Encore: National Parks | Calling in the Cavalry | 2
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The Nez Pursue in Yellowstone
The nez purse entered yellowstone using a web of intricate trails that native peoples had forged in the park over rations. The tribe was hoping to flee over a route they had previously used to cross the rocky mountains into the northern great plains for buffalo hunting. When george cowan tried to escape in the underbrush, the nez purse feared he would alert the army to their presence so they shot him in the head and left him to die. About 250 women and children managed to s across the border and connect with sitting bull in canada. But with the rest of the tribe pinned down for five days, chief joseph finally gave word to his people to surrender. From where
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