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This was a massacre of men, women and children of a friendly band of Indians, and was one of the main causes of bringing into arms against the United States every tribe of Indians south of the Yellowstone.
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Dodge highlights the tragic consequences of a massacre of Native Americans during the American Indian Wars.
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