When Quakers Took Charge of Western Tribes Wagons Bring Change
A 1870 Panhandle tale recalls federal plan to civilize tribes by sending in Quaker agents. A Pawnee agent receives a vast shipment of farm wagons intended to equip Indians for farming, sparking confusion and a clash of policies as eastern officials clash with western reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Leonard
Indian Bureau
Washington
Platte Valley
Bureau
William Penn
West
Plattville
Neb
W. B. Doddridge
Union Pacific
M. Doddridge
Pete Becker
Pete
Peter
The
Bluffs
Fort Pouchette and the Sioux War Party Survival Tale
The narrative recounts the building and defense of Fort Pouchette below Musselshell, detailing the arduous journey from Fort Peck, clashes with Sioux bands led by Sitting Bull, and daily survival including hunting limits, bear and wolf meat, and a near-marrow of danger as the expedition to establish the trading post faced severe winter starvation and attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Pouchette
Musselshell
Telegraph Creek
Pouchette River
Fort
Missouri River
Fort Peck
Fort Pouchette
Mr. Curry
Thomas Curry
Montana
Great Falls
Curry
Fort Belknap
Wolf Point
Fort Buford
Acros
Ioey
Fort Bear
Pouchette Creek
Trover
Missouri
Dry Creek
Joey
Joe Butcher
Old Indian War Veteran Re Visits Fort Peck Scenes
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, former deputy chief of staff, now an Indian commissioner, visited the Fort Peck reservation with grandson and a friend. He recalled Montana 1876 events, including Custer’s massacre, and described his long Montana travels and language skills during the 19th century. Superintendent Moller accompanied the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Scott
Poplar
Fort Peck
General Scott
United States Army
France
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Scott
Montana
Fort Totten
North Dakota
West Point
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Feather Earrings
Moller
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Good Dog
Jerome Higby
William Courtney
Miles City
William Skelton
Judith Basin
George Powell
William Ivey
Billy Benair
Sunkawasta
Long Hair
Minnesota
O’hanlon
Lou Silcott
Travor’s Point
Misouri
Silcott
Trover’s Point
Montana Electric Company
East Broadway
Butte, Mont
Gen. Custer
Maxwell
Overland
Oakland
Tete Uretor CO
Jame Dayton
Obie
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