The treaties are between the United States and native nations. And the treaties and this exhibit reflect that. Reality. About the treaties. All of the nations had land. No one brought any land with them when they came across the atlantic ocean. No one brought any european land. There was no american land. There was only native land. And that land belonged to the native nations and to the peoples who were the citizens of the native nations. The european nations entered into treaties with the native nations who have been making treaties amongst each other for mellenia. This was a continuation of that for the native peoples, and it was a continuation of treaties that the europeans had, although in europe, mostly the treaties meant an end to the war. Here, even though there were in most instances no wars, it meant peace and friendship that you would be allies going forward. You would have this friendship as a continuum. And the treaties really represent that relationship. Theyre the eviden