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Download full textCoward, John M. – 1989
News and editorial coverage of the Ponca controversy of 1879 was investigated in an effort to discover why and how this particular Indian story became a national crusade. The Ponca campaign helped promote reform-minded legislation which conferred new rights on the Indians and promised to speed their assimilation into mainstream society. The Dawes…
Descriptors: American Indians, Journalism History, Land Acquisition, Media Research
