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  • Northern Paiutes of the Malheur

  • High Desert Reckoning in Oregon Country
  • By: David H. Wilson
  • Narrated by: John Burlinson
  • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

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Northern Paiutes of the Malheur

By: David H. Wilson
Narrated by: John Burlinson
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Summary

In 1870, a 26-year-old Paiute, Sarah Winnemucca, wrote to an army officer requesting that Paiutes be given a chance to settle and farm their ancestral land. The eloquence of her letter was such that it made its way into Harper’s Weekly. Ten years later, as her people languished in confinement as a result of the Bannock War, she convinced Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz to grant the requests in her letter and free the Paiutes as well. Schurz’s decision unleashed furious opposition from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, cattlemen, and settlers. A campaign of disinformation by government officials followed, sweeping truth aside and falsely branding Paiute chief Egan as instigator and leader of the Indian forces. The campaign succeeded in its mission to overturn Schurz’s decision.

With neither land nor reservation, Paiutes were driven more deeply into poverty and disease than any other Natives of that era. David H. Wilson Jr. pulls back the curtain to reveal what government officials hid—exposing the full jarring injustice and, after 140 years, recounting the Paiutes’ true and proud history for the first time.

The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

“Both authoritative and exciting to read, this is an excellent piece of work.” (Ian Frazier, best-selling author of Great Plains and On the Rez)

“Fascinating.... Extensively researched and carefully documented...essential reading for anyone interested in Native American history of the Northwest.” (Steven Lubet, author of The “Colored Hero” of Harper’s Ferry)

“David H. Wilson Jr.’s beautifully written book tells the story of the Northern Paiutes in their historical lands of southeastern Oregon.” (Jim Scott, founder of the Foundation for Community Vitality in Montana)

©2022 David H. Wilson Jr. (P)2023 Redwood Audiobooks
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