Wahehe Township near Marty in Charles Mix County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Yankton Sioux Treaty of 1858 Monument
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1. Treaty of 1858 Monument, South Side
In memory of the Yankton Chiefs, who made the Treaty of 1858.
Struck by the Ree · Black Bear · Medicine Cow · White Swan · Pretty Boy · Feather in the Ear · Crazy Bull · Frank Deloria
Sioux
Delegates who signed the Treaty of 1858.
Charles Picotte · Jumping Thunder · Mazahetun · Numkalipa · Running Bull · Walking Elk · Standing Elk · Bad Voice Elk · Cetanwokape · Hinhanwicasa
Ihanktunwan
The tribal councilors who kept the peace and
saw that the agreements of the fifty year treaty
were all fulfilled
Fat Mandan–Little Thunder
Tunkannahomni–Lean Elk
Iron Necklace–Little Bird
Mad Walking–His Fly Pipe
Big Voice Bear–Susnakeduta
Sunkamakomani–Kidowanpi
John Ree–Frank Jandreau
Dakota
To commemorate the treaty between the United States of America
and the Yankton Tribe of Sioux or Dakota Indians:
Concluded at Washington D. C.
April 19, 1858;
Ratified by the Senate
February 16, 1859.
Yankton (Marker Number 647.)
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Peace
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Location. 42° 55.515′ N, 98° 22.901′ W. Marker is near Marty, South Dakota, in Charles Mix County. It is in Wahehe Township. It is on 390th Avenue ¼ mile north of County Road 2, on the right when traveling north. Located north of the community of Greenwood. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wagner SD 57380, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Yankton Sioux Tribe and in East River. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty of 1858 (here, next to this marker); Martin Marty / Rev. Sylvester Eisenman (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lewis and Clark Campsite (approx. 7.7 miles away in Nebraska); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 11.8 miles away); Company A 153rd Engineer Battalion Memorial (approx. 11.9 miles away); Pickstown Centennial Garden Memorial (approx. 12.4 miles away); A Gathering Place for Eagles (approx. 12.4 miles away); Missouri River (approx. 12.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marty.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
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2. Treaty of 1858 Monument, East Side
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3. Treaty of 1858 Monument, North Side
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4. Treaty of 1858 Monument, West Side
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5. Yankton Sioux Treaty of 1858 Monument
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