Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The Center of Camp => People of the Times => Topic started by: Craig Tx on November 16, 2024, 11:00:23 AM
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On this day in 1845, the Republic of Texas concluded its last Indian treaty.
The agreement marked the end of the Tehuacana Creek Councils, which began in the spring of 1843, when Jesse Chisholm helped convince a number of Indian groups, including the Caddos, Tawakonis, Delawares, Lipan Apaches, and Tonkawas, to meet on Tehuacana Creek near the Torrey Brothers trading post south of present Waco. A second council met at Fort Bird on the Trinity River in the fall of 1843. These councils resulted in a peace treaty between the Republic and the Wacos, Caddos, and other smaller groups, but the absence of the Comanches caused President Sam Houston to call another council to meet at Tehuacana Creek in April 1844. The April council convened without the Comanches, but by October 9, 1844, Houston had negotiated a treaty with a part of the southern Comanches, Kichais, Wacos, Caddos, Anadarkos, Hainais, Delawares, Shawnees, Cherokees, Lipan Apaches, and Tawakonis. At the November 1845 council the Wacos, Tawakonis, Kichais, and Wichitas agreed to the treaty of October 9, 1844.
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Interesting. How long did these treaties last? From what I've seen, it didn't take too many years before the treaties with natives were broken. Often by disgruntled young bucks, but more so by covetous settlers.
My Sweetie's great grandmother (I believe it was her) had a stand off with a group of Texas Indians who didn't like the whites taking over the land for their ranches. Or some such reason...
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I'm not sure. The treaties seemed to come and go with alarming frequency.