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The reserve was a 400-square-mile (1,000 km) area along either side of the Iowa River. The boundary crossed the Iowa River and extended to the southeast where it terminated beyond Keokuk's
Village. The land surrounding the reserve was ceded to the United States by Fox and Sauk tribes as part of
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Between 1833 and 1845 the Sauk and Fox population decreased more than 50 percent, from more than 6,000 to about 1,200 from each tribe. The community continued to decline as alcohol gained a stronger hold among the peoples. Political discord also tore the groups apart.
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After the attrition of the Black Hawk War, the Sauk and Fox peoples were forced onto Keokuk's
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30,000 in June 1837 and $ 10,000 per year for ten succeeding years. The treaty also made other stipulations including a $ 1,000 payment to the widow of
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