With the possible exception of the Ghost Dance outbreak of the Sioux in 1890, the massacre was probably the most violent expression of Indian resentment toward the reservation system. Occurring in
Following the Meeker Massacre, the Utes ambushed a column of 150 troops under Major Thomas T. Thornburgh on the northern edge of the White River Reservation, approximately 18 miles from the Indian
The Battle of Summit Springs, fought on July 11, 1869 near Sterling, Colorado, broke for all time the power of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers on the central Plains. The battle, in response to a series of
Major General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Department of the Missouri, instituted winter campaigning in 1868 as a means of locating the elusive Indian bands of the region. Notable incidents in
After the Sand Creek Massacre, which occurred in Colorado on November 29, 1864, the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes decided to move northward into the more-isolated Powder River country of
Major General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Department of the Missouri, instituted winter campaigning in 1868 as a means of locating the elusive Indian bands of the region. Notable incidents in
Lepus californicus ranges over all of the southwestern United States into Mexico, east to Missouri and north into
A considerable amount of time is being consumed in the Washington version of musical chairs with the now Cabinet openings for secretarial position at the US Department of Labor and US Department of
Anthropologists George A. Dorsey and Alfred L. Kroeber joined forces to record and preserve the rich cultural traditions of the Arapaho Indians, long split into two bands. Dorsey had done fieldwork
The Massacre at Sand Creek: Narrative Voices (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series) Author: Bruce Cutler Book description: In the dawn of November 29, 1864, a Colorado militia unit
Sometimes called "The Chivington Massacre" by those who would emphasize his responsibility for the attack and "The Battle of Sand Creek" by those who would imply that it was not a massacre, this
The summer of 1864 was an uneasy one in Colorado Territory. Raiding bands of Arapaho and Cheyenne "dog soldiers" attacked settlers and travelers; the U.S. Army was authorized to burn lodges and kill
The Cheraw variously spelled Charaw, Charraw, Sara, Saraw, Saura, Suali, Sualy, Xualla, or Xuala, were a tribe of Siouan-speaking Amerindians first encountered by Hernando De Soto in
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