Strikes The Rees Son

[ftpeckpabaksa]

I see several posts of Strikes The Ree. I wanted to see if anyone knew or had any information on the son of his who appears to have left that area where Strikes The Ree and his Yankton's lived.

In Canada there is a census of Strikes The Ree's Son and Two Dog's. Both Yankton Sioux. They are not to be confused with Yanktonai or any of the Dakota tribes. There is even a painting of them in 1874. But, I never see any research from the family of strikes the ree's for him. He is only identified as Strikes The Ree's Son. He was at Killdeer Mountain, and roamed the area of Montana and finally went into Canada. I cannot find which reserve he settled at. But, I found Two Dogs at Fort Peck in 1900 and he gave the place of his birth as Wisconsin. So, if anyone knows or has a listing of Strikes The Ree and his children, maybe they can contact me and I can help them with information on this son of his that always seems to be forgotten.

[hermin1]

ftpeckpabasca could you please post a copy of that Canada Census?I would sure like what information you have on Strike The Rees' sson. my email address is [e-mail]
I believe you should contact LavannahJudah as she may be albe to help you with his family.

[Spirit of the Owl Woman]

Dear ftpeckpabaska,

I ran across something on the net that relates to your post about his son but did not save it! I sometimes am in such a rush to find what i am researching for that I am afraid to get distracted when I come across information that does not pertain and get sloppy by not saving.

Anyway, I would very much like to know what information you have on this son as I am Struck by the Rees 3x great grandniece and have been researching this line for sometime.

You can find my email address in my profile or you can use this site to contact me.

Thanks.

Lavanah

[maesplace]

I am looking for information about Buddy Feather, I just purchased a painting with his signature dated 1978. It appears to be a painting pertaining to the Trail of Tears. It's an awesome painting. Very little has been published about the amazing artist.

[Spirit of the Owl Woman]

Dear ftpeckpabaska,

His name was the same as his father's apparently from what I have been able to find on him. I googled Struck by the Rees son and found a book on Google which references him several times. He was nothing like his father. As a matter of fact he was just the opposite. The name of the book is The History of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian ... By David Miller, Dennis Smith, Joseph R. McGeshick, search the book by typing in Struck by the Ree; The book can be found at this link:

books.google.com/books?id=oODHaHr674oC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=struck+by+the+ree+son&source=bl&ots=K1Ljk6xqqE&sig=XD3h-SOfr1ycgSww6BaIMo21jgc&hl=en&ei=FxMhTZDUDMKC8gb-xtjlDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=struck%20by%20the%20ree%20son&f=false

This is a very good find and I thank you for it.

[ftpeckpabaksa]

Yeah, it appears that. the son of Strikes The Ree. Might not have agreed with the treaty for the Pipestone area. Thats when I start finding references to him. Of all the Yankton's. He appears to be the only one who actually fought against the Army, nor did he sign any treaties, with his band.

I always wondered why u never see mention of them. I mean, you see mention of the Yankton's not taking part in any of the wars, etc. One question I have is, what would these people's share of the settlement from the Black Hills Claim they would have received from the Yankton Tribe if they were included. They would have been with their people in 1851.

[Spirit of the Owl Woman]

There is an old saying, "Walk a mile in my mocassions." In order to understand why things happened the way they did one needs to know what was actually going at that time in history and what led up to the 1858 Treaty. How the Yanktons were dupped out of the Pipestone Quarry and how the Treaty stated that the Black Hills belonged to them.

Struck by the Ree was between a rock and a hard place. He and the other band chiefs were taken to Washington, D.C. as really to manipulate them into signing the treaty by showing the power and might of the white civilization. Our tribe was suffering disease, hunger, and the lack of game to hunt.

"In considering the motives of Struck by the Ree and his supporters, one must analyze the options available in the 1850s. He could have chosen resistance, armed or otherwise, against American expansionism; but this would have been doomed to failure. Struck by the Ree knew the power of the U.S. military, and he knew the military would protect American squatters. Militarily the Yanktons were in an impossible position. Their population was small, disease was common, and food was scarce. Out of 1,972 Yanktons in 1859, there were 440 adult men. They could not must an effective fighting force. The feared General Harney, stationed at Fort Randall with 1,200 troops, made armed resistance an untenable option. Another possible option was voluntary migration west. This would have been possible but very difficult. It would have required a location, funding and consensus from the Yanktons. Voluntary migration, even if successful, would only have postponed and eventual collision with American expansion. The third option, accommodation with the United States, must have seemed like the only viable choice to Chief Struck by the Ree. Accommodation meant a guaranteed permanent homeland for the Yanktons and fifty years of annuity payments. This was much better than fruitless resistance where all could be lost. From his point of view, he had only one option." Struck by the Ree's legacy was the survival of the Yanktons as a nation.

[ftpeckpabaksa]

WOW