Fersons instructions to lewis was to send to washington the chiefs of tribes. They encountered seven chiefs. Chiefs were greeted in washington by jefferson on january four, 1806. His indians seen here was delivered by him. That day and signed by him. It is one of the most memorable western documents. It is easy to read it cynically but think jefferson was being hopeful yet paternalistic. It was his version of his American Dream. We all know that within two american nightmare. Jefferson addressed my friends and. We are now your fathers. I. The desire of becoming a with you. All my children. Be on theand you are naming them with us as we have done those on side of that river in the friendship. I wish to learn what we could to benefit them, furnishing them the necessary as theyant in exchange for their furs. I sent beloved cat man captain lewis to get acquainted with all the indian us what what way could be useful to them. In establishing a we to make no profit. We shall ask what everythi
National captioning institute] signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from tennessee, rs. Black, for five minutes. Mrs. Black thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor a friend and an exemplary member of our community, judge tom gray. Judge gray has led a distinguished career in tennessee serving as a judge since 1982 and as a chancellor of the 18th judicial district since 1986. And he will soon step aside from his career in Public Service to spend more time with his family. I w
TRAVERSE CITY — Sierra Clark brings a dark chapter of Michigan history into the light in her book “Ten Ancestors: One Journalist’s Intimate Investigation into Indian Boarding Schools.”