Treaties and Sovereign Performances, from Westphalia to Standing Rock

By

David A. Nichols

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A map of routes Native Americans took when forced to relocate.

Trail of Tears Map

A map of routes Native Americans took when forced to relocate in the 1830s.

A map depicting the Great Sioux Nation’s former lands and current reservation land.

Map of Tribal Territory of the Great Sioux Nation

A map depicting the Great Sioux Nation’s former lands (green) and current reservation land (orange).

A map depicting the distribution of North American language families before western contact.

Pre-Contact Distribution of Languages

A map depicting the distribution of North American language families before western contact.

A map of the Great Sioux Reservation and the land lost by the Sioux since 1868.

Map of the Great Sioux Reservation

A map of the Great Sioux Reservation (red) and the land lost by the Sioux since 1868 (yellows).

A map of the Dakota Access Pipeline route and the original pipeline route.

Map of the Proposed Dakota Access Pipeline Route

A map of the Dakota Access Pipeline route (solid line) and the original pipeline route (dashed line) that was changed due to concerns over drinking water in Bismarck.

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