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Point No Point Treaty signed in Washington Territory

When
1855
Where
Point No Point, Kitsap Peninsula
Episodes
1

The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855, at Point No Point on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Governor Isaac Stevens convened the council on January 25 with the S'Klallam, Chimakum, and Skokomish tribes. The treaty involved land cessions in exchange for reservations along Hood Canal and a $60,000 federal payment.

Episodes

  1. 1855-01-26 · Point No Point, Kitsap PeninsulaSigning of the Point No Point Treaty

    Governor Isaac Stevens convened a treaty council on January 25, 1855, leading to the signing of the treaty on January 26 at Point No Point.

Background and detail

Background. Washington Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States existing from 1853 to 1889. Isaac Stevens, the territory's first governor, declared Olympia the territorial capital and was integral in the drafting and negotiation of treaties with native bands in the territory, such as the Treaty of Medicine Creek.

Treaty Terms. Under the terms of the Point No Point Treaty, the original inhabitants of the northern Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Peninsula ceded ownership of their land. In exchange, they received small reservations along Hood Canal and a payment of $60,000 from the federal government.

People involved

Sources

  1. Point No Point Treaty Wikipedia, revision of 2025-03-21
  2. Washington Territory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-10

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