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No Shirt Chief of Walla Walla Dies in Old Beliefs Clash
The death of Chief No Shirt of the Walla Walla marks the end of an era as he clung to traditional beliefs and resisted white customs. The article details tribal animism, werekin beliefs, and the influence of medicine men like She low he tammy, with notes on past murders tied to werekin conflicts and attempts to reform the reservation.
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No Shira
Walla Walla
Tibet
Alyy
Shelowee-tammy
Umatilla
Com
Cerneligen
Wamtilla
Northwra
No Shirt
Tom-Tome
Mac Netley
Dorter
Indiana
Anna Edina
Columbia George
Toy-Toy
Pracice
Timot
Chief No Shirt
Homi Ehom
Washington
PD. C
Lane