The leader of one band of the Nez Perce people, Chief Joseph was born Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt in 1840 in the Wallowa Valley in what is now Oregon. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. They were soon recaptured by a 100-man armed militia of Cherokee posse organized by the Cherokee Council. When Marster Jim and Missus Jennie went away, the slaves would have a big dance in the arbor. I slept on a sliding bed. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. I'd like to go where we used to have picnics down below Webbers Falls. She come up and put her nose on your just like this---nibble nibble, nibble. A system error has occurred. They'd bring whole wagon loads of hams, chickens and cake and pie. He come from across the water when he was a little boy, and was grown when old Master Joseph Vann bought him, so he never did learn to talk much Cherokee. The first time I married was to Clara Nevens, and I wore checked wool pants, and a blue striped cotton shirt. We patted her grave and kissed the ground telling her goodbye. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Corrections? Chief Joseph, known by his people as In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder coming up over the land from the water), was best known for his resistance to the U.S. Government's attempts to force his tribe onto reservations. Yes, my dear Lord yes. Joseph Raincrow was born at Tennessee Abt 1775. The relationship was soon upended when the United States government took back millions of acres it had promised to Joseph the Elder and his people. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Young Master never whip his slaves, but if they don't mind good he sell them off sometimes. Had to sign up all over again and tell who we was. They wasnt very big either, but one day two Cherokees rode up and talked a long time, then young Master came to the cabin and said they were sold because mammy couldnt make them mind him. After it was wove they dyed it all colors, blue, brown, purple, red, yellow. When the Cherokees discovered that so many of their slaves had fled, they organized a search party to pursue them. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Cherokee Chief Joseph Tuttle (1730 - 1800) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Following his fathers death, Joseph inherited 2,000 acres (8.1km2) of land, river ferries, and trading posts. They named their capital there Tahlontiskee. We settled down a little ways above Fort Gibson. Vann also built up his steamboat business, sending his boats throughout the Mississippi tributaries and to New Orleans. Friend and Brother, Agency. He took us back to Texas right down near where I was born at Bellview. February 11, Learn more about merges. I remember when the steamboats went up and down the river. I always think of my old Master as de one dat freed me, and anyways Abraham Lincoln and none of his North people didn't look after me and buy my crop right after I was free like old Master did. A letter from the Cherokee Chiefs to his Excellency, Gov. I'm glad the War's over and I am free to meet God like anybody else, and my grandchildren can learn to read and write. All Rights Reserved. wives of chief james vann By jerry l. clark November 28, 2001 at 10:04:49. Chief Joseph did not live to see again the land he'd known as a child and young warrior. Consequently, he deposited over $200,000 in gold in a Tennessee bank. I would have to go tromp seven miles to Mr. Scott's house two or three times a week to bring back some old peafowl dat had got out and gone back to de old place! But about the home--it was a double-room log house with a cooling-off space between the rooms, all covered with a roof, but no porch, and the beds was made of planks, the table of pine boards, and there was never enough boxes for the chairs so the littlest children eat out of a tin pan off the floor. Now I'se just old forgotten woman. They had a big big plantation down by the river and they was rich. One day young Master come to the cabins and say we all free and cant' stay there lessn we want to go on working for him just like we'd been for our feed, an clothes. So, back to "Chief Moytoy.". In the eighteenth century, when the people were primarily organized by clans and towns, they would appoint a leader for negotiations with the Europeans. Web. John Ross, Cherokee name Tsan-Usdi, (born October 3, 1790, Turkeytown, Cherokee territory [near present-day Centre, Alabama, U.S.]died August 1, 1866, Washington, D.C., U.S.), Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia, was forced to assume the painful task of shepherding the Cherokees Yes I was! Joseph was also a Cherokee leader and became even more wealthy than his father. