Presently, there is an apology bill being considered in the Oregon State Senate for the Modoc Indian War of 1872-1873.  This apology is long past due to the Modoc people who were forcibly removed to Oklahoma Indian County after the battlefield trials of their leaders. Numerous leaders of the Modocs, including Captain Jack were hung in what amounted to a battlefield-hanging immediately after they were captured in a ruse of a peace negotiation.  Modoc people today rightly point out that, “They were tried by the very same people that they fought in the war against,” Tupper said. “And so when … Continue reading Acknowledgement is Long Past Due for Attempts to Exterminate the Tribes of Oregon