Timeline Friday 3 March 1871

Events on Friday 3 March 1871 1

• 1871 Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 US Congress ends treaty-making with Native nations The United States Congress passed legislation ending the practice of making treaties with Native American tribes, declaring that no tribe would thereafter be recognised as an independent nation for treaty purposes. Existing treaties remained in force, but future relations were to be governed by statute rather than treaty. The act marked a significant shift in US policy toward Native American sovereignty.