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "James Vann had no grave marker for more than 200 years. The slaves were unsuccessful in their effort to escape to New Mexico. Finally, in 1885, Joseph and others were allowed to return to the Pacific Northwest, but it was far from a perfect solution. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [2] In 1999, they approved several changes to the constitution, including the removal of the qualifying phrase "of Oklahoma" from their name, leaving it simply "Cherokee Nation". Joseph was his fathers favorite among his children. Give me a call on my toll free number at 1-866-942-7716 so we can . Little Turkey was elected First Beloved Man of the Cherokee (the council seat of which was shifted south to Ustanali (later known as New Echota), near what is now Calhoun, Georgia) in the aftermath of the assassination by frontiersmen of Corntassel (also called Cornsilk) and several other leaders. RM G15TG4 - David Vann (January 1, 1800 - December 23, 1863) was a sub-Chief who was elected Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation in 1839, 1843, 1847 and 1851. Everybody went---white folks, colored folks. He had apparently been attending the horse races at Louisville, KY. Vann, Joseph H., Cherokee Rose: On Rivers of Golden Tears, 1st Books Library (2001), ISBN 0-75965-139-6. And we had corn bread and cakes baked every day. Of course I hear about Abraham Lincoln and he was a great man, but I was told mostly by my children when dey come home from school about him. Chief Tsunulahunski took a Cherokee wife, Ni-suh (possibly his third wife), and raised a family of two boys, Jim-my and Sic-que-yuh, and one girl, Na-lih. Dey was all wid the south, but dey was a lot of dem Pin Indians all up on de Illinois River and dey was wid de North and dey taken it out on de slave owners a lot before de War and during it too. If somebody bad sick he git de doctor right quick, and he don't let no negroes mess around wid no poultices and teas and sech things, like cupping-horns neither! James Whitmore is marvelous as the Army officer, with an unusually progressive outlook, but powerless to assist Chief Joseph. My grandmother Clarinda Vann, bossed the kitchen and the washing and turned the key to the big bank. Joseph "Chief Joe" Raincrow, 1855 - 1927 Joseph "Chief Joe" Raincrow was born on month day 1855, at birth place, North Carolina, to John Kah-Sah-He-Lee Raincrow and Rachael ( LaChit Lee) Bendabout Raincrow. He first appears in written There was lots of preserves. In 1828, he was the first and only elected Chief of Cherokee Nation, serving 38 years until his death. Someone rattled the bones. Mistress say old Master and my pappy on the boat somewhere close to Louisville and the boiler bust and tear the boat up. Little Turkey was finally recognized as "Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation" by all the towns after the end of the CherokeeAmerican wars, when the Cherokee established their first nominal national government. And we learned some things about religion from an old colored preacher named Tom Vann. Some 3,500 interviews were conducted. You see, I'se one of them sudden cases. He used to take us to where Hyde Park is and we'd all go fishin'. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Vann, Feb 11 1798 - Spring Place, Georgia, Old Cherokee Nation East, United States, Oct 23 1844 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Chief James Vann, Ii, Nannie Vann (born Brown), Feb 11 1798 - Spring Place, Murray, Georgia, United States. Chief Seattle Duwamish c. 1780-1866: Shacknasty Jim Modoc c. 1851-1881: Red Cloud Lakota 1822-1909: Standing Bear Ponca c. 1834-1908: Sitting Bull Lakota c. 1831-1890: Chief Pontiac Ottawa 1720-1769: Osceola Seminole 1804-1838: Wilma Mankiller Cherokee 1945-2010: Chief Manuelito Navajo 1818-1893: TRADITIONAL . At New Albany, Indiana, some boilers of the vessel blew up causing several damages and death. McMinn For the Raleigh Register. In summer when it was hot, the slaves would sit in the shade evenings and make wooden spoons out of maple. We all come back to de old place and find de negro cabins and barns burned down and de fences all gone and de field in crab grass and cockleburs. The Nez Perce were a peaceful nation spread from Idaho to Northern Washington. Marster Jim and Missus Jennie wouldn't let his house slaves go with no common dress out. and Barbara Bushs Amazing Love Story. