Treaty with the Nez Perce, 1861
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Title
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Treaty with the Nez Perce, 1861
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Date Original
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10 April 1861
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Subjects/Keywords
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mining and mineral rights
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Description
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That portion of the Nez Perces Reservation lying north of the Snake and Clearwater rivers, the South Fork of Clearwater and the trail from said South Fork by the weipe root ground across the Bitter Root Mountains, is hereby opened to the whites in common with the Indians for mining purposes provided however that the root grounds and agricultural tracts in said districts shall in no case be taken or occupied by the whites but shall remain for the exclusive use and benefit of the Indians.
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Treaty Type
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treaty
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Bibliographic Citation
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National Archives, Record Group 75, Office of Indian Affairs, Letters Received, Oregon Superintendency, doc. G-471, 1861, M234, roll 612: 896
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Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 1341
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Last updated in MODX
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2023-10-27
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MODX ID
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3118;treaty-with-the-nez-perce-1861-22612
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3118