What year was the Treaty Traverse des Sioux drafted?
1843
1858
1862
1872
Answer
The Treaty Traverse des Sioux was drafted in 1843. Nicollet's map of the upper Mississippi basin was used to draft the treaty, as it identified tribal lands. The drafters mistakenly assumed the Big Sioux River was a geographical boundary for the Yankton Sioux Tribe.
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