Treaty with the Spokane, 1887
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The Treaty with the Spokane, 1887 is a late 19th-century agreement between the United States government and the Spokan people that formalized land cessions and defined reservation boundaries in what is now eastern Washington.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty with the Spokane (1887) | 1 |
| Treaty with the Spokane, 1887 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6606341 — 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 with the Spokane, 1887 Context triple: [Spokan people, treaty, Treaty with the Spokane, 1887]
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Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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B.
Treaty of Medicine Creek
The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other provisions.
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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 Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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E.
Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (1855)
The Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (1855) was an agreement in which several Indigenous groups of central Oregon, including the Wasco people, ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations and promised protections.
- 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 with the Spokane, 1887 Target entity description: The Treaty with the Spokane, 1887 is a late 19th-century agreement between the United States government and the Spokan people that formalized land cessions and defined reservation boundaries in what is now eastern Washington.
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A.
Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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B.
Treaty of Medicine Creek
The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other provisions.
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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 Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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E.
Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (1855)
The Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (1855) was an agreement in which several Indigenous groups of central Oregon, including the Wasco people, ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations and promised protections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agreement between the United States and a Native American tribe
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treaty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Spokane Reservation
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linked to:
Spokane Indian Reservation (partly)
ceded lands in eastern Washington ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
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linked to:
Spokane Tribe of Indians
United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States federal Indian law scholarship
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histories of the Spokane Tribe ⓘ studies of Washington State Native treaties ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Interior Salish peoples
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Spokan people ⓘ |
| follows | earlier 19th-century U.S.–Spokane agreements ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
created legal framework for U.S. administration of Spokane lands
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defined boundaries of the Spokane Reservation ⓘ established federal authority over reservation lands ⓘ formalized land cessions by the Spokan people ⓘ reduced traditional territory of the Spokan people ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal Indian treaty ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding agreement under U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| location |
Spokane Reservation
ⓘ
linked to:
Spokane Indian Reservation (partly)
Spokane River region ⓘ Washington Territory ⓘ eastern Washington ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
federal–tribal relations
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ reservation boundaries ⓘ rights of the Spokane Tribe ⓘ sovereignty and jurisdiction ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American treaty system
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linked to:
United States–Native American treaties
|
| pointInTime | 1887 ⓘ |
| region |
Columbia Plateau
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| signatory |
Spokan people
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Spokane Tribe of Indians ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Indigenous sovereignty in the Pacific Northwest
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Native American land rights ⓘ U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century ⓘ reservation system in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty with the Spokane, 1887 Description of subject: The Treaty with the Spokane, 1887 is a late 19th-century agreement between the United States government and the Spokan people that formalized land cessions and defined reservation boundaries in what is now eastern Washington.
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linked to: Treaty with the Spokane, 1887