Kintpuash biography of rory

19th-century chief of the Modoc tribe of California and Oregon

Kintpuash (c.

1837 – October 3, 1873), also known as Kientpoos, Keintpoos, or by his English name Captain Jack, was a prominent Modoc leader from present-day northern California and southern Oregon. His name in the Modoc language translates to "strikes the water brashly." Kintpuash is best known for leading his people in resisting forced relocation during the Modoc War of 1872–1873.

Her son, Rory Keith Shaw, Jr. was born in While navigating school, motherhood, and working as a product painter at a Treasure House.

Her son, Rory Keith Shaw, Jr. was born in While navigating school, motherhood, and working as a product painter at a Treasure House.

A Modoc band of nearly people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths.

Book - A-Z arrangement of biographies; lengthy articles with graphics; index by tribe; chronology of Indians.

Actually, though, Rory does well as the thoughtful revenger.

A punishment that was once reserved for exceptional cases pertaining to narrow federal interests has since been used to perpetuate racially.

Using the rugged terrain of the Lava Beds in California, his small band of warriors held off vastly superior US Army forces for several months. He remains the only Native American leader to be charged with war crimes. Kintpuash was executed by hanging, along with three others, for their role in the deaths of General Edward Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas during peace negotiations.

Life

The Modoc Tribe

Kintpuash was born around 1837 in Modoc territory near Tule Lake, in present-day California. The Modocs conside