Treaties
why did Indian agents wish to conclude the 1837 treaties away from Minnesota
to avoid the influence of traders.
Sioux Tribe of Minnesota. Occupied the southern portion of the state.
How were the seasons of the Dakota different than our traditional seasons.
Spring and Fall were only one moon(month)
Group of Northern Plains Natives that share language, culture, and religion. Range from Wisconsin to Montana.
Sioux Nation
Group of individuals who worked for the U.S government to ensure peace and achieve goals of the U.S
Indian Agents
1805 treaty that ceded land needed for fort Snelling.
Zebulon pike treaty.
Northern Algonquin speaking tribe of Minnesota. Historic rivals to the Dakota. Lived in the northern portion of the State.
Ojibwa, Chippewa, Anishinabe
Summer
What are the three groups that make up the Sioux Nation
Dakota (Santee Sioux), Nakota (Yanktons), Lakota
Whites in the area who wished to use their influence to convert Natives to Christianity
Missionaries
Treaty that gave ceded all portions of Dakota Land east of the the Mississippi River
Treaty of 1837
Tribes to the south of the Dakota who would occasionally have conflicts with the Dakota over hunting grounds
Sac, Fox, Iowas
Season where the Dakota would leave their larger villages and go hunt the backwater regions of their territory.
Fall
Mdewakanton, Wahpeton, Wahpekute, Sisseton
Individuals who wished to use the area to create profit.
First of a series of treaties made between Midwest tribes and the U.S. Made to create artificial boundaries and create a perpetual peace. Confirmed the land losses in 1805 treaty
Praire Du Chien 1825
Group of Sioux that lived along the western border of current day Minnesota
Nakota, (Yankton Sioux)
Season where the Dakota would split up with men going to hunt muskrats and women going to make maple sugar, and syrup.
spring
How many Mdewakanton summer villages were there along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers by the time of contact between the Dakota and Americans?
6
Head of the Minnesota branch of the American Fur Trade
Henry H. Sibley
Treaty that created the 'Wabasha reservation' for mixed ancestor people, and cleared up issues with the Sac and Fox
Prairie Du Chein 1830
Group of Iowa natives who famously fought the Blackhawk war against U.S expansion.
Sac and Fox
Season where the Dakota would return near their summer villages and live off their reserves from previous seasons. If they need to supplement their diets they would by fishing and trade.
winter
What village would grow during the 19th century and be a hub of trade near present day St. Paul
Kapoza
First governor of Minnesota Territory. Would be the negotiator for the 1851 Traverse De Sioux and Mendota Treaties.
Alexander Ramsey