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7) The meadow
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TRAVELERS had crossed the Oregon Trail during the gold rush of 1849. Even the most backwoods warrior understood what that meant: disease, death, and conflict with the whites. As a result of the Treaty of 1851, some Indians were convinced that the country to the north—called Absaraka—might be a better option for a home range. At the very least, it held the promise of less trouble from the whites. The danger from
...In a remote cabin. Skye Macdonald lived in a special worId where her mixed blood was a blessing. A loving symbol of the union between her Native American mother and Scottish father. She grew strong and healthy, tall like her grandmother. And she learned the ways of the Highlanders and the Lakota. After a mountain lion took her mother, Skye, was more than her grieving father could handle. So he took her to the summer camp of Turtle Woman’s band,
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