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TILKE ELKINS
The 1851 Treaties
The 19 Western Oregon Treaties of 1851 were the first treaties of the purchase of lands from tribes in the west. The process of negotiating these treaties was fraught with political issues. The treaties were late, an afterthought of the federal government which passed the Oregon Donation Land Act of 1850, without purchasing the Indian titles first. The Donation Land Act enabled thousands of Americans to seek free land in Oregon, but since land titles with tribes were not settled yet there were many conflict
The following essays seek to find the answers to the issues of the treaties, why they failed, and what the tribes thought of the whole process.
Welcome to Literary Ashland
TILKE ELKINS