U.S.-Dakota War - Treaties
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the forced removal of American Indian tribes, particularly the Dakota, from their lands in Minnesota starting in the 1830s to accommodate European immigrants. Through treaties that were essentially legal theft, the tribes lost vast territories. The U.S. government's failure to honor these treaties and its underlying extermination agenda highlight a dark chapter in American history.
Takeaways
- đïž The US government's policy in the 1830s aimed to remove American Indian tribes westward to accommodate European immigrants.
- đ Treaties were agreements between the US government and Indian nations that often resulted in the loss of land for tribes like the Dakota.
- đ Some treaties were considered illegitimate, allowing the federal government to legally seize Indian land without proper compensation.
- đĄ The Dakota people were gradually removed from their lands in what is now Minnesota through a series of treaties.
- đ” The US government's payment for land was often in the form of interest payments over fifty years, effectively never fully paying for the land.
- đœ By 1862, the Dakota had lost most of their land in Minnesota through treaties with the US government.
- đ€ The United States is urged to honor the treaties and seek justice for Native American tribes.
- đ Treaties are seen as a moral and legal foundation that should be respected for the consciousness of the continent.
- âïž There is a question about the sincerity of treaty signings given the pre-existing plans to exterminate the natives in the west.
- đïž The Washington establishment had intentions to exterminate the western natives, casting doubt on the value of the treaties they signed.
Q & A
What was the US government policy towards American Indian tribes in the 1830s?
-The US government policy in the 1830s supported the removal of American Indian tribes westward to make way for European immigrants.
How did the treaties negotiated between the US government and Indian nations affect the Dakota people?
-The treaties resulted in the Dakota people losing large portions of their land.
What is described as a 'bogus document' in the script?
-The 'bogus document' refers to a document that allowed the federal government to legally steal Indian land.
What was the outcome of the series of treaties with the Eastern Dakota?
-The series of treaties with the Eastern Dakota led to their eventual removal from the land that became Minnesota.
How was the land sold by the Dakota people described in the script?
-The land was sold for a certain amount of dollars per acre, but the government never intended to pay the full amount and instead paid interest for fifty years, effectively never paying for the land.
By what year had the Dakota lost most of their land in Minnesota?
-By 1862, the Dakota had lost most of their land in Minnesota.
What is the call to action mentioned in the script regarding the treaties?
-The United States is called upon to honor those treaties and do what is necessary to do justice to all the Native American tribes.
What is the significance of the treaties according to the script?
-The treaties are described as the consciousness of the continent.
What was the perspective of the US government in Washington regarding the natives in the west as mentioned in the script?
-The perspective was that they already had the idea that they were going to exterminate the natives in the west.
What is the implication of the question 'Did it really matter if they signed those treaties or not?' in the script?
-The implication is that the US government may have already predetermined the outcome for the native tribes, making the signing of treaties potentially irrelevant.
Outlines
đ° Forced Removal of American Indian Tribes
The paragraph discusses the historical policy of the US government to remove American Indian tribes from their lands to accommodate European immigrants. It highlights the Dakota people's loss of land due to treaties and agreements that were essentially a legal facade for land theft. These treaties, starting from 1805 at the future site of Fort Snelling, led to the Dakota's eventual displacement from what is now Minnesota. The US government's approach was to pay the tribes in interest over fifty years, effectively never paying the full amount for the land. By 1862, the Dakota had lost most of their land in Minnesota. The paragraph concludes with a call for the United States to honor these treaties and seek justice for Native American tribes.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄSettlements
đĄContinual Contact
đĄRemoval
đĄTreaties
đĄDakota People
đĄFort Snelling
đĄLand Sale
đĄExtermination
đĄConsciousness
đĄJustice
đĄVast Territory
Highlights
The tribes cannot exist surrounded by US settlements and continuous contact with US citizens.
US government policy in the 1830s supported the removal of American Indian tribes westward.
Treaties resulted in the Dakota people losing large portions of land.
A document allowed the federal government to legally steal Indian land.
Series of treaties with the Eastern Dakota led to their removal from the land that became Minnesota.
The land was sold for a specific amount of dollars per acre, but the government never intended to pay the full amount.
The government paid interest for fifty years instead of the full payment for the land.
By 1862, the Dakota had lost most of their land in Minnesota through treaties.
The United States needs to honor those treaties and do justice to all Native American tribes.
The treaties are considered the consciousness of the continent.
Question raised about the importance of signing the treaties when the government intended to exterminate the natives.
Washington had the idea of exterminating the natives in the west.
The tribes must yield to the force of circumstances and eventually disappear.
The land agreements were written in a way that the government never paid for the land.
The treaties' significance in recognizing the rights and history of Native American tribes.
The historical context of the US government's policy on American Indian tribes.
The impact of the treaties on the Dakota people's land rights.
The moral and legal implications of the US government's actions towards Native American tribes.
Transcripts
That those tribes cannot exist
surrounded by our settlements and
continual contact with our citizens
is certain.
They must necessarily yield
to the force of circumstances
and ere long disappear.
Beginning in the 1830s,
US government policy supported the removal
of American Indian tribes westward
to make way for European immigrants.
Treaties, agreements negotiated between
the US government and Indian nations,
resulted in the Dakota people
losing large portions of land.
It was a bogus document
that allowed the federal government
to legally steal Indian land.
A series of treaties
with the Eastern Dakota,
beginning with an agreement made at
the future site of Fort Snelling in 1805,
led to their eventual removal from
the land that became Minnesota.
We sold all this land for
X amount of dollars per acre,
but the way it was written,
the government never intended
to pay us the full amount.
They would pay us interest for fifty years.
So they actually never paid for it.
Never paid a cent
for all this vast territory.
By 1862, the Dakota had lost
most of their land in Minnesota
through treaties with the US government.
The United States need to honor those treaties
and do what they need to do to do justice
to all the Native American tribes in the US.
The treaties are the consciousness
of this continent
Did it really matter if they signed
those treaties or not?
In Washington, they already had the idea
that they were going to exterminate
the natives in the west.
So did it really even matter?
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