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Sovereignty, Our Journey, Education, ReligionSummary
Treaty regarding Wyandot Removal from Michigan and Ohio to lands west of the Mississippi no later than April 1, 1844.
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SovereigntySummary
This treaty ended the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795) by creating a dividing line through Ohio between Indian Territory and the United States. Also called the Treaty of Greenville.
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SovereigntySummary
A treaty ceding 4.6 million acres in northwestern Ohio, northeastern Indiana, and southern Michigan. The treaty reserved 12 acres near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, for the Wyandot. Also called the Treaty of Maumee Rapids, or the Treaty of Fort Meigs.
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SovereigntySummary
A treaty clarifying that the lands designated to tribes and individuals in the Treaty of Maumee Rapids (1817) were not granted by the United States; rather they were never ceded in the first place. This treaty also established the Big Spring Reserve.
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SovereigntySummary
This treaty ceded land in the Ohio Country. In exchange for an annuity, the Wyandot and other signatory nations agreed to relocate the eastern boundary of the Northwest Indian Territory 120 miles further west. Also called the Treaty of Fort Industry.