And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: June 9th to 15th in North American Indian History by Phil Konstantin http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/June2.html June 15th 1692: according to some sources, an agreement for land cessions from the delawares to pennsylvania is reached today. 1742: according to some reports, a conference regarding friendship and land cessions was held for the next four days between representatives of the british in new york and the "six nations." 1763: ind.attack ft.pitt 1763: i group of seneca, ottawa, wyandot, and chippewa indians surround fort presqu'ilse at modern-day erie, pennsylvania today. They will hold the fort, and its twenty-seven defenders under siege until june 20th. 1799: handsome lake has vision 1831: mushulatubbe, and many other "full-blood" choctaws write to the secretary of war, lewis cass. They tell him they do not want any more of their annuity going to missionaries to pay for educating their children. The also do not want the missionaries going with them to indian territory. The letter will say, "we have not received a scholar out of their schools that was able to keep a grog house book." 1846: us accepts oregon boundary 1864: today, cherokee troops, under cherokee brigadier general stand watie, will capture a steam ship loaded with supplies for union soldiers. The fighting took place on the arkansas river near fort gibson in indian territory. 1870: indians attack a ranch near fort bascom, in western new mexico. They "outrage", kill, and scalp a woman at the ranch. They then loot the ranch. A guard fires upon the indians, but they escape unharmed, and with five stolen horses belonging to the post trader. 1872: corporal daniel hickey, and soldiers from company h, eleventh infantry engage in a fight with some indians at johnson's station, texas. Two indians are reported killed. 1873: sioux indians attack fort abraham lincoln, in central north dakota, again. The garrison repels the indians. 1876: crook reenforced-prepares to advance. 1877: nez dedlne:on reserv,whites @ grangevil 1880: ute "treaty" 1881: steamers @ ft.yates w/1700 sioux Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