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Dat was one poor negro dat never go away to de North and I was sorry for him cause I know he must have had a mean master, but none of us Sheppard negroes, I mean the grown ones, tried to get away. That was sort of vault, where the family valuables was kept. The following oral history narrative is from the The WPA Oklahoma Slave Narratives in the Library of Congress, edited by T. Lindsay Baker, Julie Philips Baker: Yes Sa. Mammy got a wagon and we traveled around a few days to go to Fort Gibson. During their pursuit of the escaped Negroes, the Cherokee Militia discovered the bodies of the two slave bounty hunters. I think I hear 'em say mamma was born on Bull Creek; that somewhere up near Kansas, maybe near Coffeyville. When Mammy went old Mistress took me to de Big House to help her and she was kind to me like I was part of her own family. And dishes, they had rows and rows of china dishes; big blue platters that would hold a whole turkey. In the summer I wear them on Sunday, too. Geni requires JavaScript! Pappys name was Kalet Vann, and mammys name was Sally. My mother Betsy Vann, worked in the big house for the missus. Sometimes she pull my hair. Everybody laugh and was happy. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is made up of descendants of Cherokee primarily from along the Oconaluftee River in Western North Carolina, in today's Cherokee County. That meant she want a biscuit with a little butter on it. When the last of the Cherokees were forcibly moved west in 1838, government records indicate that 1,592 black slaves were moved to Indian Territory with their owners. Upon being brought to Fort Gibson, five slaves were held to stand trial for murdering the two bounty hunters. Seneca Chism was my father. Chuck Hoskin Jr. is the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian tribe in the United States. When they gave a party in the big house, everything was fine. Father Abraham Tuttle. Dragging Canoe ( , pronounced Tsiyu Gansini, c. 1738 - February 29, 1792) was a Cherokee red (or war) chief who led a band of Cherokee warriors who resisted colonists and United States settlers in the Upper South. When he get home he call my uncle and ask about what we done all day and tell him what we better do de next day. , Nancy Vann, John Shepherd Vann, David Vann, Jane Elizabeth Vann, Sallie Blackburn Vore (born Vann), Joseph W. Vann, William Vann, Miner Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia, United States of America, Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia, United States, Cherokee () Principal Chiefs and Uka: Eastern, Western and Keetoowah, Chief Joseph Rich Joe Vann, Principal Chief, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lpproots/Neeley/cvann.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Walker_steamboat_disaster. He was half Cherokee with Scots father and Cherokee mother, and became a powerful and very wealthy chief in the Cherokee nation, owning a large plantation and many slaves, in addition to other holdings. My names' Lucinda Vann, I've been married twice but that don't make no difference. My mother, grandmother, aunt Maria and cousin Clara, all worked in the big house. Specifically: Cherokee Burial in unknown place, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136543239/joseph-raincrow. They got on the horses behind the men and went off. I'se born across the river in the plantation of old Jim Vann in Webbers Falls. At that time, the council deposed Brown, replacing him with Looney. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. My heart is sick and sad. Everybody, white folks and colored folks, having a good time. November 19 - Phoenix, Arizona. Lots of the slave children didn't ever learn to read or write. We didn't suffer, we had plenty to eat. Most Iroquoian-speaking people lived near the Great Lakes, leading historians to believe the Cherokee migrated south from that region. He had to work on the boat, though, and never got to come home but once in a long while. Colville. Everybody had fine clothes everybody had plenty to eat. We had bonnets that had long silk tassels for ties. Nimrod Jarret Smith (1837-1893) was 4th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band and a Confederate Army veteran of the Thomas Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders. The big house was made of log and stone and had big mud fireplaces. Many Nez Perc, including Chief Josephs father, were converted to Christianity and Chief Joseph was educated in a mission school. He was a traveler, didn't stay home much. It was in the Grand River close to the ford, and winter time. On October 23, 1844, the steamboat Lucy Walker departed Louisville, Kentucky, bound for New Orleans. The 1860 Census records for Oklahoma (the last Census of the slavery era), indicates that the Cherokees held 4,600 Negro slaves; the Chickasaws owned 975; the Choctaws owned, 2,344; the Creeks held 1,532; and the Seminoles reportedly owned 500. Different friends would come and they'd show that arm. He had at least 1 daughter with Ardwood C Native American. 