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View of the Great Treaty Held at Prairie du Chien
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Treaty at Prairie du Chien, with Fort Crawford seen in the background. This treaty negotiated between Governor William Clark and Governor Lewis Cass and over 5,000 representatives of the Sioux, Sac, Fox, and Iowa tribes established boundaries to prevent conflict between the tribes. It also cleared the way for later land purchases. This scene is one of the largest such gatherings of Native Americans depicted. Hand-colored lithography from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted by J.O. Lewis at the treaty (1825).
September 1825
Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858
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United States treaty at Prairie du Chien : photostat copy, 1825 August 19
August 19, 1825
Positive photostat copy of a treaty between the United States and the Chippewa (Ojibwe), Sauk (Sac), Fox (Meskwaki), Menominee, Iowa (Báxoj̆e), Sioux (Dakota), Winnebago (Ho-Chunk), and a portion o...
Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe
1835
Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825).
Pe-a-jick
1835
Pe-a-jick, a Chief of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825).
A Sioux Chief
1835
A Sioux Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825). He holds a pipe.
Kitch-ee-i-aa-ba, or the Big Buck, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief
1825
Kitch-ee-i-aa-ba, or the Big Buck, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the treaty of Prarie du Chien (1825).
The Little Crow
1835
The Little Crow, a celebrated Sioux Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825).
