adjustment and settlement. Laws new in III. The government of the said States having the sole and exclu- !`¤¥F¤ {0*6 **8**5 sive right of regulating the trade and intercourse with the said Nava- with the Indian intercourse, and for the preservation of peace with the various tribes i*;“’:“ *:2;:Qg: of Indians under the protection and guardianship of the aforesaid govnioeiil A ernment, shall have the same force and efficiency, and shall be as binding and as obligatory upon the said N avajoes, and executed in the same manner, as if said laws had been passed for their sole benefit and protection ; and to this end, and for all other useful purposes, the government of New Mexico, as now organized, or as it may he by the government of the United States, or by the legally constituted authorities of the people of New Mexico, is recognized and acknowledged by the said Navajoes; and for the due enforcement of the aforesaid laws, nntil the government of the United States shall otherwise order, the territory of the Navajoes is hereby annexed to New Mexico. The Navajces IV. The Navajo Indians hereby bind themselves to deliver to the
 * ,2;‘g,:fQg`;,,;!Q€ joes, it is agreed that the laws now in force regulating the trade and
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5., ogy, rj, s, New Mexico, as soon as he or they can be apprehended, the murderer €:g:_"“ °f u' justice may be dealt with as justice may decree. All American V. All American and Mexican captives, and all stolen property taken '°:du'“M§"°gg from Americans or Mexicans, or other persons or powers in nmity with Qggyqggd to me the United States, shall be delivered by the Navajo Indians to the afore-
 * l¤• ¤¤¤l¤’°*‘ °¤‘ or murderers of Micente Garcia, that said fugitive or fugitives from