October 2001 Newsletter
Phil Konstantin
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Greetings,
I hope all is well with you. I have had another busy month. Somehow or
another, I managed to have disagreements with all three of my children
on the same day. By itself, that might not seem that out of the
ordinary. However, my three children all live in different states. Oh
well, such is the nature of being a parent, or a son or daughter.
Here are a couple of things which have happened in my backyard. My
backdoor is a large sliding glass door. From the door, I can see my
backyard, and parts of the sky northwest of San Diego. My house is about
five to ten miles, "as the crow flies," from the oceans. It is nice to
watch the various birds, butterflies and small critters who traverse my
little domain.
One afternoon, I was spraying water on my fruit trees. It does not rain
much in San Diego. I was spraying the water up to reach the top part of
my nectarine tree, when I noticed a hummingbird about three feet from
me. It was flying on the edge of the water spray. As I slowly moved the
water from side to side, the bird moved with it. I guess the bird
enjoyed the shower. It was a sweet moment.
I have also noticed a change in the evenings. As I sit on my couch in my
living room to watch television, I can see the lights of planes
approaching San Diego. There is a regular flight path which goes over my
house. The planes are too high to hear, but their running lights are
visible at night. The number of flights going over have decreased
significantly. We all know the reason for this. I am also close to
Miramar Air Station. The Marines operate it now, but it was once the
home of the Navy's Top Gun school (as in the movie of the same name).
Normally, I can hear the jets practicing "touch and goes" several nights
a week. This is no longer the case. I still see the occasional jet, but
now they are armed with missles. My work schedule is back to normal. I
expect to be back on high alert whenever any new attacks or retaliatory
strikes take place.
I mentioned that I have volunteered to help out with security at the
local mosque. They said they had it covered. Unfortunately, someone
threw some firecrackers at the building. No one was hurt, but the
thought was not pleasant. Suddenly people are suspicious of people they
do not know. As it was during Desert Storm, the CHP gets lots of bogus
calls about "suspicious" people. Numerous Hispanic men who have run out
of gas on the freeway and are going to get more with their gas can, have
been reported as middle-east terrorists with a bomb.
Flags are visible all over town. More people seem to be showing their
patriotism. I have two flags on my house. My daughter asked me to put
them up years ago. Someone at work bought a bunch of t-shirts with flags
and "God Bless America" on them. My co-worker, CHP Officer Larry
Landeros, thought he could do a better job. He is ey good at graphic
designs. So, he created a very nice design. The Commissioner of the
California Highway Patrol (the head dude) set up a trust fund to help
the survivors of law enforcement officers killed and hurt in the
September 11 attacks. Larry sent his design to CHP headquarters to get
permission to use the CHP patch. Headquarters liked his design so much,
that it is now the official logo of the trust fund. You can see Larry's
design, and even order a t-shirt if you like, at the following internet
address. The proceeds go to allay the costs of the t-shirts and to the
trust fund.
http://philkon.tripod.com/larry.html
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I will be taking another vacation in Mexico on the 20th of this month.
Cheap tickets, and some recent overtime have made this possible. I will
be visiting some Aztec ruins and a few more Maya ruins on this visit. I
have plans to take lots of pictures. I will set up a website where you
can see my pictures. I will be visiting internet cafes in Mexico, and
you will be able to see the pictures and my descriptions while I am
still in Mexico. I will send out an extra newsletter with the address
before I leave.
Here is some info about my website. I have finally gotten around to
updating some of the links on my website. I have gone over the Reference
and Tribal home pages to delete outdated links. This takes quite a bit
of time, so I am doing it a little at a time.
I continue to be surprised by the number of people who visit my website.
The main page has been visited over 1,000,000 times since I created it
in 1996. I have had at least one visitor from the folowing countries:
Swaziland, San Marino, Oman, Guatemala, Botswana, Macedonia, Nicaragua,
Vatican City State (Holy See), Uganda,Brunei Darussalam, Northern
Mariana Islands, Fiji and El Salvador.
If you would like to see the entire list, use the address below.
http://nedstat.tripod.com/bin/viewstat?name=PHILKON-0
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The treaty of the month is "The Treaty With The Oto, Etc." signed on
October 1836. You can find it at this website:
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oto0479.htm
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Here are some interesting websites:
Myths of the Cherokees:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/motc/index.htm
Political cartoons about Osama bin Laden
http://policehumor.com/nytoons/
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Here are some random historical events for October:
October 1, 1800: The San Ildefonso Treaty is signed today. A secret part
of this treaty signed by France and Spain is for Spain to return the
lands in Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to France.
October 2, 1818: Lewis Cass, Jonathan Jennings, and Benjamin Parke,
representing the United States, sign a treaty with the POTAWATOMI & WEA
Indians today on the St.Mary's River on the Indiana-Ohio border. The
tribe will exchange vast holdings in Indiana for an annual payment of
$2,500.
October 3, 1873: Captain Jack is hanged today for his part in the MODOC
War.
