And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: June 9th to 15th in North American Indian History by Phil Konstantin http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/June2.html June 14th 1671: french claim most of america 1791: people start to arrive on the holston river for the start of the holston treaty conference today. Governor william blount, forty-one chiefs, and 1,200 cherokee warriors will eventually arrive. 1846: "bear flag" revolt 1866: upon hearing col.carrington's orders to guard the trail which the indians have never agreed to, the indians confront the treaty commissioners. The commissioners admit that the army has plans to open the road. Red cloud chastises the commissioners for pretending to bargain for something they plan on taking anyway. Red cloud, and many of the others leave fort laramie, in southeastern wyoming, in disgust. A few indians will sign the treaty. 1866: creek treaty 1870: near the republican river, in kansas, elements the seventh cavalry have a minor skirmish with "hostiles." The indians escape with only the loss of one horse. 1877: during their forced march from their old reservation to indian territory, the poncas arrive at the otto reservation. Taking pity on the poncas, the ottos give them some horses to help carry their people. 1879: president hayes, by executive order today, cancels the executive order of january 10, 1879. The order also adds 52,000 additional acres to the gila river reserve in the pima agency for the pima and maricopa tribes of arizona south of phoenix. Gila river same as camp mcdowell ???????? 1880: today, fort harney, in east-central oregon, is abandoned by the military. 1954: today, the sandy lake indian reservation council decides to sell timber from triobal lands to cover the costs of repairing the community pump. 1971: chicago ind.vil.occupies nike site Every: white earth res.powwow Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&