The following is a series of statements by General John E. Wool and his underlings in the 1850s, from their administrative moorings in Benecia, California,
Tag: extermination
Nicholas Day Saves the Umpqua Indians
The following story appeared in the Oregonian in 1900. Nicholas Day was an Indian agent who was hired by Joel Palmer to manage the Umpqua
Acknowledgement is Long Past Due for Attempts to Exterminate the Tribes of Oregon
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
Memorializing Our Tribal Peoples Who Gave All So We Might Exist
For over 500 years we have endured increasing colonization of our lands and spaces. A wave of death came from the east and passed
When the Settlers Cleaned up their Lands, California 1850s
When settlers came to the west, the tribes tolerated their presence, many even welcomed them because of the trade possibilities. The first settlers may have