Fort Sumner, New Mexico, has never been an easy place to live. Winters can be brutal. Summers are often blistering. The …
Tag: trail of tears
Standing Bear’s Trials to Indian Rights The fateful trail of the Ponca chief and his tribe from Nebraska to Oklahoma is as tragic as it is hopeful.
Indian removal doesn’t get the coverage of Indian conflict. To wit, Google searches on “Ponca” netted 5.2 million hits, …