Pickering Treaty

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The Pickering Treaty, formally known as the Treaty of Canandaigua of 1794, is a foundational agreement between the United States and the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy that affirmed peace, land rights, and a lasting government-to-government relationship.

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Pickering Treaty canonical 1
Pickering Treaty of 1794 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal Indian treaty
bilateral treaty
peace treaty
treaty
affirms Haudenosaunee land rights
peace between the United States and the Haudenosaunee
sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee nations
affirmsRelationshipType government-to-government relationship
commemoratedBy annual commemorations in Canandaigua, New York
annual treaty cloth distribution by the United States
considered foundational agreement in U.S.–Haudenosaunee relations
countryParty Haudenosaunee Confederacy
United States of America
guarantees non-interference by the United States in Haudenosaunee internal affairs
recognition of Haudenosaunee territory boundaries
hasAlternativeName Canandaigua Treaty
Pickering Treaty of 1794
linked to: Pickering Treaty

Treaty of Canandaigua of 1794
hasFormalName Treaty of Canandaigua
historicalContext United States expansion into the Northeast
post-American Revolutionary War settlement
includesNationParty Cayuga Nation
linked to: Cayuga nation

Mohawk Nation
linked to: Mohawk people

Oneida Indian Nation
linked to: Oneida nation

Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation

Seneca Nation
linked to: Seneca nation

Tuscarora Nation
linked to: Tuscarora
language English
interpreted into Haudenosaunee languages
legalStatus binding under United States law
ratified by the United States Senate
recognized as still in force by Haudenosaunee nations
recognized as still in force by the United States
namedAfter Timothy Pickering
obligates annual annuity payments by the United States
delivery of goods such as cloth and other supplies to the Haudenosaunee
peopleParty Iroquois Confederacy
Six Nations
principalUSNegotiator Timothy Pickering
purpose to define boundaries between U.S. settlers and Haudenosaunee lands
to establish peace between the United States and the Six Nations
to secure Haudenosaunee neutrality or friendship toward the United States
to settle land disputes in New York State
region New York State
signedAt Canandaigua, New York
signedOn 1794-11-11
subjectMatter U.S.–Native American relations
land rights
peace
sovereignty
USPresidentInOfficeAtSigning George Washington

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Treaty of Canandaigua alsoKnownAs Pickering Treaty
Pickering Treaty hasAlternativeName Pickering Treaty of 1794
linked to: Pickering Treaty