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Navajo Nation to obtain an original Naaltsoos Sání-Treaty of 1868 document
WINDOW ROCK - Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer are pleased to announce the generous donation of one of three original Navajo Treaty of 1868, also known as Naaltsoos Sání, documents to the Navajo Nation.
On June 1, 1868, three copies of the Treaty of 1868 were issued at Fort Sumner, N.M. One copy was presented to the U.S. Government, which is housed in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C. The second copy was given to Navajo leader Barboncito - its current whereabouts are unknown.
The third unsigned copy was presented to the Indian Peace Commissioner, Samuel F. Tappan.
The original document is also known as the...
On June 1, 1868, three copies of the Treaty of 1868 were issued at Fort Sumner, N.M. One copy was presented to the U.S. Government, which is housed in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C. The second copy was given to Navajo leader Barboncito - its current whereabouts are unknown.
The third unsigned copy was presented to the Indian Peace Commissioner, Samuel F. Tappan.
The original document is also known as the...
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