Jicarilla Apache Reservation Centennial Highway (2)
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During the 19th century, the United States government attempted to establish reservations to separate Indian tribes from settlers along the frontier. The Jicarilla Apache initially agreed to settle on a reservation in 1851, but unratified treaties and local political squabbles hampered the process of obtaining a reservation for 36 years.
President Grover Cleveland finally issued the Executive Order which established a permanent home for the Jicarilla on February 11, 1887.
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