Indian Peace Commission
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indian-peace-commission-179-13876559
title:
Indian Peace Commission
text:
The Indian Peace Commission was a group formed by an act of Congress on July 20, 1867 "to establish peace with certain hostile Indian tribes." It was composed of four civilians and three, later four, military leaders. Throughout 1867 and 1868, they negotiated with a number of tribes, including the Comanche, Kiowa, Arapaho, Kiowa-Apache, Cheyenne, Lakota, Navajo, Snake, Sioux, and Bannock. The treaties that resulted were designed to move the tribes to reservations, to "civilize" and assimilate th
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1867 US government body
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Commission
date created:
2009-07-10T22:21:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T08:44:02Z
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