RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE INDIAN WARS STRUGGLE BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND SETTLERS
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Taught American Indians how to read and write English.
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Worked as a translator for reservation agents who only spoke English.
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Went to Washington D.C. to negotiate on behalf of American Indians.
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Fought for land ownership rights on behalf of American Indians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -With European-Americans hunting American bison, the Comanches’ primary sustenance, into near extinction, Quanah Parker eventually surrendered and peaceably led the Kwahadi to the reservation at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Cache, Oklahoma, U.S.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cynthia Ann Parker in 1861. Quanah Parker was the most feared of the Comanche chiefs on the Texas frontier. He was half white and half Comanche. He was taller and stronger and faster and more clever than any other chief of his time.
Detailed explanation-3: -As chief, frequently leading by example, Quanah Parker worked to promote self-sufficiency and self-reliance. To this end, he supported the construction of schools on reservation lands and encouraged Indian youths to learn the White man’s ways.
Detailed explanation-4: -After giving up the warrior life and settling on the reservation, Quanah Parker became an advocate for his tribe. That earned him the respect and friendship of such notable figures as President Theodore Roosevelt.