U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, 1853-1875

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U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, 1853-1875

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This collection consists of general correspondence (1853-1875) between Indian agents Alexander Culbertson, R.H. Landsdale, and J.J. Saville and the Office of Indian Affairs concerning activities of the Blackfeet, Assiniboine, and Flathead Indian tribes; appropriations for the tribes; and construction of the Blackeet Agency. (SC 1280)

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs

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United States bureau with responsibility for Indian relations. From the description of Letter, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699812 Develops and implements, in cooperation with tribal governments, Native American organizations, other federal agencies, state & local governments, and other interested groups, economic, social, educational, and other programs for the benefit and advancement of Indian and Alaska native people. Established in 1824 within the War Dept...

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...