IDA Treaties Explorer
Document Type
Website
Abstract
The IDA Treaties Explore Website provides access to a key context of the agreements and the histories of lands, that is the Ratified Indian Treaties, 374 of the treaties, held by the US National Archives. The land boundaries are mainly from the work of government clerks in the 1890s-1900s to research the history of land transfer treaties or other agreements, in the absence of an official list of all the ratified treaties the US entered into with Native nations. They referred to these as “cessions.” While treaties between indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is no official list of all the treaties. Beyond their historical and educational value, these treaties are used by tribal advocates in court to protect their rights in land and water disputes. Further documents will be added on an ongoing basis.
Publication Date
2020
Recommended Citation
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, National Archives (U.S.), and Foundation for the National Archives, "IDA Treaties Explorer" (2020). AALL Legal Website of the Month. 44.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/aall_websites/44