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A Case Study of a Northern California Indian Tribe - Cultural Change to 1860 (1977) (109 pages)
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Document 7. Camp Union Treaty, July, 1851.250
Treaty made and concluded at Camp Union, near Yuba River, July 18, 1851,
between O. M. Wozencraft, United States Indian Agent, and the chiefs, captains, and
head men of the Das-pia, Yama-do, etc., tribes of Indians.
A treaty of peace and friendship made and concluded at Camp Union, near
the Yuba River, between the United States Indian Agent, 0. M. Wozencraft, of the
one part, and the chiefs, captains, and headmen of the following tribes viz: Das-pia,
Ya-ma-do, Yol-la-mer, Wai-de-pa-can, On-o-po-ma, Mon-e-da, Wan-muck, Nem-shaw, Bem-pi,
Ya-cum-na tribes, of the other part.
Article 1. The several tribes or bands above-mentioned do acknowledge
the United States to be the sole and absolute sovereign of all the soil and territory
ceded to them by a treaty of peace between them and the republic of Mexico.
Article 2. The said tribes or bands acknowledge themselves jointly and
severally under the exclusive jurisdiction, authority and protection of the United
States, and hereby bind themselves hereafter to refrain from the commission of all
acts of hostility and aggression towards the government or citizens thereof, and to
live on terms of peace and friendship among themselves and with all other Indian
tribes which are now or may come under the protection of the United States; and
furthermore bind themselves to conform to, and be governed by the laws and regulations of the Indian bureau, made and provided therefor by the Congress of the United
States.
Article 3. To promote the settlement and improvement of said tribes or
bands, it is hereby stipulated and agreed that the following district of country in
the State of California, shall be, and is hereby set apart forever for the sole use
and occupancy of the aforesaid tribes of Indians, to wit: commencing on Bear River,
at the western line or boundary of Camp Far West; from thence up said stream twelve
miles on a due line of the river; from thence south to the place of beginning, to
have and to hold the said district of country for the sole use and. occupancy of said
Indian tribes forever. Provided, That there is reserved to the government of the
United States the right of way over any portion of said territory, and the right to
establish and maintain any military post or posts, public building school houses,
houses for agents, teachers, and such others as they may deem necessary for their use
or the protection of the Indians. The said tribes or bands, and each of them, hereby
engage that they will never claim any other lands within the boundaries of the United
States, nor ever disturb the people of the United States in the free use and enjoyment
thereof.
Article 4. To aid the said tribes or bands in their subsistence, while
removing to and making their settlement upon the said reservation, the United States,
in addition to the few presents made them at this council, will furnish them, free of
charge, with five hundred (500 pounds, two hundred (200) sacks of flour, one hundred
(100) pounds each, within the term of two years from the date of this treaty.
Article 5. As early as convenient, after the ratification of this treaty
by the President and Senate, in consideration of the premises, and with a sincere
desire to encourage said tribes in acquiring the arts and habits of civilized life,
the United States will also furnish them with the following articles, to be divided