McKay, W. C. (William Cameron), 1824-1893
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William C. McKay, physician and military guide, was born (March 18, 1824) at Astoria, Oregon. McKay, who was half-Indian and whose father was employed by the Pacific Fur Company, was the step-grandson of Dr. John McLoughlin. He commanded a group of Warm Springs Indians that served as scouts for the U.S. Army in a campaign against the Snake and Paiute Indians in 1866-1868. He was appointed on several occasions to serve as doctor at both the Warm Springs and Umatilla reservations.
William C. McKay was appointed to several stints as the resident physician at the Umatilla Indian Agency between 1872 and his death in 1893.
William C. McKay, physician and military guide, was born (March 18, 1824) at Astoria, Oregon.
William C. McKay, physician and military guide, was born (March 18, 1824) at Astoria, Oregon.
McKay, who was half-Indian and whose father was employed by the Pacific Fur Company, was the step-grandson of Dr. John McLoughlin. He commanded a group of Warm Springs Indians that served as scouts for the U.S. Army in a campaign against the Snake and Paiute Indians in 1866-1868. He was appointed on several occasions to serve as doctor at both the Warm Springs and Umatilla reservations.
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Cattle brands
Cayuse Indians
Indian agents
Indian agents
Indians of North America
Native Americans
Oregon
Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865
Paiute Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Whitman Massacre, 1847
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Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)
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Oregon
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Oregon Territory
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Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana
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Columbia River
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Oregon
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Oregon
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Oregon Territory
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Oregon
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Pendleton (Or.)
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Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)
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Oregon
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Oregon--Umatilla County
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Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Or.)
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Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)
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Grays Harbor (Wash.)
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