Essay On Fort Laramie Treaty

In the early history of the United States, relations with the Native Americans were not perfect. The United States government made an effort to make treaties with the Indians but they failed to honor them. Over 250 treaties were made by the United States with various Indian tribes. These treaties were made over land rights, property disputes, and relation problems with whites. Over the course of history, all the treaties were disrespected and broken in some way by the United States. The Treaty of 1851at Fort Laramie between the Sioux Indians and the United States was no different. This paper will show what provisions were made in the treaty and how they were kept or how they were broken by the United States. In the late 1700’s, the United States was growing and needed land. The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was a prime source for growth. The whites that traveled west were moving onto the land of the Native Americans. As the whites started to encroach on Native American lands, they were met with hostility. This led the United States government to make treaties with these Native American tribes. Even with treaties, there were a few encounters between the United States Army and Native American tribes. The result left many tribes with bordered land claims that were to be respected by settlers and protected by the government. …show more content…
The treaty was to be with the Sioux and other tribes whose land was being invaded by the white immigrants that were going to California in their search for gold. On September 17, 1851, Chiefs, headmen, and braves from the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arrapahoes, Crows. Assinabiones, Gros-Ventre Mandans, and Arrickras tribes met at Fort Laramie to make a treaty. The treaty of 1851 at Fort Laramie was the first treaty that included multiple Native American tribes under one