treaty

2 articles on treaty.

• March 7, 2026

  The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 and the Great Sioux Reservation

  The 1868 treaty recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation set aside for the Lakota, a promise central to Rapid City's history.

• February 28, 2026

  The Act of 1877: How the United States Took the Black Hills

  The 1877 act of Congress that seized the Black Hills from the Lakota, the broken 1868 treaty behind it, and what it meant for Rapid City.