A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page viii
... secure the attention of the Government to any wrongs done to the Indians : it is not so to - day . The Gov- ernment does listen to the friends of the Indians , and many of the grosser forms of robbery are stopped . No permanent reform ...
... secure the attention of the Government to any wrongs done to the Indians : it is not so to - day . The Gov- ernment does listen to the friends of the Indians , and many of the grosser forms of robbery are stopped . No permanent reform ...
Page 77
... secure their assent to the amendment to the treaty , reports : " The Cheyennes and the Arapahoes , and many of the Sioux , are actually in a starving state . They are in abject want of food half the year , and their reliance for that ...
... secure their assent to the amendment to the treaty , reports : " The Cheyennes and the Arapahoes , and many of the Sioux , are actually in a starving state . They are in abject want of food half the year , and their reliance for that ...
Page 94
... secure the use of a plough or hoe , they used " axes , sticks of wood , and their hands , in preparing the ground , planting and cultivating their garden spots . " The Northern Cheyennes are still on the Red Cloud Agency , and are ...
... secure the use of a plough or hoe , they used " axes , sticks of wood , and their hands , in preparing the ground , planting and cultivating their garden spots . " The Northern Cheyennes are still on the Red Cloud Agency , and are ...
Page 125
... secure their permanent settlement on the reservation , their early entrance on a civilized life , and to adjust the difficulties then existing between them and the settlers . " It is worth while to study with some care the reasons which ...
... secure their permanent settlement on the reservation , their early entrance on a civilized life , and to adjust the difficulties then existing between them and the settlers . " It is worth while to study with some care the reasons which ...
Page 151
... secure the industrious in their property and individual rights . " Superintendents , agents , commissioners , secretaries , all re- iteratedly recommending this one simple and necessary step toward civilization - the Indians themselves ...
... secure the industrious in their property and individual rights . " Superintendents , agents , commissioners , secretaries , all re- iteratedly recommending this one simple and necessary step toward civilization - the Indians themselves ...
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agency agent agricultural annuities Aqua Caliente Arapahoes Article bands Cahuilla camp cañon cattle ceded Cherokees Cheyennes chiefs Chivington Christian citizens civilized claim Colorado commissioners Congress corn council cultivation Dakota Delawares Department dians dollars faith farms fifty Fort Lyon friendly friends give Governor grant HELEN JACKSON horses hostile houses hundred hunting Indian Affairs Indian Bureau Indian Territory Indian tribes Interior justice Kansas killed labor living located massacre ment miles Minnesota Mission Indians Missouri Missouri River murder nation Nebraska never Nez Percés Niobrara River occupied Oregon party peace peaceable persons Poncas possession present President promised protection ranch received removal reservation River Sand Creek massacre says Secretary sent settlements severalty Sioux Sitting Bull soldiers Standing Bear subsistence thousand tion told tract treaty United States Government Valley village white settlers Winnebagoes women