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The Medicine Lodge Treaty was a treaty that the United States Of America signed with the Kiowa , Comanche , Plains Apache , Cheyenne , and Arapaho at Medicine Lodge, Kansas in 1867 .

What is known as the Medicine Lodge Treaty actually consisted of three separate treaties. The first was signed October 21 , 1867 by the Kiowa and Comanche tribes. The second, with the Kiowa-Apache, was signed the same day, while the Cheyenne and Arapaho signed the third on October 28 .

The United States federal government during this time repeatedly reduced the size of Indian reservations. The Medicine Lodge Treaty assigned reservations with the aforementioned tribes, bringing them in close contact with the Sioux, Shoshones, Bannocks, and Navajos, setting the scene for more conflict for dwindling resources.


PEACE COMMISSION MEMBERS


General William T. Sherman , General William S. Harney , General Alfred H. Terry , Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nathaniel G. Taylor , Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri (Chairman of the Senate Indian Appropriations Committee), Colonel Samuel F. Tappan , and Major General John B. Sanborn .


CHIEFS IN ATTENDANCE



Apache


Wolf's Sleeve, Bad Back, Iron Shirt, Poor Bear, Brave Man, and White Horn.


Arapaho


Little Raven, Storm, Spotted Wolf, Young Colt, Yellow Bear, White Rabbit, Little Big Mouth, and Tall Bear.


Cheyenne


Black Kettle , Bull Bear, Litte Bear, Buffalo Chief, Little Rock, Spotted Elk, Slim Face, Gray Head, Curly Hair, Tall Bull, Little Robe, Heap of Birds, White Horse, and Whirlwind.


Comanche


Ten Bears, Silver Brooch, Gap In The Woods, Wolf's Mane, Iron Mountain, Painted Lips, Standing Feather, Horse's Back, Little Horn, and Dog Fat.


Kiowa


Satanta , Kicking Bird , Satank, Stinking Saddle, Black Eagle, Stumbling Bear , The Crow, Woman's Heart, One Bear, and Bear Lying Down.