"Massacre on the Marias" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Sep 2026 1:41 p.m. PST |
"…Let me bring to light some info about another heinous and barbarously bloody attack perpetrated by a state actor, i.e., US Army elements during the winter of AD1870 – the so called Massacre on the Marias River in Montana – that took place near the Big Bend of the Marias River on January 23, 1870. The object of attack was the Piegan camp in Montana Territory – note that the Blacfeet Confederacy were under the Lame Bull Treaty of 1855 and its amendments.
Sources come form the Montana Official State website.
Witnesses to the Carnage – website with testimonies.
The Piikuni and the Army's Piegan expedition…"
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Shagnasty  | 07 Sep 2026 2:04 p.m. PST |
Sadly the US has always been an anal orifice when dealing with the indigenous people. |
| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2026 5:36 p.m. PST |
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