Treaty of Fort Laramie

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Treaty of Fort Laramie
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Abstract

The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) was an agreement between the United States and various bands of Lakota Sioux, Yanktonai Sioux, Santee Sioux, and Arapaho. The treaty ended Red Cloud’s War (1866–1867), established the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation, and protected Sioux hunting grounds and the sacred Black Hills from white encroachment. Other provisions of the treaty served as agents of assimilation by trying to induce the Indians to take up farming, wear non-Indian clothing, and educate their children.

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