Wiggan v. Conolly
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. By the first article of the treaty of 1862, negotiated June 24, ratified July 16, and proclaimed July 28,12 Stat. 1237, it was provided that — “The Ottawa Indians of the United Bands of Blanchard’s Fork and of Boche de Bceuf, having become sufficiently advanced in civilization, and being desirous of becoming citizens of the United States, it is hereby agreed and stipulated that their organization and their relations with the…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. By the first article of the treaty of 1862, negotiated June 24, ratified July 16, and proclaimed July 28,12 Stat. 1237, it was provided that — “The Ottawa Indians of the United Bands of Blanchard’s Fork and of Boche de Bceuf, having become sufficiently advanced in civilization, and being desirous of becoming citizens of the United States, it is hereby agreed and stipulated that their organization and their relations with the United States, as an Indian tribe, shall be dissolved and terminated at the expiration of five years from the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Jumos Bbewbb,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The first question presented by counsel for plaintiff in error is whether the treaty of 1867 was of any validity so far as respects the Ottawa Indians. The treaty of 1862 provided that at the expiration of five years from the date of its ratification, that is, on July 16,1867, the Ottawas should become citizens of the United States, and the tribal organization and relations with the United States should be dissolved.
The treaty of 1867, though originally negotiated in February, was not concluded in that year, but was…
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