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On Sitting Bull... How to treat the Indians...
On Sitting Bull... How to treat the Indians...
Item # 699898
January 31, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 31, 1879
* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota
* Indians - Native Americans
Page 4 has two interesting editorials, one headed: "Sitting Bull" which relates to his return to American soil from Canada, and the other: "How to Treat the Indians" which reflects upon a minister's opinion: "..the only way to deal with the Indians is to regard them as being capable of assuming the duties & responsibilities of citizenship...they have the capacity & willingness to adopt a quiet, inoffensive and industrious mode of life; which involves the forsaking of their tribal organization and an effort to make individually independent living as white men do...".
Eight pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In early 1879, Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader who had fled to Canada following the defeat of the Lakota at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, returned to the United States. His time in Canada had been marked by harsh conditions, including food shortages and pressure from Canadian authorities to move on, as well as difficulties in sustaining his band during the harsh winters. By 1879, with these challenges and increasing U.S. government overtures for peace, Sitting Bull led a small group back across the border to the Dakota Territory. His return marked a tentative reintegration into life under U.S. government oversight, though he remained a symbol of resistance to U.S. expansion and policies toward Native Americans. The move set the stage for his eventual surrender in 1881, although he continued to advocate for his people’s welfare.
Category: Post-Civil War
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