Treaty of Mendota

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Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf treaty
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkb:Alexander_Ramsey
gptkbp:consequences loss of traditional lands
gptkbp:contributedTo U.S._land_policies
gptkbp:criticism interpretation of terms
gptkbp:culturalImpact Dakota_cultural_heritage
gptkbp:dateOfDeath February 16, 1852
July 15, 1851
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:firstClaim Treaty of 1858
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century U.S. treaties
U.S._policy_towards_Native_Americans_in_the_19th_century
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaping_U.S.-Native_American_relations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod treatment_of_Native_Americans
long-term_effects_on_Dakota_communities
gptkbp:historicalSignificance impact_on_Native_American_sovereignty
affect_on_Dakota_land_rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Treaty of Mendota
gptkbp:impact displacement_of_Dakota_people
gptkbp:influencedBy Manifest Destiny
government policies
political negotiations
economic pressures
settler colonialism
military presence in the region
local settler interests
U.S._expansionism
economic_development_in_Minnesota
economic_exploitation_of_Native_lands
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:Yankton_Dakota
gptkb:Mdewakanton_Dakota
gptkb:Wahpekute_Dakota
gptkb:Sisseton_Dakota
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:U.S.-Dakota_War_of_1862
series_of_treaties_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:legalStatus historical document
gptkbp:location gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Dakota_people
gptkbp:purpose land cession
gptkbp:relatedEvent Minnesota_statehood
gptkbp:relatedTo land disputes
land allotments
land ownership issues
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
land_cessions_in_Minnesota
land_treaties_in_the_Midwest
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of reservations
cultural assimilation policies
cultural_loss_for_Dakota_people
reduction_of_Dakota_population
gptkbp:signature July 15, 1851
gptkbp:significance foundation for future treaties