![]() ![]() Treaties are used to define alliances and to end wars. Treaties are written documents that outline the specific nature of the relationship between nations. The United States had to deal with Indian tribes through treaties. The treaty was supposed to reduce warfare among the Indian tribes of the northern Great Plains. The Treaty of 1851 did not establish a reservation, but began the process of defining territory in which the Sioux could live and hunt. Note that the tribes that surrounded the Sioux Treaty Lands did not yet have defined territories. ![]() Army, representatives of the United States government, and interpreters. The treaty council was attended by thousands of Sioux men and their families as well as soldiers and officers of the U.S. ![]() This treaty was the first effort to define the territory of the Great Sioux Nation of Lakotas, Dakotas, and Nakotas. ![]()
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