October 4, 1878: Dull Knife, and his band of Northern CHEYENNE, cross
the Union Pacific line at Alkali station, Nebraska. Stationed in Fort
Sidney, in western Nebraska, Major T.T.Thornburgh, and 140 soldiers,
board a waiting train in an attempt to catch up to Dull Knife.
October 5, 1813: Near the Thames River in Canada, today, American
forces, led by General William Henry Harrison, and British-Indian
forces, led by Henry Proctor and Tecumseh, will fight a decisive battle.
Harrison's forces were much stronger. Setting up an ambush, the British
and the Indians forces took up different positions. When Harrison's
forces attacked the 700 British soldiers, they caved in almost
immediately. Tecumseh's Indians, fighting in a swamp, held out until
Tecumseh was killed. At the end of the fighting, 600 British were
captured, 18 were killed. Thirty-three Indians were killed, while none
were captured. The American forces lost 18 men, as well.
October 6, 1774: In what would be called Lord Dunmore's War, Virginia
Governor, John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore will authorize an Army of
Virginians to go into SHAWNEE territory, despite the royal proclamation
of October 7th, 1763, which prohibited European settlements west of the
Appalachian Mountains. Dunmore had granted lands to veterans in the
prohibited area, and he planned on helping them get it. Today around 800
SHAWNEEs, under Chief Cornstalk, will attack Dunmore's force of 850 men
at Point Pleasant, in present day western West Virginia, on the Ohio and
Kanawha Rivers. The fighting would last all day. Both sides would suffer
numerous casualties. Cornstalk would lose the battle, and eventually
sign a peace treaty with the Virginians.
October 7, 1759: Last year, TAWEHASH Indians helped to destroy the
Spanish Mission of San Saba de la Santa Cruz in east Texas. The Spanish
have finally gathered a punative expedition, leading 1,000 Spanish and
pro-Spanish Indians, Diego Ortiz Parrilla will attack the TAWEHASH
village today. With their allies the COMANCHEs and the TAWAKONIs, the
TAWEHASH fight back. The TAWEHASH will win the day, and force the
retreat of the Spanish allied forces, killing as many as 100 men in the
process.
October 8, 1779: El Mocho was an APACHE; but, he was captured by the
TONKAWAs. His bravery and natural leadership abilities, eventually led
the TONKAWAs to make him their Principal Chief. Today, he will meet with
Spanish Governor Athanase de Mezieres in San Antonio. They will sign a
peace treaty; and, El Mocho (Spanish for mutilated) will be honored with
a Medal of Honor. The peace would only last for a few years.
October 9, 1978: The CHEROKEE Tribal Council adopts an official flag,
designed by Stanley John, today.
October 10, 1540: Today, de Soto enters a village called Athahachi. Here
he will meet the village chief, Tascaluca. Tascaluca will be taken as a
hostage by de Soto to insure the cooperation of the Chief's followers.
October 11, 1874: Satanta has become despondent about his life-term in
the Huntsville, Texas, prison. He has slashed his wrists trying to kill
himself, but he is unsuccessful. He will be admitted to the prison
hospital. Today, Satanta will jump from a second floor balcony. He will
land head first, and die.
October 12, 1833: Captain John Page leaves Choctaw Agency, Mississippi
with 1000 CHOCTAW for the Indian Territory. Many of the CHOCTAW are old,
lane, blind, or sick.
October 13, 1864: Little Buffalo, with 700 of his fellow COMANCHEs, and
KIOWAs, launched a series of raids along Elm Creek, ten miles from the
Brazos River, in north-western Texas, today. Sixteen Texans and perhaps,
twenty Indians will be killed in the fighting with the settlers, and the
Rangers, in the area.
October 14, 1880: Victorio's APACHEs are attacked by the Mexican army
near tres castillos, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Victorio will be shot, and
killed by a Mexican sharpshooter. Many of his followers will be killed,
as well. The Mexicans will report killing seventy-eight men, and
capturing sixty-eight women and children.
October 15, 1876: Lt.Col.E.S.Otis' force of 237 soldiers, and 96 wagons
of supplies for the soldiers at the mouth of the Tongue River, are
attacked again on Spring Creek. This time the Indians are approximately
800 strong, according to Army reports. A running battle continues. The
Indians will send numerous sorties against the wagons. They will also
set fire to the prairie grass, forcing the wagons to drive through the
flames. Several people will be killed and wounded on both sides.
October 16, 1837: After having fought for the government in the SEMINOLE
Wars, Jim Boy "Tustennuggee Emathla", a CREEK leader, and some other
CREEK Chiefs, arrive in New Orleans today, en route to the Indian
Territory.
October 17, 1863: Kit Carson has been conducting a campaign against the
NAVAJOs who have not reported to their assigned reservation. This will
be called the Canyon de Chelly Campaign. Carson will effect a scorched
earth policy, trying to starve the NAVAJOs into submission. Today, 2
NAVAJOs will appear at Fort Wingate, in western New Mexico, under a flag
of truce. One of the two is El Sordo, brother to NAVAJO leaders
Barboncito, and Delgadito. He will propose that the NAVAJOs live next to
the fort, so the soldiers can keep an eye on them at all times. They
still do not wish to move away from their homelands to the Bosque
Redondo Reservation. The Army will turn down the proposal, and insist
the NAVAJOs go to the reservation.
