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Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma

Lands ceded to the United States by treaty, law or executive order, 1795–1867, as Charles C. Royce recorded them in 1899 — 270,891 km² in 67 cessions across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.

A cession records when the United States took title — not the full extent of a homeland, and much land was taken without any treaty. The link between each cession and present-day nations is the one the U.S. Forest Service and the National NAGPRA Program’s dataset records; the nation’s own account comes first. Corrections: [email protected].

Named in the treaties as: Potawatomi · Chippewa · Ottawa · Delaware · Wyandot · Shawnee · Miami · Wea

Royce 506, 1867Royce 266, 1846Royce 433, 1846Royce 434, 1846Royce 187, 1833Royce 265, 1833Royce 180, 1832Royce 181, 1832Royce 190, 1832Royce 200, 1832Royce 201, 1832Royce 204, 1832Royce 208, 1832Royce 209, 1832Royce 210, 1832Royce 218, 1832Royce 222, 1832Royce 223, 1832Royce 224, 1832Royce 225, 1832Royce 148, 1829Royce 145, 1828Royce 146, 1828Royce 139, 1827Royce 140, 1827Royce 189, 1827Royce 132, 1826Royce 133, 1826Royce 117, 1821Royce 138, 1821Royce 188, 1821Royce 98, 1818Royce 87, 1817Royce 88, 1817Royce 78, 1816Royce 78a, 1816Royce 71, 1809Royce 72, 1809Royce 73, 1809Royce 70, 1808Royce 66, 1807Royce 89, 1807Royce 90, 1807Royce 91, 1807Royce 135, 1807Royce 136, 1807Royce 137, 1807Royce 53, 1805Royce 54, 1805Royce 56, 1805Royce 11, 1795Royce 12, 1795Royce 13, 1795Royce 14, 1795Royce 15, 1795Royce 16, 1795Royce 17, 1795Royce 18, 1795Royce 19, 1795Royce 20, 1795Royce 21, 1795Royce 22, 1795Royce 23, 1795Royce 24, 1795Royce 25, 1795Royce 26, 1795Royce 27, 1795
17841894 See them on the Homeland map

Cessions

Royce no.DateAs the schedule names the partiesSources
11August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
12August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
13August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
14August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
15August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
16August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
17August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
18August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
19August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
20August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
21August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
22August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
23August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
24August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
25August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
26August 3, 1795; June 7, 1803 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
27August 3, 1795 Chippewa; Delaware; Eel River; Kaskaskia; Kickapoo; Miami; Ottawa; Piankishaw; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wea; Wyandot · with 38 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
53July 4, 1805 Chippewa; Delaware; Munsee; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 34 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
54July 4, 1805 Chippewa; Delaware; Munsee; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 34 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
56August 21, 1805 Delaware; Eel River; Miami; Potawatomi; Wea · with 9 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
66November 17, 1807 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Wyandot · with 30 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
89November 17, 1807; September 29, 1817 Chippewa; Delaware; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Seneka; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 36 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
90March 3, 1807; September 29, 1817 Chippewa; Delaware; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Seneka; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 36 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule
91March 3, 1807; September 29, 1817 Chippewa; Delaware; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Seneka; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 36 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule
135November 17, 1807; September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
136November 17, 1807; September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
137November 17, 1807; September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
70November 25, 1808 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 32 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
71September 30, 1809; October 26, 1809; June 4, 1816 Delaware; Eel River Miami; Kickapoo; Miami; Potawatomi; Wea · with 11 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
72September 30, 1809 Delaware; Eel River Miami; Miami; Potawatomi · with 8 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
73September 30, 1809; December 9, 1809; June 4, 1816 Delaware; Eel River Miami; Kickapoo; Miami; Potawatomi; Wea · with 11 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
78August 24, 1816 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
78aAugust 24, 1816 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
87September 29, 1817 Chippewa; Delaware; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Seneka; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 36 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
88September 29, 1817 Chippewa; Delaware; Ottawa; Potawatomi; Seneka; Shawnee; Wyandot · with 36 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
98October 2, 1818 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
117August 29, 1821 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
138August 29, 1821; September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
188August 29, 1821; October 27, 1832; September 27, 1833 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
132October 16, 1826 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
133October 16, 1826 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
139September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
140September 19, 1827 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
189September 19, 1827; September 27, 1833 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
145September 20, 1828 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
146September 20, 1828 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
148July 29, 1829 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
180October 26, 1832 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
181October 27, 1832 Potawatomi of Indiana and Michigan Royce’s schedule · treaty text
190October 27, 1832; September 27, 1833 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
200October 26, 1832; December 10, 1834 Potawatomi (Mau-ke-kose or Muck Rose's band) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
201October 27, 1832; December 17, 1834; September 23, 1836 Potawatomi (Mota's band) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
204October 27, 1832; March 26, 1836 Potawatomi (Mes-quaw-buck's band) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
208October 27, 1832; March 29, 1836 Potawatomi (band of Wau-ke-wa, Chekose's only son) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
209October 26, 1832; April 11, 1836 Potawatomi (Aub-ba-naub-ba's bad, by Pau-koo-shuck, his oldest son) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
210October 26, 1832; April 22, 1836 Potawatomi (bands of Nas-waw-kee and Quash-quaw) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
218October 26, 1832; August 5, 1836 Potawatomi (bands of Po-pin-a-waw, No-taw-kah and Mac-kah-tah-mo-ah) Royce’s schedule · treaty text
222October 27, 1832; October 27, 1832; September 23, 1836; September 23, 1836 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
223October 27, 1832; September 23, 1836 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
224October 27, 1832; September 23, 1836 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
225October 27, 1832; September 23, 1836 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
187September 26, 1833 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
265September 26, 1833; June 5, 1846 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
266June 5, 1846 Chippewa; Ottawa; Potawatomi · with 29 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
433June 5, 1846; November 15, 1861 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
434June 5, 1846; November 15, 1861 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
506February 27, 1867; May 23, 1872; March 3, 1891; March 3, 1891 Potawatomi · with 6 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text

Lands proven before the Indian Claims Commission

Areas on the Commission’s 1978 map that this nation, or nations it is part of, proved they held when the United States took them:

Trails across these lands

Maps on Native Routes that cover these lands

Cession areas: “Tribal Lands Ceded to the United States” (USDA Forest Service, National NAGPRA Program, EPA and Claudio Saunt, 2018; CC BY 4.0), digitized from Charles C. Royce, Indian Land Cessions in the United States (1899). Outlines simplified to about 1 km. Part of Project Homeland v0.5.2 — how it was made.