Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
E447488
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Mendota | 3 |
| Treaty of Traverse des Sioux canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4507539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Context triple: [Dakota, treatyInvolved, Treaty of Traverse des Sioux]
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A.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
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B.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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C.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Target entity description: The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
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A.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
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B.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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C.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession treaty
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Traverse des Sioux Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Minnesota River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Minnesota ⓘ |
| category |
1851 treaties
ⓘ
History of Minnesota ⓘ Treaties between the United States and Native Americans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Treaty of Mendota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
dependency of Dakota on U.S. annuity payments
ⓘ
loss of Dakota hunting grounds ⓘ restriction of Dakota to narrow reservation lands ⓘ tension leading toward the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified by the United States Senate ⓘ |
| location |
Traverse des Sioux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day St. Peter, Minnesota ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dakota land rights
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Alexander Ramsey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luke Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Indian treaty system
ⓘ
U.S. expansion into the Upper Midwest ⓘ |
| peopleAffected |
Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sisseton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahpeton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Treaty of Mendota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
cession of vast portions of Dakota ancestral lands
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creation of Dakota reservations along the Minnesota River ⓘ increased U.S. control over Minnesota Territory ⓘ opening of land for white settlement ⓘ profound disruption of Dakota life ⓘ |
| signatory |
Dakota leaders
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Sisseton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahpeton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedUnderAuthorityOf |
Office of Indian Affairs
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1851-07-23 ⓘ |
| year | 1851 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Description of subject: The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Treaty of Mendota
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Mendota
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Mendota