Treaty with the Cherokee, 1785

Item

status
Needs further review
Responses received from some, but not all tribes
Description
Sara E. Hill, Attorney General, Cherokee Nation, 918.207.3836 (work), 918.822.2304 (mobile) sara-hill@cherokee.org
Expressed concern about the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of OK being a successor in interest to general Cherokee treaties. She will send an opinion letter on the topic.
Title
Treaty with the Cherokee, 1785
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Cherokee
Date Original
1785
28 November 1785
Subjects/Keywords
Treaties
Statutes
Indians of North America
United States
Description
If any citizen of the United States, or person under their protection, shall commit a robbery or murder, or other capital crime, on any Indian, such offender or offenders shall be punished
MODX ID
3;treaty-with-the-cherokee-1785-0008
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.
Is Referenced By
7 Stat. 18
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Temporal Coverage
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), 008.
Identifier
oksd_kap_v2_004
RIT_011
NAI_82573544