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Post by Gary on Sept 19, 2022 7:21:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip. It looks interesting.
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Post by Gary on Jun 21, 2022 2:24:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the update.
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Post by Gary on Jun 20, 2022 9:43:32 GMT -5
Has the book been published?
I ordered my copy (via Amazon UK) in early February, but it still hasn't been dispatched.
Graham, did you get your copy from the Book Depository?
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Post by Gary on Feb 7, 2022 17:35:02 GMT -5
I've just ordered a copy from Amazon UK.
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Post by Gary on Dec 17, 2021 4:21:47 GMT -5
According to Amazon, it hasn't yet been published. I have also just checked on the McFarland site and it says: "not yet published". I'm looking forward to this one.
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Post by Gary on Dec 17, 2021 4:09:45 GMT -5
Great pictures. Thank you for posting them.
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Post by Gary on Aug 22, 2021 14:06:43 GMT -5
I think that Dorsey has some information on the Red Shield Society in 'The Cheyenne Indians - The Sun Dance'.
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Post by Gary on Mar 16, 2021 6:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by Gary on Mar 16, 2021 6:49:23 GMT -5
Thanks. It seems to have been a fabricated tale.
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Post by Gary on Mar 2, 2021 4:47:52 GMT -5
I recently bought this book, although I haven't yet read it. Subtitled: "The True Story of Chief Sore-belly, War-lord of the Crows, His Life and Times", the book deals with nineteenth century Crow history. The author, Brian Keefe, is an Englishman who has close ties with the Crows, having visited and stayed with the Crow People at Lodge Grass, Montana on numerous occasions. He was a good friend, and the adopted grandson of the late Joe Medicine Crow.
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Post by Gary on Feb 16, 2021 13:15:06 GMT -5
THE ORDEAL OF SEARGEANT DALEY Does anyone know anything about the alleged story of Sergeant James Daley, 5th Cavalry? I recently bought an old article published in the Wide World Magazine in 1907 which purports to tell the story of Daley being captured by the Cheyennes in 1875, but being rescued in the nick of time by other troopers. I can't find anything about this supposed incident in any of my books, including Price's history of the 5th Cavalry, or online. And there's no incident that corresponds to his alleged capture (he was meant to be in a group of three 5th Cavalry troopers, the other two being killed) in The Record of Engagements. This photo accompanies the article. I'm tending to the view that he was a fantasist, or that the reporter made up the story. I posted details on Facebook and nothing came up to support the story. It also seems that he doesn't appear in any pension records. One comment was particularly interesting as it analyses the claims supposedly made by Daley: "I came across this article before while researching the Cheyenne and it immediately struck me as fabricated. I'll make a couple of points as to why: 1: The capture takes place near the Platte in 1875, but I believe the 5th Cav was in Kansas in 1875 on rather light duty. It had just endured a long, hard campaign in Arizona. The official unit history indicates they were in Kansas and they were about to head north and take part in Crook and Reynold’s Powder River attack on Old Bear’s N. Cheyenne village in March 1876 and the unit history states they took part in no serious action in ’75. The capture and rescue of a Sergeant would have been a big deal had it occurred.
2: The 5th Cavalry was supposedly camped near the Platte and Daley and two other troopers head out alone to track the Cheyennes; highly unlikely. True, anything is possible, but I highly doubt this occurred as stated. 3: After his capture he was taken to the Cheyennes ‘mountain strongholds’ which were stated as known to exist in the Rockies. False. The Cheyennes only went into the Rockies to fight the Utes and hunt, they occasionally retreated into the Bighorns, as they did after LBH, but they did not have mountain strongholds in the Rockies. 4: This story is mainly one of live torture at the hands of Cheyenne warriors. The northern plains warriors did not engage in torture in the way the Apaches did, nor how the eastern nations did in the centuries prior to the 19th. Live torture of enemies was simply not part of the northern buffalo warrior culture. My conclusion then was that this story is false and to hear that experienced military researchers cannot find anything about Sergeant Daley existing confirms it for me. Just my 2 cents." The article has some nice illustrations by a fairly well-known artist called George Soper. Attachments:
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Post by Gary on Feb 16, 2021 13:08:00 GMT -5
www.nfb.ca/film/washing-of-tears/?fbclid=IwAR1UtUO3uJ2wRP_-rCAiVHPkXmHpUfd2qZW-nK4fQssPGe5BQe4sOh7wnHMThe Washing of Tears (1994 film) The Yuquot Whalers' Shrine In 1903, a unique and magnificent Whaler's shrine was shipped from Friendly Cove, on the far northwest coast of Canada, to the Museum of Natural History, New York. The shrine had lain at the cultural heart of the Mowachaht, whale hunters and fishermen who had lived at Friendly Cove for thousands of years. In the 1960s and '70s, all but one family left their ancient village--they moved to Vancouver Island, to a new site under the walls of a pulp mill. They suffered extremes of pollution, violence, alcohol.... Then, in the 1990s, in defiance of the agony of their history and to overcome the grief of the present, the Mowachaht and their neighbours, the Muchalaht, revived their songs and dances, revisited their shrine and rediscovered their pride. This is a gripping and culturally important film. Click on the link at the top to watch the film.
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Post by Gary on Feb 16, 2021 12:57:50 GMT -5
That's great to hear!
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Post by Gary on Dec 3, 2020 18:33:10 GMT -5
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Post by Gary on Dec 3, 2020 18:29:35 GMT -5
An interesting book, but one to be read with caution. Seger was very keen on self-promotion, and some of his attitudes towards the Cheyennes were pretty racist.
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