Patricia Stockdill

Apr 24, 2024 | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Patricia Stockdill

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment Jan. 26, 2020. [U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Denise C. Guiao-Corpuz]A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment Jan. 26, 2020. [U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Denise C.

Mar 24, 2024 | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Amy Allender |Patricia Stockdill |Lydia Hoverson

A story that captured the attention of newspaper readers all across the United States had an unbelievable ending in North Dakota, then Dakota Territory. The year was 1877, one year after the defeat of Lt. Colonel George Custer and five companies of the vaunted 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The Nez Perce, led by legendary Chief Joseph, fled their reservation land near Walla Walla, Washington after months of mistreatment by a corrupt Indian Agent.