Thanks to our anonymous donor, we were able to do needed conservation work, scan and digitize this historically and culturally important collection, and these records are accessible for anyone, anywhere, through our National Archives Catalog. I have had opportunities, as members of tribal elders or tribal lawyers have come to visit, to join them in the vault as they experience the same things. Of all the things we have custody of and are responsible for-even the Charters of Freedom-I believe the Indian treaties are the most valuable documents in terms of reading the original language and the government promises, and realizing what was never delivered. So it was from childhood on that I had an interest in those that were here first. I grew up in Massachusetts, a state with lots of Indian heritage, and used to walk the edge of a local lake collecting arrowheads. Ferriero explained the importance of this project: Also, in partnership with The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), these treaties and extensive additional historical and contextual information are available through Treaties Explorer (or DigiTreaties).Īrchivist of the United States David S. Hundreds of Native American treaties have been scanned and are freely available online, for the first time, through the National Archives Catalog. Native American Treaties Now Online for the First Time
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