Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)
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Custer Monument
Date:
1905
Size:
Volume, 9.5 x 12.5 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
After the Custer battle Congress as well as the military authorities awakened to the seriousness of conditions among the Lakota. On August 15, 1876, an act was passed for the appointment of a new commission, and on August 24, the personnel was made up as follows: George W. Manypenny, Henry C. Bullis, Newton Edmunds, Bishop Henry B. Whipple, A.G. Boone, A.S. Gaylord, General H.H. Sibley, and Dr. J.W. Daniels. They prepared a treaty in advance, the main object was to secure the cession of the Black Hills. Many concessions and advantages were promised and an effort was to be made to move the Lakota into Indian Territory. In violation of the Laramie treaty of 1868, no effort was made to obtain the consent of three-fourths of the adult males; but instead the treaty was first presented to the friendly Spotted Tail and his leaders, and then to the headman of the other bands separately. By the end of October all of the Lakota except the irreconcilable bands of Gall and Sitting Bull had signed. The Indian Territory project was abandoned, and after discussing other localities without results the bands settled down to a prosaic existence on the reservations where their survivors are still living.
Provenance:
Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Library
Provenance:
Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Library