Indian Treaties of Indian Treaties of the 1800sthe 1800s

By Mrs. Sue WallinBy Mrs. Sue Wallin

What is a Treaty?What is a Treaty? a legal contracta legal contract

a binding agreement between two a binding agreement between two groups of peoplegroups of people

made when the U.S. was being settledmade when the U.S. was being settled

most signed in early and mid 1800’smost signed in early and mid 1800’s

Treaty of 1825Treaty of 1825 held in September at Prairie du Chienheld in September at Prairie du Chien

11stst of grand intertribal treaties of grand intertribal treaties

defined Indian land and boundaries defined Indian land and boundaries

helped stop wars between Indian tribeshelped stop wars between Indian tribes

laid groundwork for future land cessionslaid groundwork for future land cessions

Prairie du Chien 1825Prairie du Chien 1825

Indian Tribes in the Indian Tribes in the Wisconsin, 1825Wisconsin, 1825

Treaty of 1837Treaty of 1837 known as the Pine Tree Treatyknown as the Pine Tree Treaty

held at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesotaheld at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesota

11stst of several treaties that sold land areas of several treaties that sold land areas

provided government legal access to the provided government legal access to the land for lumberingland for lumbering

secured hunting and fishing rightssecured hunting and fishing rights

Treaty of 1842Treaty of 1842 known as the Copper Treatyknown as the Copper Treaty

held inheld in La Pointe on Madeline IslandLa Pointe on Madeline Island

provided governmentprovided government legal access to legal access to the land along Lake Superior for mining the land along Lake Superior for mining coppercopper

secured hunting and fishing rightssecured hunting and fishing rights

Land Cessions in 1837 Land Cessions in 1837 and 1842 Treatiesand 1842 Treaties

Present Day Indian Present Day Indian Reservations in WisconsinReservations in Wisconsin