Trails of Tears and Broken Treaties - Part 3

Wovoka, Jesus, and Messiahs Ignored

Today we’re continuing our brief consideration of selected moments from an expansive Native American history — specifically with the clash of messiahs that took place on December 29, 1890 — and again, all in the context of understanding the United States in this third decade of the twenty-first century.

Salvation for the Indians

Amid the cycles of intrusi…