Many Feathers and Much Paint Don't Make an Indian

The Dakota 38 execution was the largest mass execution in the United States  and took place on December 26, 1862 Vincent Schilling • December 27, 2017 On the day after Christmas in 1862, 38 Dakota men were hanged under order of President Abraham Lincoln. The hangings and convictions of the Dakota 38 resulted from the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 in southwest Minnesota.               Click here to continue reading ... 

"First, I wish to impress upon the readers of The Journal that the word 'squaw' is not an Indian word, but one manufactured by the English speaking people who came to our New England shores. We have always resented this word, which carries with it a sense of derision and insult. The intelligent and educated Indian woman of today feels this indignity, even in greater measure than did her grandmothers of yesterday. There are women of my race in twin cities occupying positions in a dozen different professions and occupations. We plead for the relegation to No Man's Land of this objectionable word." - Source: 1918, Dec 12  The Tomahawk