For the Tansy Point Treaties, Dart worked to get all the land from the tribes. By this time the tribes had already heard rumors of
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Clatsops After Their 1851 Treaty
In the 19th century Indian Agents were obsessed with keeping liquors away from Native peoples. Whether their motivation was religious, as most were conservative protestants,
Robert Shortess On the Columbia
Robert Shortess was an early pioneer settler and Indian agent on the Columbia River. He is drawn to Oregon after witnessing a speech given by
Anson Dart’s Report of November 7, 1851: Contextualized
Anson Dart’s Report of November 7, 1851, Transferring 13 Treaties to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Annotated with Contextual Comments Here begin the full text