October 18, 1820: Today, a treaty will be negotiated between Andrew
Jackson and the CHOCTAWs. The CHOCTAWs will give up lands in Mississippi
for land in western Arkansas. Part of the lands that Jackson promised to
the Indians belonged to Spain, or were already settled by Europeans.
This would be called the Treaty of Doak's Stand. Chief Pushmataha will
be one of the signers.
October 19, 1841: Today, TALLAHASSEE SEMINOLE Chief Tiger Tail (Thlocko
Tustennuggee) will surrender to American forces based on the
intervention of SEMINOLE Chief Alligator (Hallpatter Tustennuggee). In
only 3 months, though, Tiger Tail will escape from government detention
in Fort Brooke.
October 20, 1832: Marks Crume, John Davis, and Jonathan Jennings,
representing the United States, and POTAWATOMI Indians sign a treaty
today at Tippecanoe. The Indians will give up lands near Lake Michigan
for $15,000 a year, debt relief, and for supplies.
October 21, 1867: (through October 28th) Today starts the biggest
US-Indian conference ever held. The conference was held near Fort Dodge,
Kansas near what was called Medicine Lodge Creek. The name came from a
KIOWA "medicine lodge" which was still standing from a recent KIOWA "sun
dance" ceremony. Of the KIOWA & COMANCHE treaty, some KIOWA signers
were: Satanta, Satank, Black Bird, Kicking Bird, & Lone Bear. (15 stat.
589)
October 22, 1859: Today, the "Camp on Pawnee Fork", which will
eventually become Fort Larned, is established in Kansas. The military
base is established to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from
"hostile Indians." The fort will be abandoned almost 20 years later.
October 23, 1874: This morning, a bunch of SIOUX take axes to the
stripped tree that Red Cloud Agency Agent J.J.Saville has planned as a
flagpole. The Indians do not want a flag on their reservation. When
Saville gets no help in stopping the choppers from Indian leaders, he
sends a worker to get help from Fort Robinson, in northwest Nebraska. As
the two dozen soldiers from the fort are riding toward the agency, a
large group of angry SIOUX surrounds them. They try to instigate a
fight. Suddenly, the SIOUX police, led by Young Man Afraid of His
Horses, ride up and form a cordon around the soldiers. The SIOUX police
will escort the soldiers to the agency stockade, averting a possible
fight. Many SIOUX will be frustrated by the events, and will leave the
reservation.
October 24, 1840: Col.John Moore with 90 Texans, and 12 "friendly" LIPAN
Indians, come upon a COMANCHE village on the Red Fork of the Colorado
River, in central Texas. The Texans sneak up on the village, and attack.
According to the Texans, 148 COMANCHEs are killed, and 34 are captured.
Only 1 Texan dies. The Texans also seize almost 500 horses. The village
will be burned.
October 25, 1862: The TONKAWAs were living on a reservation in the
Washita River in Indian Territory, after having been removed from a
reservation on the Brazos River, in Texas. The TONKAWAs have earned the
enmity of other tribes because they acted as scouts for the army. On
this date, DELAWARE, SHAWNEE, and CADDO Indians attacked the TONKAWA
village. 137 of the 300 TONKAWAs were killed in the raid.
October 26, 1882: The Navy shells the TLINGITS today.
October 27, 1970: The PIT RIVER Indians engage in a skirmish with local
law enforcement today in Burney, California.
October 28, 1932: The mineral rights sales ban for the PAPAGO
Reservation is canceled.
October 29, 1805: Lewis & Clark meet the CHILLUCKITTEQUAW Chief and
medicine man.
October 30, 1805: 1876: President grant, by Executive Order today,
revokes the White Mountain-San Carlos (CHIRICAHUA) Reserve. The area
bounded by Dragoon Springs to Peloncillo Mountain Summit to New Mexico
to Mexico will revert to the public domain. The reserve was established
on December 14, 1872.
October 31, 1879: After the Standing Bear trial, where it was ruled that
the government could not force an Indian to stay in any one reservation
against their will, Big Snake decides to test the law. He asks for
permission to leave his reservation to visit Standing Bear. His request
is denied. He will eventually leave his PONCA Reservation to go to the
CHEYENNE Reservation, also in Indian Territory. Big Snake will be
returned to the PONCA Reservation, when General Sherman decides the
Standing Bear ruling applies only to Standing Bear. Big Snake will make
the PONCA Agent, William Whiteman, very angry. Whiteman will order Big
Snake arrested. Today, Big Snake will be arrested and charged with
threatening Whiteman. In Whiteman's office, after denying any such
actions, Big Snake refuses to go with the soldiers there to arrest him.
A struggle develops, and Big Snake is shot and killed.
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As I was writing this, the sun started to go down. It is going to be a
beautiful one. So, I am going to wrap this up.
Thanks for listening and reading....
Phil
http://americanindian.net
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