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梅迪辛洛奇和平條款
地方性遺產
「美國政府渴望和平，而且它用它的榮譽保證，誓必維護此地和平；印地安人渴望和平，現在他們也以榮譽宣誓，會維持和平。」
這是1867年梅迪辛洛其和平條款內的部分文字(the
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty of 1867)。簽署者是美國政府及五個大平原印地安部落：夏安族、阿拉帕荷族、凱歐瓦族、阿帕奇族及卡曼其族，這些族群分佈在堪薩斯南部的梅迪辛洛奇市。
大平原印地安人定居在梅迪辛洛其，對他們來說，這是一個聖地。這些不同部落的印地安人，和平共用一個位於河岸旁的棚屋，他們相信這地擁有治癒病者的力量。這個條款允許當地的白人移民，修築鐵路及整建堪薩斯州的南部邊境。
時至今日，為慶祝此條款的簽定，每隔三年就會舉辦一個生動的戶外露天劇，劇中會重演導致簽署此條款的事件，演出地點就是堪薩斯大草原上，梅迪辛河及Elm
Creek交會處，也就是現在的和平紀念公園。慶祝活動也包括了一場跨部落的祈禱儀式，以美國原住民舞蹈比賽、工藝品及小吃攤作為號召；所有的部落皆可參加此一祈禱儀式，儀式會特別表彰當時簽訂和平條款的五個印地安部落。
"The government of the United States desires peace, and its honor is here pledged to keep it. The Indians desire peace and they now pledge their honor to maintain it."
Those words were part of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty of 1867. That treaty was drawn between the U.S. government and the five tribes of Plains Indians -- the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche in the city of Medicine Lodge in southern Kansas.
The Plains Indians had settled in Medicine Lodge, which, for them, was a sacred area. The different tribes of Indians peacefully shared a "lodge" on the banks of the river, which they believed had the power to cure ills. This treaty allowed for white settlements in the area, opened it up to railroads, and fixed the southern boundary of Kansas.
Today, the treaty is celebrated every three years with a colorful outdoor pageant re-enacting the events that led to the signing at the place where the Medicine River and Elm Creek meet on the Kansas prairie, now designated Memorial Peace Park. Events also include an Intertribal Powwow featuring Native American dance competitions, crafts, and food booths. The powwow is open to all tribes, with special recognition given to the five Indian tribes that signed the treaty.
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