Treaty

Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1851: Blackfoot territory (Musselshell to Missouri; redefined by the 1855 Blackfeet Treaty)

Montana 1, MT

Land cession by the Nez Percè, Blackfoot and Flathead Nations. Region: Montana 1. Covering 11 counties across MT. Associated dates: 1851-09-17, 1855-10-17.

Present-Day Tribes

  • Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
  • Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana
  • Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho

Citations

1 Hodge 465; 2 Hodge 415

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