Treaty with the Nez Perce, 1861

Item

Title
Treaty with the Nez Perce, 1861
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Nez Percé
Successor in Interest Tribes
Nez Perce Tribe
Date Original
10 April 1861
Subjects/Keywords
Description
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.
Treaty Type
treaty
Bibliographic Citation
National Archives, Record Group 75, Office of Indian Affairs, Letters Received, Oregon Superintendency, doc. G-471, 1861, M234, roll 612: 896
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
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3118;treaty-with-the-nez-perce-1861-22612
3118