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Indian Captivity Experience Recounted By Iris
Iris recounts captivity with Sioux, relocation camps, and escape attempts during Wood Lake era. She details camp layouts, war party dynamics, and a forced return to white civilization with a master. After capture she endures harsh camp life, near-starvation, lice, and improvised meals before reunion at Le Sueur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hucywood
Lue
Parle
Ike
Minnesota
Echo Lake
Ramaine
Infante
Wood Lake
St. Paul
Pioneer
Pioneer Press
Fort Ridgely
Thad
Sibley
Indies
Thiele
le Sueur