The Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of several

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made and signed in

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between the

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, representatives from the

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Menominee The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...

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, Winnebago and the

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g ( Chippewa,

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and Potawatomi) Native American peoples. 1825 Prairie du Chien Line

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The First Treaty of Prairie du Chien was signed by

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and

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for the

and representatives of the

, Winnebago, and

g ( Chippewa and the

Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires (in oj, label=Anishinaabe, Niswi-mishkodewinan, also known as the People of the Three Fires; the Three Fires Confederacy; or the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians) is a long-standing Anishina ...

of Chippewa,

and Potawatomi) on August 19, 1825, proclaimed on February 6, 1826, and codified as . Due to the overall tribal movements toward the western direction under pressure of encroaching settlers, the

Nation resisted and came into conflict with other tribes moving west into their traditional territory. The United States negotiated the treaty to try to reduce inter-tribal warfare. The treaty begins by establishing peace between the

and their neighbors: Chippewa, Sac and Fox, and Ioway peoples. The treaty continues by demarcating formal boundaries among each of the tribal groups, often called the "Prairie du Chien Line". The treaty claimed American

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over the territories. For peoples accustomed to ranging over a wide area, the Prairie du Chien Line served as a hindrance, as it provided that tribes were to hunt only within their acknowledged limits. Due to the vast scope of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien and the fact that not all of the necessary tribes had representatives at its signing, the treaty provided for additional councils to be held the following year in 1826 (see

Treaty of Fond du Lac The Treaty of Fond du Lac may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in Duluth, Minnesota between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American peoples. 1826 Treaty of Fond du Lac The first treaty of Fond du Lac was signe ...

). Along with these additional councils, the Chippewa agreed to additional meetings. The US used the series of Prairie du Chien Lines to serve as the land cession boundaries in later treaties.

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Text of the 1825 Treaty
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Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien () is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 53821. Often referred to as Wisconsin's second oldest city, Prairie du Chien was esta ...

1825 treaties Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

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