Agreement with the Choctaw and Chickasaw, 1896

Item

Title
Agreement with the Choctaw and Chickasaw, 1896
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
See all items with this valueChoctaw
See all items with this valueChickasaw
Date Original
18 December 1896
Successor in Interest Tribe(s)
See all items with this valueThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
See all items with this valueThe Chickasaw Nation
Subjects/Keywords
Not Ratified
mining and mineral rights
Description
the revenues from minerals, including oil, coal, natural gas, and asphalt, of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes , herin conveyed to the United States in trust for the sole use and benefit of said tribes, shall be used solely for the education of the children of Indian blood of the citizens of said tribes
The minerals, other than coal, herein exempted from division, shall be subject to such regulations as shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior in leasing or operating the same for the benefit of their school funds.
provide education assistance
Description
the revenues from minerals, including oil, coal, natural gas, and asphalt, of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes , herin conveyed to the United States in trust for the sole use and benefit of said tribes, shall be used solely for the education of the children of Indian blood of the citizens of said tribes
The minerals, other than coal, herein exempted from division, shall be subject to such regulations as shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior in leasing or operating the same for the benefit of their school funds.
Treaty Type
agreement
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), 992
54th Cong., 2d sess., S. Doc. 94: 3
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3234;agreement-with-the-choctaw-and-chickasaw-1896-22872