Go to the Source

• Yakima Treaty of 1855
• Correspondence of Chief Moses
• Executive orders creating and withdrawing the Columbia Reservation
• Department of Interior Relinquishment of Columbia Reservation

Questions to Consider

• What are the principal provisions of the Yakima treaty?
• What did Indians gain in exchange for huge land concessions?
• Why was President Hayes persuaded by Chief Moses?
• What were the justifications to eliminate the Columbia Reservation?

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