309 Words2 Pages. We had fine satin dresses, great big combs for our hair, great big gold locket, double earrings we never wore cotton except when we worked. Joseph Vann took the rebel slaves belonging to him out of the Cherokee Nation and permanently assigned them to work on his steamboats. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The towns appointed their own leaders to represent the tribe to British, French, and (later) American authorities. Everything we had was made by my folks. We have set your language to Dey was both raised round Webber's Falls somewhere. Sometimes they fish in the Illinois river, sometimes in the Grand, but they always fish the same way. Some had been in a big run-away and had been brung back, and wasn't so good, so he keep them on the boat all the time mostly. During the Creek War he served as a Lieutenant in the US Militia Army and fought with Sam Houston at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Had sacks and sacks of money. Stretch Film Division. It was bad, oh it was bad. After a bloody fracas in 1834, Colonel W. N. Bishop established his brother, Absolom Bishop, on the premises and Joseph Vann with his family was driven out to seek shelter over the state line in Tennessee. They rendezvoused with other slaves who had agreed to participate in the revolt, stole horses to ride to their freedom, then broke into a store to steal guns, ammunition, food, and supplies they needed for their planned escape to Mexicowhere slavery was illegal. Zachary Barnes Juksvsdi. John was born on July 21 1771, in Cherokee, Georgia, United States. The people conducting the interviews from 1936-1938 were instructed to write the material gleaned from the interviews as closely as possible to the speech patterns of the former slaves they interviewed. Some of the old chief's names was Gopher John, John Hawk and Wild Cat. Marster had a big Christmas tree, oh great big tree, put on the porch. Hams cakes, pies, dresses, beads, everything. He has therefore permission to pass from hence to Chicamauga Creek & to return in 14 days. By the fall of 1877 Chief Joseph and his people were exhausted. Well, I'll tell you, you pull it out from the wall something like a shelf. People just go and help themselves, till they couldn't eat no mo! monkeyface_si Jul 12, 2001 Details Edit I got my allotment as a Cherokee Freedman, and so did Cal, but we lived here at this place because we was too old to work the land ourselves. I might consider an interesting trade. Minor Chief Joseph RainCrow(Raincrow), died in 1871 at the age of 96 years old. Old Master Joe had a mighty big farm and several families of Negroes, and he was a powerful rich man. Chief Joseph Nez Perce 8.5x11" Photo Print Edward S Curtis, Elizabeth Debicki v1 - Michael Fassbender Macbeth Movie Poster 24x36. The journey included several impressive victories against a U.S. force that numbered more than 2,000 soldiers. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It had no windows, but it had a wood floor that was kept clean with plenty of brushings, and a fireplace where mammy'd cook the turnip greens and peas and corn--I still likes the cornbread with fingerprints baked on it like in the old days when it was cooked on a skillet over the hot wood ashes. Below New Albany, the vessel blew up when one or more boilers blew up, killing the majority of the passengers and among them the owner and captain. Death 1800 - Henryville, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. It was "Don't Call the Roll, Jesus Because I'm Coming Home." We camp at dat place a while and old Mistress stay in de town wid some kinfolks. Mammy was the house girl and she weaved the cloth and my Aunt Tilda dyed the cloth with indigo, leaving her hands blue looking most of the time. I dont know, but that was before my time. Remember Them Home / Chief Joseph Chief Joseph 1840-1904 Native Americans As the newly established American Colonies expanded their borders taking over lands they needed for farming, they frequently encountered resistance from the Indigenous People who had lived on the same land for centuries. Hattie Owl, Divisional Administrator 828-359-7003 . Their descendants make up the members of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians today, referred to as the EBCI. In Georgia, during the early 1800s, slaves owned by the Vann Family made the bricks and milled the lumber used to build the Vann House in Spring Place. In ever did