feb 1, 1851 - 1851: Dart's Treaties Fail to pass in US Senate
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Anson Dart, US Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon, signs treaties with several western tribes to provide protection of tribal peoples' rights and safety. His efforts failed were thwarted by territorial delegates Joseph Lane and Samuel Thurstan by lobbying the Senate to not consider the treaties.
-Siletz Tribes
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