1895 Blackfeet Agreement
- Date Range
- January 1, 1895 – January 1, 1910
- 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