Was that treaty ever ratified by Congress? Many treaties were not.
“Treaty with the Sioux Brulé, Oglala, Miniconjou, Yanktonai, Hunkpapa, Blackfeet, Cuthead, Two Kettle, Sans Arcs, and Santee and Arapaho, 1868” (Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1868). 15 Stat. 635, Apr. 29, 1868. Ratified Feb. 16, 1868; proclaimed Feb. 24, 1868. In Charles J. Kappler, compiler and editor, Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Vol. II: Treaties. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1904, pp. 9981007.