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Why did the U.S. push for these treaties? Why did some tribes sign them? Why did other tribes avoid them? The Treaty Trail in the Northwest changed how both Native American peoples and non-native peoples have experienced life in the United States since 1854. Consequently, some of our family histories involve triumphant journeys westward to start a new life; other family histories tell of displacement, survival, and innovation amid discrimination. By opening up the region to the commercial development of natural resources, even the landscape around us bears the literal marks of the Treaty Trail. Please continue on with the following interactive map to explore some of the events and changes in lifeways that occurred prior to the signing of treaties in the Northwest. TRIBAL HOMELANDSTribal
Homelands explores the ancestral homes and lifeways of Native Americans,
the changes imposed on them with the arrival of settlers, and the treaties
that followed.
 The Context
Map provides an opportunity to connect a timeline of the history of
Washington Territory to some familiar locations on an interactive map.
BIOGRAPHIESHistory
exists because of the people who wrote it, and frequently what was written
were their own life stories. More than just text, these pages add images
to give life to the people who participated in the Treaty Trail.
FEDERAL INDIAN POLICYEssays,
documents and an historical timeline fill the pages of the Federal Indian
Policy section which is devoted to explaining Federal Indian Policy
and how it was created. An interactive view of the U.S. Constitution
highlights aspects of this document that laid the groundwork for the
making of treaties.
Please proceed to Tribal Homelands » |
reaty making in the Northwest between the United States and Indian tribes did not occur in isolation from events happening across the country.