Treaty with the Shoshone, 1868

Item

Title
Treaty with the Shoshone, 1868
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Snake
Shoshone
Date Original
10 December 1868
Subjects/Keywords
Description
when any crime or injury is perpetrated by any white man upon the Indians aforesaid the punishment shall be inflicted according to the Laws of the United States and the State of Oregon.
Complaints may be made by the Chief or Head men of any offense committed by whites to the agent in charge of the Tribe or to any other officer of the United States in the vicinity and in case wrong has been done or crime committed redress is guaranteed.
Description
Future provisions will be made by the government of the United States for the permanent location of the Snake Indians and for their education, government, food, and clothing
Description
Future provisions will be made by the government of the United States for the permanent location of the Snake Indians and for their education, government, food, and clothing
Treaty Type
treaty
Bibliographic Citation
Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 1385
National Archives, Record Group 75, Office of Indian Affairs, Treaty File, T494, roll 10: 200
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3138;treaty-with-the-shoshone-1868-22658
3138