Marcus Whitman

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took place between 1847-1855, a long 8 years. Looking back on the war, it seems the Cayuse tribe may have been very violent. However, they had a reason. The reason they were so violent took place over some years. Dr. Marcus Whitman, a very religious man, and his wife, Narcissa Whitman, decided to start up their own mission in 1836. They wanted to convert the Cayuse and surrounding tribes to Christianity. But the process was slow and many of the Native Americans refused the religion. Along with…

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Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla tribes were forced to cede in excess of 6,000,000 acres to the United States Government, partly as punishment for the killing by a group of young Cayuse of methodist missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and others. On November 29, 1847, an event known as Whitman massacre called the Treaty of Yakima, and was signed at Walla Walla traditional Indian grounds. The tribes were paid 200,000 over a number of years in exchange for their land 200,000 over a number of…

of Christianity. Missionaries initially welcomed the desperate natives who were willing to study whichever religion in exchange for medical aid. In Oregon, the Whitman massacre is one example of the failure of European medicine and the desperate response of the Cayuses. “As both a physician and missionary, the Cayuses held Marcus Whitman accountable for the deaths of his patients, especially since they suspected him of spiritual Malpractice.”…

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