Native American History and Studies: Treaty Information
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Native American history.
Whose land?
- Native Land DigitalYou can search an address or click around on the map to see the relevant territories in a location. Once you click, a number of links will appear with different nation names. By clicking on those links, you will be taken to a page specifically about that nation, language, or treaty, where you can view some sources, give feedback, and learn a little more.
- Invasion of AmericaInteractive map, created by history professor Claudio Saunt, shows Indian land cessions 1776–1887. Interactive features let you find specific locations or tribes.
- Tribal Ceded Areas in Washington StateFrom the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Treaty Sources and Information
Custer Died for Your Sins by
Call Number: Stacks ; E93 .D36 1970Federal Indian policy from a Native American perspective.
Documents of American Indian Diplomacy by Call Number: EbookReproduced in this two-volume set are hundreds of treaties and agreements made by Indian nations—with, among others, the Continental Congress; England, Spain, and other foreign countries; the Republic of Texas and the Confederate States; railroad companies seeking rights-of-way across Indian land; and other Indian nations.
Documents of United States Indian Policy by Call Number: EBOOKThe third edition of this landmark work adds forty new documents, which cover the significant developments in American Indian affairs since 1988. Among the topics dealt with are tribal self-governance, government-to-government relations, religious rights, repatriation of human remains, trust management, health and education, federal recognition of tribes, presidential policies, and Alaska Natives.
Treaties with American Indians by Call Number: Reference ; KF8203.6 .T74 2008Three volumes with Thematic essays, Regional essays, U.S. and Canadian Indian treaties, Important treaty sites, Primary source documents, Historical chronology, Biographies, and Treaty related issues.
Nation to Nation by ISBN: 9781588344786Publication Date: 2014-09-30Essays and interviews, published by the National Museum of the American Indian in association with Smithsonian Books. Includes an index with treaties discussed.
Treaties & Laws Databases
- Indigenous Digital ArchiveIncludes digitized copies of the 374 Ratified Indian Treaties held by the U.S. National Archives as well as maps showing the various cessions showing the land transfers. You can use the "Look at places" feature to find land transfer agreements that relate to a particular location, zip code, or state.
- Tribal Treaties DatabaseFrom Oklahoma State: The Tribal Treaties Database provides an easy-to-use portal to access treaties, agreements, and other historical documents that have shaped relationships between tribal nations and the United States. These treaties represent pivotal moments in history where rights were negotiated, promises made, and the course of lives and nations forever altered.
We encourage educators, students, scholars, and all visitors to delve into these documents, understand their profound significance, and acknowledge the historical and ongoing impacts on the sovereignty and rights of Native American tribes.
Tribal Recognition, Reservations, Maps
- 2010 Census, Tribal Tract Reference Maps
Federal American Indian reservation-based maps showing tribal census tracts and tribal block groups; the boundaries and names of American Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands (ORTLs), Alaska Native areas, Hawaiian home lands, states, counties, county subdivisions, and places; and a base feature network including roads, railroads, and water bodies.
- American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas
Print only.
- Federally Recognized Tribes of Washington State (PDF)
Population information from the Washington State Data Book. Part 6 is a list of Federally Recognized American Indian Reservations and Trust Lands. Part 7 is the coinciding map.
- Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register (PDF)
March 22, 2007
- Indian Issues: Improvements Needed in Tribal Recognition Process; Report to Congressional Requesters (PDF)
This GAO report contains an appendix which shows, in Table 3, how tribes have become federally recognized since 1960--"Forty-seven tribes have been individually recognized since 1960"
- Indian Reservations in the Continental United States, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Indexed map, downloadable and printable at most copy centers (PDF).