see no money neither, until time of de War or a little before. But that peace was fragile. In addition, a memorial to the seven Cherokee clans and the nation overall was installed at this siteContributor: Glenn Raincrow Chipner (50881514)View Memorial. Dey tole me some of dem was bad on negroes but I never did see none of dem night riding like some say dey did. The commissary was full of everyting good to eat. Having seen his warriors reduced to just 87 fighting men, having weathered the loss of his own brother, Olikut, and having seen many of the women and children near starvation, Chief Joseph surrendered to his enemy, delivering one of the great speeches in American history. Master's name was Joe Sheppard, and he was a Cherokee Indian. There were some Cherokee slaves that were taken to Mexico, however, she makes vivid references to Seminole leaders John Horse, and Wild Cat. During the Civil War, the Nation voted to support the Confederacy, and Ross acquiesced for a time. There was seats all around for folks to watch them dance. Wilma Mankiller is honored and recognized as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. I went to see dem lots of times and they was always glad to see me. Records begin with Chief Bluejacket himself, also known by his Native names of Se-pet-te-he-nath, Big Rabbit, his name given at birth and Wa Weyapiersehnwaw, his adult chosen name, found in use about 1777. There was Mr. Jim Collins, and Mr. Bell, and Mr. Dave Franklin, and Mr. Jim Sutton and Mr. Blackburn that lived around close to us and dey all had slaves. They were identified by a pair of his reading glasses that had been buried with him.To memorialize this significant town site, the TVA raised land above the flood level of the reservoir, and over the grave site and former site of the Chota council house. Den old Master get three wagons and ox teams and take us all way down on Red River in de Choctaw Nation. McMinn, in answer to certain communications of his respecting their land and removal to the west. Still, not even his standing among the whites could help his people return to their homeland in the Pacific Northwest. In 1837 ptior to the main Cherokee Removal, he transported a few hundred Cherokee men, women, children, slaves and horses aboard a flotilla of flat boats to Webber's Falls on the Arkansas River in Indian Territory. My missus name was Doublehead before she married Jim Vann. 6 In 1758, the alliance . I've seen em. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from 1899-1903. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The Colville are a tribe that make up the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation along with the Lakes, Okanogan, Moses-Columbia, Wenatchi, Entiat, Chelan, Methow, Nespelem, Sanpoil, Chief Joseph Band of Nez Perce, and Palus Indians. The Aniwaya, or Wolf Clan, has been known throughout time to be the largest clan. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Then we all have big dinner, white folks in the big house, colored folks in their cabins. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He was a slave on the Chism plantation, but came to Vann's all the time on account of the hourses. His pappy was old Captain "Rich Joe" Vann, and he had been dead ever since long before de War. Every morning the slaves would run to the commissary and get what they wanted for that day. See it if you can. Of course, all slaves were officially freed during the Civil War. My pappy run away one time, four or five years before I was born, mammy tell me, and at that time a whole lot of Cherokee slaves run off at once. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. They never sent us anywhere with a cotton dress. De furniture is all gone, and some said de soldiers burned it up for firewood. The Historical Society of Cumming/Forsyth fixed that", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Vann&oldid=1125771331, Articles needing additional references from February 2014, All articles needing additional references, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Please enter your email and password to sign in. After the Removal, Joseph Vann was chosen the first Assistant Chief of the united Cherokee Nation under the new 1839 Constitution that was created in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), serving with Principal Chief John Ross. They could have anything they wanted. Joseph A. Saunooke David Blythe Sampson Owl John A. Tahquette Jarret Blythe Henry Bradley Osley Bird Saunooke Walter Jackson Noah Powell Despite the relocation, Vanns business interest never waned. I go to this house, you come to my house. Lots of soldiers around all the time though. There