Indians of North America -- Government relations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Articles of a treaty between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians
Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9019
Scope and content
Printed by Meriwether Jones, printer to the Commonwealth, in Richmond, Virginia. Extracted from Acts passed at the 3rd session of the Fifth Congress of the U.S. December 1787 to March 1799. Ten different articles described. From the treaty concluded on the Holston River on July 2,1791. Discusses the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation. Lists all signers and witnesses.
Dates:
1799.
Bills and reports regarding Indians
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438985]
Identifier: 9183
Scope and content
Collection of items from Congress, many from the Government Printing Office. Items include meeting minutes and proceedings, copies of acts and bills, reports, and other information that was discussed by the committees and subcommittees on Indian affairs. The papers cover a wide range of topics, some are broad, covering all Indians; others are specific to certain areas and tribes. Some topics include leasing of lands from the Indians, mining rights, tuberculosis on reservations, reparations,...
Dates:
1926-1935.
Stockbridge Indian papers
Collection
Identifier: 9185
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence, government publications, bills and acts related to the Stockbridge Indians. Includes copies of treaties; petitions to New York State and the federal governments; tribal rolls; lists of payments to Stockbridge and Munsee individuals; powers of attorney from Stockbridge leaders to particular individuals; government documents; and annuity claims. The documents range from correspondence about relocating to sites in Indiana and Wisconsin to receipts for small...
Dates:
1739-1915.