Blackfeet tribal census 1912

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Blackfeet tribal census 1912

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Includes a copy of the Blackfeet tribal census taken June 30, 1912 by Arthur E. McFatridge, Superintendent of the Blackfeet Agency. It lists each name, both Indian and English where applicable, as well as age, sex, and familial relation.

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet Agency

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In what would become the state of Montana, the Blackfeet signed a treaty establishing their reservation in 1855. As with many tribes the Blackfeet Reservation did not stabilize with that treaty but was subject to the shifting land demands of settlers, stockmen, and miners. In 1886 Congress appointed a new Treaty Commission to negotiate with the Blackfeet and other tribes about reservation land sales. In 1887 Blackfeet elders signed a treaty that gave away most of their land in excha...