Treaty with the Northern Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho, 1868

Item

Title
Treaty with the Northern Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho, 1868
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Cheyenne
Arapaho
Date Original
1868
Subjects/Keywords
Treaties
Statutes
Indians of North America
United States
Description
If bad men among the whites, or among other people subject to the authority of the United States, shall commit any wrong upon the person or property of the Indians, the United States will, upon proof made to the agent and forwarded to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington City, proceed at once to cause the offender to be arrested and punished according to the laws of the United States, and also reimburse the injured person for the loss sustained.
Description
If bad men among the whites, or among other people subject to the authority of the United States, shall commit any wrong upon the person or property of the Indians, the United States will, upon proof made to the agent and forwarded to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington City, proceed at once to cause the offender to be arrested and punished according to the laws of the United States, and also reimburse the injured person for the loss sustained.
If bad men among the Indians shall commit a wrong or depredation upon the person or property of any one, white, black, or Indian, subject to the authority of the United States and at peace therewith, the Indians herein named solemnly agree that they will, on proof made to their agent and notice by him, deliver up the wrong-doer to the United States, to be tried and punished according to its laws
MODX ID
192;treaty-with-the-northern-cheyenne-and-northern-arapaho-1868-1012
Last Updated in MODX
2023-10-27
Compiler and Editor
Kappler, Charles J.
Description
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, is a historically significant, seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Temporal Coverage
1788-1883
Treaty Type
treaty
Bibliographic Citation
Charles Joseph Kappler, Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, vol. 2, Treaties, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1904), 1012.
Identifier
oksd_kap_v2_368
RIT_371
NAI_179036083