Because, the Whitmans were spreading disease, by accident
Because, the Whitmans were spreading disease, by accident
The Cayuse tribe killed Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in 1847 because of cultural tensions, including resentment towards missionaries and settlers. Additionally, the spread of disease and competition for resources also played a role in the conflict.
The word 'Cayuse' looks already like a French word.
There's a tribe in the Pacific Northwest known as the Cayuse, but "a cayuse" probably means a horse, particularly a low-quality feral (wild) horse or pony. The Hughes OH-6 helicopter is also called "Cayuse".
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Letter to Loretta - 1953 Tale of a Cayuse 2-26 was released on: USA: 27 February 1955
When a measles epidemic broke out at the mission in November 1847, many of the Indians were killed while the white newcomers survived. The Cayuse suspected that the Whitmans and their foreign religion were the cause of the fatal disease. In retaliation, the Whitmans and eleven other whites were killed by the Cayuse, and the mission was burned down.
The main tribes of the Plateau region were Kutenai, Nez Perce, Salish and Cayuse, but there were many other smaller tribes. Their languages belong to the Sahaptin, Salishan, Athapaskan, Chinookan, Cayuse and Kootenai families.
A Native American people inhabiting northeast Oregon and southeast Washington