Treaty with Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands, 1851
Subject(s): Acquisition of territory, Diplomacy, Indian reservations, Iowa, Minnesota, Payment
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This treaty between the United States, as represented by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Lea and Governor Ramsey of Minnesota, and the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux, cedes native control of a substantial portion of territory in Iowa and Minnesota in exchange for a payment of $1,665,000, to be paid out over several decades, and which will be put toward several purposes, which the treaty enumerates. The Native American bands further agree to remove themselves to reservations designated for them by the United States government.
Collection
Creation Date
1851-07-23
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Ancestry (to 1858)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Treaty with Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands, 1851. [July 23, 1851]. White Horse Hill.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308936. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sisseton Band of Sioux Indians; Wahpeton Band of Sioux Indians; Lea, Luke, 1879-1945; Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903. Treaty with Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands, 1851. [23 Jul. 1851]. Multi-image.
White Horse Hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308936.
APA:
Sisseton Band of Sioux Indians; Wahpeton Band of Sioux Indians; Lea, Luke, 1879-1945; Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903., [1851, July 23]. Treaty with Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands, 1851.
White Horse Hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308936.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
White Horse Hill. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
White Horse Hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.
APA:
White Horse Hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.
