1,163
edits
Little Shell Band of the Chippewa Tribe: Difference between revisions
Little Shell Band of the Chippewa Tribe (view source)
Revision as of 02:01, 11 January 2015
, 11 January 2015no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
In 1876, the United States launched a military campaign against the Montana Chippewas. It lasted for nearly 3 years. The Nez Perce did not commence an exodus east, they commenced an exodus west, as told to do in the Seven Fires Prophecy. The so called Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, was fought primarily in Montana and Wyoming, and did not involve the Indians from South Dakota.<br> | In 1876, the United States launched a military campaign against the Montana Chippewas. It lasted for nearly 3 years. The Nez Perce did not commence an exodus east, they commenced an exodus west, as told to do in the Seven Fires Prophecy. The so called Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, was fought primarily in Montana and Wyoming, and did not involve the Indians from South Dakota.<br> | ||
== | == The Little Shell Pembina Chippewa Reservation == | ||
This is a sensitive subject yet it needs to be addressed. There is evidence that Great Falls is within a Chippewa Reservation. During early 1894, two white entreprenuers wanted to promote the sun dance across Montana. Federal regulations prohitited the sun dance on Indian Reservations. Indian Reservations are under federal jurisdiction. Joe Lessard and John P. Dyas contacted chief Little Bear about the sun dance. They wanted the sun dance to be held at the Great Falls fairgrounds on June 14th, 15th, and 16th of 1894. | This is a sensitive subject yet it needs to be addressed. There is evidence that Great Falls is within a Chippewa Reservation. During early 1894, two white entreprenuers wanted to promote the sun dance across Montana. Federal regulations prohitited the sun dance on Indian Reservations. Indian Reservations are under federal jurisdiction. Joe Lessard and John P. Dyas contacted chief Little Bear about the sun dance. They wanted the sun dance to be held at the Great Falls fairgrounds on June 14th, 15th, and 16th of 1894. | ||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
== Chief Little Bear's Predicament == | == Chief Little Bear's Predicament == | ||
As already written, chief Little Bear reached an agreement with two white men to hold sun dances across Montana in May of 1894. Another event in Great Falls a month earlier, may have involved chief Little Bear. It was reported that the Great Falls Park Commission voted on April 18, 1894, to authorize the issuance of a $40,000 bound for the purpose of purchasing future park sites. Three locations were selected. One was at Sun River Park or Wadsworth Park (it is no coincidence), Highland Park which is very near Gibson Flats, and Park Island. A total of 311 acres was supposedly purchased using the $40,000.<br> | As already written, chief Little Bear reached an agreement with two white men to hold sun dances across Montana in May of 1894. Another event in Great Falls a month earlier, may have involved chief Little Bear. It was reported that the Great Falls Park Commission voted on April 18, 1894, to authorize the issuance of a $40,000 bound for the purpose of purchasing future park sites. Three locations were selected. One was at Sun River Park or Wadsworth Park (it is no coincidence), Highland Park which is very near Gibson Flats, and Park Island. A total of 311 acres was supposedly purchased using the $40,000. Click this link http://www.greatfallsmt.net/recreation/history to read about the three parks.<br> | ||
If the United States was already planning to establish small Reservations in the Great Falls area for the Little Shell Pembina Chippewas in 1894, they had to negotiate with a Chippewa leader other than chiefs Little Shell III and Red Thunder. Chief Little Bear was that Chippewa leader. However, he was probably fooled into agreeing to accept an agreement the United States in which he was not told the truth. After he did learn exactly what happened in 1894, in 1896, he became enraged. More about that is below, as is information about the Chippewa Reservations established in 1894 in the Great Falls region. | If the United States was already planning to establish small Reservations in the Great Falls area for the Little Shell Pembina Chippewas in 1894, they had to negotiate with a Chippewa leader other than chiefs Little Shell III and Red Thunder. Chief Little Bear was that Chippewa leader. However, he was probably fooled into agreeing to accept an agreement the United States in which he was not told the truth. After he did learn exactly what happened in 1894, in 1896, he became enraged. More about that is below, as is information about the Chippewa Reservations established in 1894 in the Great Falls region. | ||
== The 1896 Great Falls Forced Relocations == | == The 1896 Great Falls Forced Relocations == | ||