CESSIONS OF 1S68 



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L^VNID CESSIONS-Coiatiuiied. 



See act of Congress of Apr. 23, 1872 ; agreement of Sept. 13, 1873 ; actof Congress 

 of Apr. 29, 1874. Xos. 566, 616, and 617 compose this reservation. 



The territory claiiiird by these bauds was in Colorado and eastern Utah, lying 

 N. of the San Juan and E. of Green and Colorado rivers. By treaty of June 

 8, 1865, with the various bands of the Uta in Utah territory they ceded all 

 claim to land (except the Uintah reservation) in that territory. The treaty, 

 however, failed of ratification. 



See treaty of .July 19,1866 



This leserve covered not only a portion of the original Sioux territory, but also 

 all of the Ponka country, both ceded and unceded. It also included the old 

 Winnebago. Crow Creek, and Vaukton reserves on the E. side of Missouri 

 river. Enlarged by Executive orders of Jan. 11, 1875, Mar. 16, 1875, May 20, 

 1875, and Nov. 28, 1876. 



This cession comprises that portion of the Sioux territory assigned them b.v Fort 

 Laramie treat.y of 1851 within the present limits of .South D.akota not included 

 in the reservation descrilied in the second article of this treaty of Apr. 29, 1868. 



A portion of this tract was ceded by agreement with the Sioux of .June 23, 1875, 

 and the remainder by agreement of Sept. 26, 1876. 



See 566, ! Colorado 1. 

 616,617 



Coloriido 1, Utah 1. 



See 584, 597 Nebraska 1, Dakota 1, 

 Wyoming 1. Mon- 

 tana 1. 



A portion of this reserve was ceded by agreement with the Crow of .luno 12, ' See 619, 635 i Montana 1. 

 1880, and the remainder is still occupied by them. See Executive order of Oct. ' 

 20, 1875, setting apart au addition to this reserve. (This comprises Nos. 619 

 and 635.) . i 



This relinquishment comprises that portion of the country assigned them by 

 unratitied Fort Laramie treaty of Sept. 17. 1851, not included within the 

 reserve herein above defined. 



They became established upon the J5ig Sioux reservation in Dakota with the 



Sioux. 

 This is an iudi'fitiite cession fully covered by that of other tribes. 



See Executive onlers of Get. 29, 187s. ;iiid Jau. 6, 1880, enlarging this reserve 



According to the report of Superintendent Merriwether. in 1854 the Nav.aho 

 country extended from the Kio Grande to the Colorado, and from about 35- to 

 37^^ N. latitude. This, in c(Ui junction with other authorities, seems to indicate 

 that the southern boundary of their claim was I>ittle Colorado river to the 

 mouth of Zufii river, thence to the source of Zuui river and continuing east- 

 wardly to the Rio Grande. On July 18, 18,55. Superintendent Merriwether con- 

 cluded a treaty with theNavahoby which they ceded a portion of their country. 



Montana 1, Wyoming 



Arizona 1, N'.iw Mex- 

 ico 1. 



Utah 1, Arizona 1, 

 New Mexico 1. 



