Indians of North America -- Iowa; Spirit Lake Massacre, Iowa, 1857
Indians, attitude of, toward whites, 2, 3;
refusal of, to work, 3, 4;
military expeditions against, 4;
title to Iowa soil ceded by, 5-8;
wrongs done to, 9-16;
criminals among, 12;
liquor traffic among, 13;
power of traders over, 13-16, 24, 25;
reasons for resentment of, 22-25;
outlaw band of, 29, 63-71;
feeling of, after murder of Sidominadota, 36;
attitude of, toward advancing frontier, 37, 38;
sufferings of, during winter of 1856-1857, 43;
feeding of, by settlers, 61, 62;
treatment of captives by, 112, 119-121, 215-224;
preparations for defense against, 132-137;
attack on Springfield by, 138-146;
flight of settlers from, 147-152;
nearness of troops to camp of, 156, 157;
evidence of presence of, 183;
fugitives mistaken for, 185, 186;
guard against surprise by, 189;
attitude of, toward pipestone quarry, 218, 219;
trouble with, over annuities, 240, 241, 248-251;
plan for campaign against, 246;
disappearance of, 269, 270;
depredations by, 282;
effect of whiskey on, 283;
record of massacre made by, 297
(see also Sioux Indians, Sac and Fox Indians, etc.)
Inkpaduta, 18, 131, 160, 183;
description of band under, 63-71;
expulsion of, from gens, 63, 64;
ambitions of, 66, 71;
murders by, 66, 67;
evil reputation of, 67, 68;
depredations by band under, 68, 69;
disintegration of band under, 69, 70;
description of, 69, 70;
character of, 70, 71;
plan of, to secure revenge, 72-77;
movements of band under, 72-74;
members of band under, 73, 74;
reasons for desire of, for revenge, 74-77;
relations between Sidominadota and, 75, 76;
actions of band under, at Smithland, 78-83;
depredations by, between Smithland and Lake Okoboji, 84-93;
first day of massacre by band under, 94-107;
second day of massacre by band under, 108-112;
massacre of Marble by Indians under, 113-118;
activities of Indians under, at Heron Lake, 120, 121;
attack on Springfield by, 138-146;
pursuit of, by Captain Bee, 154-157;
nearness of troops to Indians under, 156, 157;
pursuit of, abandoned, 157, 158;
treatment of captives by Indians under, 215-224;
plans for rescue of captives held by, 226;
ransom of Mrs. Marble from band under, 226-231;
moving of camp by, 233, 234;
sale of captives by, 234;
efforts to punish, 245-259;
pursuit of, by Indians, 252, 253;
killing of son of, 253, 258;
defection in band under, 253;
end of efforts to punish, 254;
later life of, 254-256;
death of, 256;
last expedition against Indians under, 256-259;
appropriations for expeditions against, 260-263;
explanation of condition of Indians under, 290;
exile of, 291;
number of Indians under, 293
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