Indian Treaties of the
1800s
By Mrs. Sue Wallin
What is a Treaty?
a
legal contract
a
binding agreement between two groups
of people
 made
 most
when the U.S. was being settled
signed in early and mid 1800’s
Treaty of 1825
 held
 1st
in September at Prairie du Chien
of grand intertribal treaties
 defined
 helped
 laid
Indian land and boundaries
stop wars between Indian tribes
groundwork for future land cessions
Indian Tribes in the
Wisconsin, 1825 & TOday
1825
Today
Treaty of 1837
 known
 held
 1st
as the Pine Tree Treaty
at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesota
of several treaties that sold land areas
 provided
government legal access to the
land for lumbering
 secured
hunting and fishing rights
Treaty of 1842
 known
 held
as the Copper Treaty
in La Pointe on Madeline Island
 provided
government legal access to the
land along Lake Superior for mining
copper
 secured
hunting and fishing rights
Land Cessions in 1837
and 1842 Treaties
Land Cessions Map