1895 Blackfeet Agreement

Date Range

1895-01-01/1910-01-01

Title

1895 Blackfeet Agreement

What occurred

In 1895, the Blackfeet tribe sold the western side of their reservation to the U.S. government for 1.5 million dollars. However, they retained the rights to “hunt, fish, and cut timber for domestic and agency purposes on the land for as long as it remained public land of the United States.” When Glacier National Park was officially built, that land was ceded under the Agreement of 1895, no longer making it public land, and revoking the tribes’ freedom.

Location

Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana

Image Citation

https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-blackfeet-nation

Student name(s)

Sofia Barth