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Name: Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty)
Author: Government of the United States of America

Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

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“Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty)”, published in 1868, is a work by Government of the United States of America. It explores elements such as reservation, Shoshonee and Indians.

Quotes from Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (Government of the United States of America)

Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ If bad men among the Indians shall commit a wrong or depredation upon the person or property of any one, white, black, or Indian, subject to the authority of the United States and at peace therewith, the Indians herein named solemnly agree that they will, on proof made to their agent and notice by him, deliver up the wrong-doer to the United States, to be tried and punished according to the laws ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ The United States agrees that the agent for said Indians shall in the future make his home at the agency building on the Shoshonee reservation, but shall direct and supervise affairs on the Bannack reservation; and shall keep an office open at all times for the purpose of prompt and diligent inquiry into such matters of complaint by and against the Indians as may be presented for investigation under the provisions of their treaty stipulations, as also for the faithful discharge of other duties enjoined by law. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ The United States hereby agrees to furnish annually to the Indians the physician, teachers, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer, and blacksmith, as herein contemplated, and that such appropriations shall be made, from time to time, on the estimates of the Secretary of the Interior, as will be sufficient to employ such persons. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ When the head of a family or lodge shall have selected lands and received his certificate as above directed, and the agent shall be satisfied that he intends in good faith to commence cultivating the soil for a living, he shall be entitled to receive seeds and agricultural implements for the first year, in value one hundred dollars, and for each succeeding year he shall continue to farm, for a period of three years more, he shall be entitled to receive seeds and implements as aforesaid in value twenty-five dollars per annum. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ The United States may pass such laws on the subject of alienation and descent of property as between Indians, and on all subjects connected with the government of the Indians on said reservations, and the internal police thereof, as may be thought proper. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ Any person over eighteen years of age, not being the head of a family, may, in like manner, select and cause to be certified to him or her, for purposes of cultivation, a quantity of land not exceeding 80 acres in extent, and thereupon be entitled to the exclusive possession of the same as above described. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ And it is further stipulated that such persons as commence farming shall receive instructions from the farmers herein provided for, and whenever more than one hundred persons on either reservation shall enter upon the cultivation of the soil, a second blacksmith shall be provided, with such iron, steel, and other material as may be required. ”

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Government of the United States of America, Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 (Shonshone Bannock Treaty… (1868)

“ No treaty for the cession of any portion of the reservations herein described which may be held in common shall be of any force or validity as against the said Indians, unless executed and signed by at least a majority of all the adult male Indians occupying or interested in the same ”

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