Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Questions and Answers Chapter 8: The Rise and Fall of Donehogawa

Study Questions
1. Who was Donehogawa?

2. Who went to Washington, D.C., to meet President Grant?

3. What was the trick played on the Sioux?

4. How did Donehogawa placate the Sioux?

5. What caused the downfall of Donehogawa?

Answers
1. Donehogawa was an Iroquois who had forged a friendship with President Grant and was appointed by Grant as Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

2. A delegation of the Oglalas, led by Red Cloud, and a delegation of Brules, lead by Spotted Tail, met with the President.

3. The treaty they had signed, as it was...

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