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Retribution against Indigenous medicine men persists in Yakima and Klickitat counties over failed spiritual interventions.
“They believe a medicine man has the power to heal the sick, to drive away the snow... If they fail in these respects, they are in league with the bad one and have no right to live.”
A tragic report from Klickitat County details the violent death of a traditional healer, highlighting the clash between Indigenous medical customs and outside influences.
“An aged klootch man who practiced the 'art of healing' was cut down with an ax as she was singing the death song.”
A violent confrontation over a cattle dispute in rural Washington territory leaves one dead and exposes the raw edges of frontier justice.
“Blye is well known here, having attended the agricultural fair in Seattle and being considered a man of standing.”
A new Washington sheep quarantine law promised to shut out 75,000 Oregon sheep — and local stockmen said the range was theirs, not the neighbors'.
“The grass of Klickitat belongs to the citizens of the county and not to the householders and citizens of Oregon.”
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