Sophie Mousseau (1859-1936)
" A lot of history in a single image " This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer in 1867 or 1868, gathered dust in a Smithsonian Institution cabinet until it was digitized by Google in 2018. The original caption read: “Members of the Peace Commission pose with an unidentified Indian woman. From left to right: Generals Terry, Harney, and Sherman; Commissioner Sanborn, Samuel Tappan, and General Augur.” At far left, Alfred Howe Terry signed the Fort Laramie Treaty giving the Dakotas to the Sioux. He commanded the troops that intercepted the Nez Perce’s escape to Canada and imprisoned Chief Joseph. The Nez Perce called him " Koot-nee-to-koot," "the long beard." Some 200 Sicangu Lakota were camped along Blue Water Creek in what is now western Nebraska. Eighty-six people were killed, and many others taken prisoner. Photo: Jaida Grey Eagle William S. Harney was known among the Lakota as "Woman Killer" (“Wiŋyan Waṡiču-ŋni”) and...
