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American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
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American Indian Wars
Frontier conflicts in North America, 1609–1890s
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various American Indian tribes in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pocatello (Shoshone leader)
Native American leader (1815–1884)
Chief Pocatello was a leader of the Northern Shoshone, a Native American people of the Great Basin in western North America. He led attacks against early settlers during a time of increasing strife between settlers and Native Americans. After making peace with the U.S.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shoshone
Native American tribe
The Shoshone or Shoshoni, also known by the endonym Newe, are an Indigenous people of the United States with four large cultural/linguistic divisions:Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming Northern Shoshone: Southern Idaho Western Shoshone: California, Nevada, and Northern Utah Goshute:…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Box Elder Treaty
1863 agreement between the Northwestern Shoshone and the United States government
The Box Elder Treaty is an agreement between the Northwestern Shoshone and the United States government, signed on July 30, 1863. It was adopted after a period of conflict which included the Bear River Massacre on January 29, 1863. The treaty had little effect until 1968, when…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)