Walla Walla Council (1855)
The Walla Walla Council.
The Walla Walla Council (1855) was a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama.[1] The council occurred from May 29-June 11, 1855.[2] The treaties signed at this council on June 9[3] were ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1859.[4] These treaties codified the constitutional relationship between the people living on the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Yakama reservations.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Trafzer, Clifford E. (Fall 2005). "Legacy of the Walla Walla Council, 1955". Oregon Historical Quarterly 106 (3): 398–411. ISSN 0030-4727.
- ↑ "Walla Walla 2020 | Walla Walla Treaty Council of 1855". ww2020.net. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ↑ "Umatilla Relationships with US - Making Treaties". www.trailtribes.org. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ↑ United States Senate (1859). Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America v.11. p. 82.
External links
- "Treaty with the Nez Perce 1855". Center for Columbia River History. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- "Treaty with the Walla Walla, Cayuse and Umatilla 1855". Center for Columbia River History. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- "Treaty with the Yakima 1855". Center for Columbia River History. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- "Walla Walla Council of 1855". Center for Columbia River History. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
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