After the war, a Territorial Government was established as a component of the new Reconstruction Treaties signed with the various tribes that had sided with the Confederacy, and by 1871 the Federal Government dealt with tribes through statute.
A Territorial Government was established as a component of the new Reconstruction Treaties. This was after the war. These new Reconstruction Treaties were signed with the various tribes. These various tribes had sided with the Confederacy. The Federal Government dealt with tribes through statute. This was by 1871. This was after the war.