On August 4 in the year 1824, the Ioway tribe signed a treaty with the U.S. government ceding much of their land in the state of Missouri. The treaty itself is relatively short, taking up only a few lines, but it gave up large portions of Ioway territory. It was signed in Washington D.C. by two Ioway Chiefs, White Cloud and Great Walker (Big Neck). These two chiefs represented different portions of the Ioway tribe, and as evidenced by the Big Neck Affair there was some controversy related to it’s signing.

This first document, “Schedule of Indian Land Cessions-Continued,” shows that the treaty signed by the Ioway is only one of many treaties that Indian nations signed during this period.

The second document is a screenshot of the exact wording for the 1824 treaty between the Ioway and the United States government.

Finally, the third image shows the land that the Ioways ceded in Northern Missouri in the 1824 treaty. Adair County and Kirksville, which is the primary land area this project is focusing on, are in this cession. The yellow portion of the map below, with the number 69 on it, shows the ceded land.

Sources:

Library of Congress – American Memory

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 706-707

Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894

Baxoje, the Ioway Nation – nativeweb.org

Ioway Cultural Institute: History

Treaties Page