Collection on Dr. W. H. Faulkner, 1885.

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Collection on Dr. W. H. Faulkner, 1885.

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This is a collection of negative photocopies of Dr. W. H. Faulkner's reports concerning the transfer of the Nez Percé Indians to reservations in Colville, WA and Lapwaii, ID.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 6917271

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents which make up the National Archive. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also transmit...

Joseph, Nez Percé chief, 1840-1904

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Faulkner, W. H.

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After the Nez Percé Indians War of 1877, Chief Joseph and his followers were taken to reservations in what is now Oklahoma. The Indian Commissioner sent Dr. W. H. Faulkner, a special agent, to arrange the transfer and relocation of the Nez Percé Indians to the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Faulkner negotiated a compromise that divided the group. Some were to go to the Lapwaii, ID reservation and some to Colville, WA reservation. The reason they were divided was because of the outstanding murder warra...