Tag Archives: Andrew Jackson

There is Nothing to Fear…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by the roused bear

The dark-skinned people just don’t fit in.  They do not learn our languages and customs.  When they mix with us there is often violence.  They are not Christians. It is to the economic benefit of the country that they be … Continue reading →

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The History of Butterfly, Part 120: News from the Seminole War

Posted on December 9, 2011 by the roused bear

In 1837, our group of Sac and Fox Indians from Iowa went to Washington for a treaty conference.  At that time, the U. S. policy of Indian Removal was in full force.  The papers were full of news about various … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 118: “William Penn” Dissents

Posted on December 6, 2011 by the roused bear

“Every careful observer of public affairs must have seen, that a crisis has been rapidly approaching, for several years past, in reference to the condition, relations, and prospects, of the Indian tribes, in the southwestern parts of the United States.  … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 117: Save Us from Benevolence

Posted on December 1, 2011 by the roused bear

From Andrew Jackson’s Annual Address to Congress, 1830: “It gives me pleasure to announce to Congress that the benevolent policy of the Government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 116: Indian Removal

Posted on November 30, 2011 by the roused bear

From the 1829 Inaugural address of Andrew Jackson: “It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 115: 1837

Posted on November 28, 2011 by the roused bear

1837 is a pivotal year in our story.  Three really significant things happened (or continued) in this year. In May 23, 1837, Samuel Parker returned from his missionary trip to the Indians of the West Coast of North America, by … Continue reading →

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Boycott the Twenty Dollar Bill?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by the roused bear

Sometimes you get a brilliant idea and google it, only to find out someone else has tried it already. O.K., so here is the idea.  Andrew Jackson was one of the most effective of the presidents of the United States.  … Continue reading →

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History of the Butterfly, Part 86: Andrew Jackson

Posted on March 11, 2011 by the roused bear

1829 was a pivital year for the Meskwaki and Sauk.  If you remember, that was the year that a number of the Meskwaki leaders were ambushed and killed by a party of Sioux, in retaliation of for the murders by the Meskwaki … Continue reading →

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