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The Treaty of Fort Wayne, 1809—a treaty that led to war—goes on exhibit
In 1809, nearly 1,400 Potawatomi, Delaware, Miami, and Eel River Indians and their allies witnessed the Treaty of Fort Wayne, ceding 2.5 million acres of tribal lands in present-day Michigan ...
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The 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, Never Honored by the United States, Goes on Public View
“One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.” —Crazy Horse (Oglala and Mnicoujou Lakota) The Treaty of Fort Laramie was born of war on the northern plains. Led by Chief Red ...