Feb.
21, 1911:
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Comanche Chief Quanah Parker dies. He is
eventually buried at Fort Sill, in south-central Oklahoma.
His headstone reads, "resting here until day breaks and
darkness disappears is Quanah Parker, the last Chief of the
Comanches. Died Feb.21,1911, age sixty-four years." Some
sources say he died on February 23rd.
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Feb.
22, 1944:
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Jack C. Montgomery, a Cherokee, is a First
Lieutenant with the Forty-fifth Infantry in Italy. For his
solo actions against three different enemy positions, he will
be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Feb.
23, 1877:
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Lieutenant J.F. Cummings, and Troop C, Third
Cavalry, attack a group of "hostiles" near Deadwood,
Dakota Territory. One Indian is killed. 624 head of live stock
are recovered.
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Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
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Feb.
24, 1897:
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Api-kai-ees (Deerfoot) is a Siksika (Blackfeet)
man known for his ability as a long distance runner. He is
well known in the Calgary area where a local freeway bears
his name. He dies today.
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Feb.
25, 1799:
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Congress passes "An Act Making Appropriations
for Defraying the Expenses Which May Arise in Carrying into
Effect Certain Treaties Between the United States and Several
Tribes or Nations of Indians."
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Feb.
26, 1860:
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The Wiyots lived on the upper California
coast between the Little River and the Bear River. An annual
ceremony lasting over a week is held in the village of Tutulwat
on an island in the river in what is now Eureka, California.
By Wiyot tradition, everyone is welcome at the ceremony, including
whites. Tonight after the ceremonies are finished, a group
of men from Eureka sneak into the village and attack the participants.
Several other nearby villages are also attacked. An estimated
eighty to 100 Indians are killed in the sneak attack. An annual
vigil is now held on a nearby island to commemorate the event.
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Wounded
Knee
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Feb.
27, 1973:
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The
siege of Wounded Knee begins. It lasts until May 8, 1973.
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Feb.
28, 1675:
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The Mission Santa Cruz de Sabacola El Menor
is dedicated. The mission is for the Sawoklis Indians on the
Apalachicola River.
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Feb.
29, 1936:
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An election is held to approve a Constitution
and By-laws for the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Sioux Nation
of the State of Nebraska. The vote is 284 to 60 in favor.
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Cherokee
Rose
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Mar.
1, 1831:
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According to a Georgia law, today is the
deadline for all whites to be out of CHEROKEE lands.
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Mar.
2, 1989:
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The NAVAJO Code Talker Monument is erected.
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Mar.
3, 1819:
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The
United States starts its Indian "civilization" program.
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Mar.
4, 1643:
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Today,
the CANARSEE Indians will negotiate a peace with the Dutch
in Fort Amsterdam. The CANARSEE are the Indians who sold Manhattan
to Peter Minuit for $24 in trinkets, even though they did
not own it.
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Mar.
5, 1861:
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The
Confederacy appoints, today, Albert Pike, of Arkansas, to
negotiate treaties with the Indians in the region. He will
establish the "United Nations of the Indian Territory"
as an Indian confederacy to oppose the government of Abraham
Lincoln.
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