A Century of Dishonor

by Helen Hunt Jackson

 

A CENTURY OF DISHONOR

A SKETCH

OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S DEALINGS

WITH SOME OF THE INDIAN TRIBES

By H. H.

AUTHOR OF “VERSES” “BITS OF TRAVEL” ETC.

“Every human being born upon our continent, or who comes here from any quarter of the world, whether savage or civilized, can go to our courts for protection—except those who belong to the tribes who once owned this country. The cannibal from the islands of the Pacific, the worst criminals from Europe, Asia, or Africa, can appeal to the law and courts for their rights of person and property—all, save our native Indians, who, above all, should be protected from wrong”

Gov. Horatio Seymour

NEW YORK

HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE

1881

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, by

HARPER & BROTHERS,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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• Cover
• Author's Note

CONTENTS.

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	PAGE
Preface, by Bishop Whipple	v
Introduction, by President Julius H. Seelye	1
CHAPTER I.
Introductory	9
CHAPTER II.
The Delawares	32
CHAPTER III.
The Cheyennes	66
CHAPTER IV.
The Nez Percés	103
CHAPTER V.
The Sioux	136
CHAPTER VI.
The Poncas	186
CHAPTER VII.
The Winnebagoes	218
CHAPTER VIII.
The Cherokees	257
CHAPTER IX.
Massacres of Indians by Whites	298
I. The Conestoga Massacre	298
II. The Gnadenhütten Massacre	317
III. Massacres of Apaches	324
CHAPTER X.
Conclusion	336
APPENDIX.
I. The Sand Creek Massacre	343
II. The Ponca Case	359
III. Testimonies to Indian Character	374
IV. Outrages Committed on Indians by Whites	381
V. Extracts from the Report of the Commission sent to treat with the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, in Canada	386
VI. Account of some of the old Grievances of the Sioux	389
VII. Letter from Sarah Winemucca, an Educated Pah-Ute Woman	395
VIII. Laws of the Delaware Nation of Indians	396
IX. Account of the Cherokee who Invented the Cherokee Alphabet	404
X. Prices paid by White Men for Scalps	405
XI. Extract from Treaty with Cheyennes in 1865	406
XII. Wood-cutting by Indians in Dakota	407
XIII. Sequel to the Walla Walla Massacre	407
XIV. An Account of the Numbers, Location, and Social and Industrial Condition of each Important Tribe and Band of Indians within the United States	411