Ten treaties were signed in just 13 months, a remarkable achievement, and one that is still exerting influence on the various populations of the Northwest today. Few people have cut as wide a swath through the history of Washington as did its first governor, Isaac Stevens, whose legacy lives to this day, and not in the least respect, through the artwork of Gustav Sohon. Some of Sohon's drawings has been included here as they provide a window through which one can view the epochal eastern Washington treaty councils of 1855.
Present Location:
the site of the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County, Washington
the site of the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County, Washington
Ratified: March 13th, 1855
Proclaimed: April 10th, 1855
Proclaimed: April 10th, 1855
Present Location:
Mukilteo, Washington
Mukilteo, Washington
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 10th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 10th, 1859
Present Location:
Hansville, Washington
Hansville, Washington
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 29th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 29th, 1859
Present Location:
Neah Bay, Washington
Neah Bay, Washington
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Present Location:
Chehalis River, Washington
Chehalis River, Washington
Not Ratified: This council failed to produce a treaty
Present Location:
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 11th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 11th, 1859
Present Location:
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Present Location:
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Mill Creek, not far from the old Whitman Mission Inn, or 6 miles Way-Lat-Poo on the Mill Fork of the Walla Walla in WA State
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 29th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 29th, 1859
Present Location:
Council Grove Missoula off Mullin Road and Reservation Road, Missoula, Montana
Council Grove Missoula off Mullin Road and Reservation Road, Missoula, Montana
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 18th, 1859
Present Location:
Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton, Montana
Ratified: April 15th, 1856
Proclaimed: April 26th, 1856
Proclaimed: April 26th, 1856
Present Location:
Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Not Ratified: This council failed to produce a treaty
Present Location:
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend, Washington
Ratified: March 8th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 11th, 1859
Proclaimed: April 11th, 1859
JUN 9, 1855: Treaty with the Yakima
JUN 11, 1855: Nez Perce Treaty
JUL 9, 1855: Treaty of Hell Gate
OCT 17, 1855: Treaty with the Blackfeet
DEC 5, 1855: Spokane Treaty Council
JAN 25, 1855: Quinault Treaty
DEC 26, 1854: Medicine Creek Treaty
JAN 22, 1855: Treaty of Point Elliot
JAN 26, 1855: Treaty of Point No Point
JAN 31, 1855: Treaty of Neah Bay
FEB 24 - 27, 1855: Chehalis River Treaty Council
JUN 9, 1855: Treaty with the Walla Walla, Cayuse and Umatilla