A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... PAID BY WHITE MEN FOR SCALPS .... 405 XI . EXTRACT FROM TREATY WITH CHEYENNES IN 1865 .. 406 XII . WOOD - CUTTING BY INDIANS IN DAKOTA ... 407 XIII . SEQUEL TO THE WALLA WALLA MASSACRE .. 407 XIV . AN ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBERS , LOCATION ...
... PAID BY WHITE MEN FOR SCALPS .... 405 XI . EXTRACT FROM TREATY WITH CHEYENNES IN 1865 .. 406 XII . WOOD - CUTTING BY INDIANS IN DAKOTA ... 407 XIII . SEQUEL TO THE WALLA WALLA MASSACRE .. 407 XIV . AN ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBERS , LOCATION ...
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... paid a visit to the Black Hills , and was hospitably entertained by his white friends . In bidding them good - bye he expressed the hope that , if they did not meet again on earth , they might meet beyond the grave " in a land where ...
... paid a visit to the Black Hills , and was hospitably entertained by his white friends . In bidding them good - bye he expressed the hope that , if they did not meet again on earth , they might meet beyond the grave " in a land where ...
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... paid their of- ficers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War by such grants , and extinguished the arrears due the army by similar means . It was one of the great resources which sustained the war , not only by those States but by other ...
... paid their of- ficers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War by such grants , and extinguished the arrears due the army by similar means . It was one of the great resources which sustained the war , not only by those States but by other ...
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... paid for him . Four years later ( 1809 ) General Harrison is instructed by the President " to take advantage of the most favorable mo- ment for extinguishing the Indian title to the lands lying east of the Wabash , and adjoining south ...
... paid for him . Four years later ( 1809 ) General Harrison is instructed by the President " to take advantage of the most favorable mo- ment for extinguishing the Indian title to the lands lying east of the Wabash , and adjoining south ...
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... paid to them as annuities and for education . In 1833 the commissioner says , " The agent for the Delawares and Shawnees states that he was shown cloth that was spun and wove , and shirts and other clothing made by the Indian girls ...
... paid to them as annuities and for education . In 1833 the commissioner says , " The agent for the Delawares and Shawnees states that he was shown cloth that was spun and wove , and shirts and other clothing made by the Indian girls ...
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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