Boarding School Seasons offers a revealing look at the strong emotional history of Indian boarding school experiences in the first half of the twentieth century. At the heart of this book are the

The Osage Indians were a powerful group of Native Americans who lived along the prairies and plains of present-day Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and

There are many places including towns and states that were named after Native American words or names. In fact, about 50% of the states were named using Native American

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

On June 1, 1867, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer left Fort Hays, Kansas with about 1,100 men of the Seventh Cavalry to quell Indian uprisings which were threatening the area. After patrolling

Indian Territory, in U.S. history, name applied to the country set aside for Native Americans by the Indian Intercourse Act

"Firefly" is the common name for the nocturnal (night-time) luminous (glowing) insects belonging to the beetle family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera). Some people call them "lightning

In the meantime, upon the approach of winter, Black Kettle's band moved southward to the Washita River. General George A. Custer was sent out from Camp Supply in pursuit, and late on November 26th

During the early years of settlement, while Kansas was a territory, little trouble with the Indians was experienced. A few depredations were committed by some of the tribes, but none of them was of

When the last of the Indian tribes was removed from Kansas to the Indian Territory, hope was entertained that depredations on the western frontier would cease. But in September, 1878, Dull Knife's

On June 7, 1847 Lieutenant John Love led a group of about 80 soldiers of Company B out of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to the Santa Fe Trail. Their orders were to escort a paymaster to Santa Fe, New

In the summer of 1867, Indians were regularly attacking travelers and settlements in Kansas and the frightened citizens of Kansas demanded military help. The War Department responded by authorizing

In May, 1848, a company of about 70 soldiers left Fort Leavenworth to join the Santa Fe battalion in Chihuahua, Mexico. From Council Grove, they were to escort a wagon train of 60 wagons to Ft. Mann,