Blackfeet

1931

<< Previous Next >> The Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts Mar 20, 1931 INDIANS SUE U. S. FOR $68,707,000 Claim Based on Almost Forgotten Treaties Made in Time of Rush for Gold  WASHINGTON (N. A. N. A.) The Blackfeet are on the warpath again. This time the battleground is the United States Court of Claims, where the tribe is suing the Government for $68.707.00O on claims arising from long forgotten Indian, wars and covered wagon caravans over plains black with bison. It is one of 4he largest claims ever brought against the United States and it goes back, according to Joseph W. … Read more

1909

<< Previous  Next>>   1909  The White House Theodore Roosevelt ordered the carvings on the main stone mantel be changed from lions to North American bison heads.   / / The Scranton Republican Scranton, Pennsylvania Jan 9, 1909 CARE OF THE BUFFALO Not so many years ago the youth of this country was inspired by thrilling stories of buffalo hunts. It was one of the most fruitful themes that was ready for the hand of the cheap sensationalist. But the bison, as it is called, no longer roams the western wilds at will. Demand for buffalo robes practically resulted in … Read more