Native American Named Dawes

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Arlo Stray Calf Dawes' great-great grandfather, Chee lup Ish dush (The One With the Buffalo Bull's Vision) was assigned the name Robert Dawes by a teacher at an Indian school. It's most likely that he was not named after the heroic William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere; more likely, it was after Senator Henry Dawes. The Senator is definitely NOT regarded as a hero by Native Americans. He was author of the Dawes Act, which they saw as a naked land grab or worse. They are constantly reminded of the Senator, as their ancestry is often traced back through the "Dawes Rolls" that were a consequence of registering their population.

Read the entire article about this great man and of his family and of his telling of the story as told in 1998.

http://www.colorpro.com/wmdawes/native.html

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Welcome home Wolfie. We miss you. I will read the Dawes book.

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