Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty (1867)

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Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:allows gptkb:United_States_government
Southern Plains Indian tribes
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:followedBy continued conflict and violations by both sides
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major event in U.S.-Native American relations
marked beginning of reservation era for Southern Plains tribes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty (1867)
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:Indian_Peace_Commission
gptkbp:purpose to relocate tribes to reservations
to bring peace to the region
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of reservations in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Samuel_F._Tappan
gptkb:William_S._Harney
gptkb:Kit_Carson
gptkb:Alfred_H._Terry
gptkb:John_B._Sanborn
October 21, 1867
Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas
Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief)
Little Raven (Arapaho chief)
Satanta (Kiowa chief)
Ten Bears (Yamparika Comanche chief)
gptkbp:stipulated U.S. would protect tribes from white encroachment
U.S. would provide food and supplies
tribes would cease hostilities
tribes would move to reservations
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:Apache
gptkb:Arapaho
gptkb:Comanche
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medicine_Lodge,_Kansas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6