Quote by David Grann

“In 1804, a delegation of Osage chiefs met with Jefferson at the White House. He told the navy secretary that the Osage, whose warriors…

— David Grann

“Over the next two decades, the Osage were forced to cede nearly a hundred million acres of their ancestral land, ultimately finding refuge in…

— David Grann

“The Osage had been assured by the U.S. government that their Kansas territory would remain their home forever, but before long they were under…

— David Grann

“Though Wilder blamed her family’s departure from Kansas on “blasted politicians” ordering white squatters to vacate Osage lands, no such edict was issued over…

— Sarah Miller

The board transported its jurisdiction to a never-never land where a Dorothy of the new millennium might exclaim: "They still call it Kansas, but…

— Stephen Jay Gould

The government sent the Indians to Oklahoma. They had a treaty that said, 'You shall have this land as long as grass grows and…

— Will Rogers

“Thomas Jefferson's Letter to John Holmes on the Missouri Statehood Question – April 20, 1820 I thank you, dear Sir, for the copy you…

— Thomas Jefferson

[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted their horses…

— Alistair Cooke

“In October 1805, Stoddard’s tour left St. Louis, including forty-five Indians from eleven tribes. They arrived in Washington in January 1806. Jefferson gave them…

— Stephen E. Ambrose

“As for the Cherokees, they faced a set of laws passed by Georgia: their lands were taken, their government abolished, all meetings prohibited. Cherokees…

— Howard Zinn

When Kansas and Missouri work together, we can accomplish a lot - and also set an example at a time of extreme partisanship.

— Laura Kelly

“It may have been true that from a strictly legal standpoint there was nothing wrong with how Winslow and the other Plymouth officials acquired…

— Nathaniel Philbrick