was great big wooden scaffolds. That day, Vann was serving as captain of his steamboat, Lucy Walker, bound from Louisville, Kentucky for New Orleans. That was where all the food was kept. He sold one of my brothers and one sister because they kept running off. "Cherokee Chiefs" redirects here. They had fine furniture that Marster Vann had brought home in a steamboat from far away. I raised eleven children just on de sweat of my hands and none of dem ever tasted anything dat was stole. He moved his family to this location and resided there two or three years, until he could establish himself in the west. Principal Chief is today the title of the chief executives of the Cherokee Nation, of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, the three federally recognized tribes of Cherokee. Roy Boney (Her Name is Wild Rose) (I am . Chief Joseph understood there would be brutal repercussions and in an effort to avoid defeat, and most likely his own death, he led his people on what is now widely considered one of the most remarkable retreats in military history. At night dem trundles was jest all over the floor, and in de morning we shoved em back under de big beds to git dem outn' de way. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The removal of the eastern Cherokee Territory took place in 1839. Old Mistress had inherited some property from her pappy and dey had de slave money and when dey turned everything into good money after de War dat stuff only come to about six thousand dollars in good money, she told me. Tall and slim and handsome. Den I went to a subscription school for a little while, but didn't get much learning. Joseph H. Vann was born at Spring Place, Georgia on February 11, 1798. Some had been in a big run-away and had been brung back, and wasnt so good, so he keep them on the boat all the time mostly. During the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson, he successfully had Congress pass the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The base of the Rocky Mountains is in Mexico where much (if not most) of the Cherokee Nation migrated to in 1721. Mammy died in Texas, and when we left Rusk County after the Civil War, pappy took us children to the graveyard. That mean't she want a biscuit with a little butter on it. Mammy had the wagon and two oxen and we worked a good size patch there until she died, and then I git married to Cal Robertson to have somebody to take care of me. I don't know what he done after that. michael lombard actor obituary; justinas duknauskas biography; organic valley grassmilk yogurt discontinued Sometimes Joe bring other wife to visit Missus Jennie. Do you know what I am going to do? Nails cost big money and Old Master's blacksmith wouldn't make none 'ceptin a few for old Master now an den so we used wooden dowels to put things together. He established his businesses including plantations and steamboat operation. Those included in this collection all mention the Vanns. So many of his people had already perished, either from war or disease, and their new home was still miles from their true homeland in the Wallowa Valley. We went by Webber's Falls and filled de wagons. She done his washing and knew the cuff of his sleeve. Its got a buokeys and a lead bullet in it. Don't know much about him. In 1842, 2025 slaves of Joseph Vann, Lewis Ross, and other wealthy Cherokee at Webbers Falls revolted and fled with guns and horses in an attempt to escape from Indian Territory to Mexico. Vann and several other Cherokees faced eviction during the US governments Indian Removal policy. As a businessman, Vann established his businesses along major river bodies. Little hog, big hog, didn't make no difference. Born in Tellico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, United States on 1701 to Chief Moytoy Pigeon Tellico Cherokee Indian and Aganunitsi Cherokee Indian GG8BP. We specialize in father and son restoration projects. Sometimes just white folks danced; sometimes just the black folks. As a result, they had to settle in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). When Chief Joseph was younger he was given a tribal . After removal of the eastern Cherokee to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears, they created a new constitution to unify the former Eastern Cherokee with the Western Cherokee. While he was preparing for the removal, however, he learned that a trio of young men had massacred a band of white settlers and prospectors; fearing retaliation by the U.S. army, he decided instead to lead his small body of followers (some 200 to 300 warriors and their families) on a long trek to Canada. 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