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The Osage Treaty (also known as the Treaty with the Osage) was signed in St. Louis, MO, on June 2, 1825 between
William Clark William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Misso ...
on behalf of the
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and members of the
Osage Nation The Osage Nation ( ) ( Osage: 𐓁𐒻 π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜ ('), "People of the Middle Waters") is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains. The tribe developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys around 700 BC along ...
. The accord contained fourteen articles. Based on the most important terms of the accord, the Osage ceded multiple territories to the United States government. According to the first article of the treaty, the territories ceded entailed lands lying within and west of both the State of
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and the
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, lands lying north and west of the Red River, all territories south and east of the
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, and all lands located through the Rock Saline. The accord was proclaimed on December 30, 1825.Oklahoma State University Library (Kappler Project: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties) - Treaty With The Osage, 1825
(Article I) ''The Great and Little Osage Tribes or Nations do, hereby cede and relinquish to the United States, all their right, title interest and claim, to lands lying within the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas, and to all lands lying West of the said State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas, North and West of the Red River, South of the Kansas River, and East of a line to be drawn from the head sources of the Kansas, Southwardly through the Rock Saline, with such reservations, for such considerations, and upon such terms as are hereinafter specified, expressed, and provided for.''


See also

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Osage Treaty (disambiguation) Osage Treaty may refer to: *Osage Treaty (1808) or Treaty of Fort Clark *Osage Treaty (1815), one of the Treaties of Portage des Sioux *Osage Treaty (1818) or Treaty of St. Louis *Osage Treaty (1825) The Osage Treaty (also known as the Treaty with ...
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Oklahoma State University Library (Kappler Project: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties) - Treaty With The Osage, 1825


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* Wikisource - Treaty With The Osage, 1825 United States and Native American treaties 1825 treaties