The Bannock War was a 1878 United States civil war primarily between the Bannock people and the Northern Shoshone, tribes of Native Americans, and the United States government. A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight for political power or control of an area. ... The Bannock are a Native American people who traditionally lived in the northern Great Basin in what is now southeastern Oregon and western Idaho. ... Shoshone around their tipi, probably taken around 1890 Shoshone Indians at Ft. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ...

The tribe, having been restricted to the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho by the Fort Bridger Treaty Council of 1868, were suffering a famine due to white poachers killing cattle and rations which served just three days a week. General George Crook, a contemporary United States military officer, commented that Grain elevator on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation The Fort Hall Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Shoshoni and Bannock people in the U.S. state of Idaho. ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 14th 216,632 km² 491 km 771 km 0. ... This event in American history was also known as the Great Treaty Council. ... A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are so undernourished that death by starvation becomes increasingly common. ... Poacher has two different meanings: A poacher is someone who engages in poaching – the theft or illegal killing of animals or plants, or sometimes artifacts. ... Portrait of George Crook George Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career U.S. Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ...

"...it was no surprise...that some of the Indian soon afterward broke out into hostilities, and the great wonder is that so many remained on the reservation. With the Bannocks and Shoshone, our Indian policy has resolved itself into a question of war path or starvation, and being merely human, many of them will always choose the former alternative when death shall at least be glorious."

Led by Chief Buffalo Horn the tribe escaped and soon joined with Northern Paiutes from the Malheur Reservation under Chief Egan and the Umatilla tribes. Chief Buffalo Horn would have known that success was highly unlikely due to him having served as a scout for General Oliver Otis Howard during the Nez Perce War the previous year. The two procured food by raiding settlements of the caucasian settlers. The United States government of the time sent General Oliver Otis Howard to aggressively quell the raids: he achieved victory in two battles. Following a massacre in present-day Charles' Ford, Wyoming of 140 Native Americans, the tribes surrendered. Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute--of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... Umatilla is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ... Portrait of Oliver O. Howard by Mathew Brady, ca. ... The Nez Perce Wars were a series of wars between the Nez Perce and the United States government. ... Portrait of Oliver O. Howard by Mathew Brady, ca. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 450 km 580 km 0. ...

References

• Sea Bass, Ralph (2000). [1] article at [2]. Retrieved 27 February 2005

See also

• Indian Campaign Medal