10 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1877
Page
1
Official directory page lists GE Paao delegate in Congress, U.S. Attorney Pinkleton, Treasurer Haston, Controller Perrault, District Judges and Attorneys, Surveyor General Prickett, various receivers, and county officials for Nez Perce and Idaho County. Names include Ezra Baird, Thos. Sinden, J Monroe, Wm. Being, J. M. Curry, A Shamway, C W Case, and H Howser among others.
A detailed census counts 462 men and 271 women and children among Nez Perces near Kamia Lapwai and Sweetwater, with 219 males over 16 on the reservation. The piece urges opening the Kamia Lapwai Sweetwater lands to white homesteaders while economically assisting Indians to select 16 acre head rights and use the Indian Homestead law to transition toward peaceable land use.
A historical article argues for opening Nez Perce lands to homesteaders and urges Indian agents to promote settlement. It decries the old paternal approach, cites preemption limits, and calls to extend homestead rights and citizenship to Indians, framing the policy as essential for self-reliance and peace with whites.
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