An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked . Perhaps Kellogg came by her combative communication style from her American education, or perhaps it was a by-product of her willingness to fight for traditional values at a time when ideas about assimilation dominated Indigenous cultures. Kellogg, a descendant of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of American Indians. Laura Cornelius Kellogg (Q9033413) Native American activist Minnie Kellogg Wynnogene Laura Cornelius edit Statements instance of human 0 references image Laura Cornelius Kellogg.1.png 283 361; 99 KB 0 references sex or gender female 0 references country of citizenship United States of America 0 references birth name Laura Cornelius (English) As one of the founders of the Society of American Indians, Kellogg asked the leadership to make a commitment to Indian self-sufficiency and independence. [32] Deeply hurt, Kellogg never forgave the SAI. Laura Cornelius Kellogg (1880-1947) was born on the Oneida reservation in Wisconsin in 1880 to Adam Poe and Cecilia Bread Cornelius, a family with a distinguished lineage of traditional leadership. Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and fought for communal tribal lands, tribal autonomy and self-government. The letter quotes at length a letter Lenroot received from Kellogg. Without the federal government, Kellogg likened the Indian peoples to lambs that would be devoured by a lion. [63] Cornelius, known as "C.P. strong resistance from local, state and federal government, and pressure on Six Nations leadership to halt Kellogg's initiative. Kellogg, a descendant of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of American Indians.Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and fought for communal tribal lands, tribal autonomy . There are old Indians who have never seen the inside of a classroom whom I consider far more educated than the young Indian with his knowledge of Latin and algebra. [51] The federal government could offer protection for the Indians' assets at the state level. "[28], On April 22, 1912, Laura Cornelius married Orrin J. Kellogg,[29] an attorney of distant Seneca ancestry. [5] Her paternal grandfather was John Cornelius, Oneida chief and brother of Jacob Cornelius, chief of the Orchard faction of Oneidas. [17] In 1909, called "Princess Neoskalita" by the Los Angeles Times, Kellogg said she "did not consider her education complete until she had some knowledge of the social life, the art and literature of the French and English." Earlier that year, Thomas L. Sloan, an Omaha attorney and Society member, serving as special representative to Senator Joseph T. Robinson's congressional commission to investigate Indian affairs, delegated the Kelloggs as advance investigators. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.] Laura Cornelius Kellogg was a Native American leader and activist, a writer and visionary, who spoke out in support of Native American rights and against efforts by the American government to . Jack Campisi and Laurence M. 97 43 American Indian and Other Works, ed. Soon after the loss of her clan mother, Kellogg decided to return to the traditional practices of her tribe. "[16] While in London, Kellogg requested in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior that she be presented at Court. Forbes, "California Missions and Landmarks: El Camino Real, (1915), p.68. "[23], In 1919, Kellogg appeared before the League of Nations calling for justice for American Indians. The committee selected Laura Cornelius Kellogg, filling a conspicuous gap in the Womens Rights National Historical Park, which until the installation there was little to no mention of the Haudenosaunee influence on American womens rights, nor the fact that the museum is in traditional Haudenosaunee territory and only a few miles from the Gayogoh:no (Cayuga) Nation. By 1923, the Lolomi plan was progressing. 1880) found : Ancestry.com, All Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Feb. 6, 2015 (Laura Cornelius Kellogg, 1880-1947 [source: Native American Women : a biographical dictionary / edited by Gretchen M. Bataille and Laurie Lisa, 2001]; another source on BGMI says . Chester told the Daily Oklahoman that he wanted the Keetoowah some day to be "in a position where they can work for the common good and build up a surplus for the good of the community." [35] Kellogg criticized Buffalo Bill Cody in New York for his stereotypical performances of Indian people. I am an Indigenous man or non-Indigenous ally of Rematriation. [53] According to Kellogg, homogeneity, or of the same kind or nature, was the most important aspect of the plan. Kellogg explained, "All successful organization is based on likeness of kind. Land holdings by the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin have increased since the mid-1980s from approximately 200 acres to more than 18,000 acres. Laura Cornelius Kellogg: Our Democracy and the American Indian and Other Works (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) Hardcover - March 31, 2015 by Kristina Ackley (Editor), Cristina Stanciu (Editor) 4 ratings Part of: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors (21 books) See all formats and editions Kindle $22.49 Read with Our Free App Hardcover Media in category "Laura Cornelius Kellogg" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked tirelessly for Wisconsin Oneida cultural self-determination when efforts to Americanize Native people reached their peak. While her message did not prove to be overwhelmingly popular, Kellogg did find a constituency among the Iroquois people. Kellogg's campaign in New York was fraught with problems, and there was [57], In 1920, Kellogg published a book about titled, Our Democracy and the American Indian: A Presentation of the Indian Situation as It Is Today, where she discussed her Lolomai Plan, later spelled Lolomi, which means "perfect goodness be upon you" in the Hopi language. Laura Cornelius Kellogg stood up against U.S. colonizing practices and represents our Haudenosaunee women in the fullest sense; we are women who've always had full autonomy over our minds, bodies, children, and lands, while occupying the seat of authority in our government. The prospects of successful litigation in New York raised hopes that the Six Nations would have sufficient capital to develop Lolomi communities. Indians could thus adopt beneficial elements of mainstream society while avoiding such evils as the factory system, urban congestion, and class conflict between labor and capital. was awful smart. On March 1, 1929, Kellogg testified, However, Kellogg's testimony alienated most of the senators, and E. B. Merritt, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs accused Kellogg of fraud and tried to launch a federal investigation. [62] The Keetoowah gave Minnie the Cherokee name "Egahtahyen" ("Dawn") and power of attorney to act on their behalf to establish a communal enterprise. Click to explore. Kellogg argued the Oneida Boarding School should continue to provide education to Oneida children and proposed a plan to use the school and grounds as an education and industrial center. She focuses on women's working and political lives, asking how identities such as race, nationality, class, and age have shaped them. The Oneida homeland was rich cherry-growing area and the construction of canning factory was to be source of economic development. [76] Collections were also received from the Stockbridge Indians, the Brothertowns and a number of white business people in the Green Bay area. "Indian Education" was written by Laura Cornelius Kellogg in April 1913. She later went on to study at Stanford, Barnard College, Columbia, Cornell, and The University of Wisconsin. He was an Indian, an educated man and came from the sacred direction, east[62] During this time, Cornelius helped the Keetoowah reestablish in some way the old tribal organization of the Cherokee Nation. Member. In a speech to the Society of American Indians, an organization Kellogg helped found, she defended the value of an Indigenous identity founded on the knowledge of the elders. The Society met at academic institutions, maintained a Washington headquarters, conducted annual conferences and published a quarterly journal of American Indian literature by American Indian authors. See Joseph William Singer, "Nine-Tenths of the Law: Title, Possession and Sacred Obligations", United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, "A Tribute to the Future of My Race by Laura Cornelius Kellogg - Poems | Academy of American Poets", "An Indian Woman of Many Hats: Laura Cornelius Kellogg's Embattled Search for an Indigenous Voice". But her historical erasure is also an example of the diminishment of Haudenosaunee culture, part of hundreds of years of brutal attacks on Indigenous culture. [54] The Indian community could resolve issues better than the white communities because of the homogeneity set forth by Lolomi plan. . [42] According to SAI records, the attendees were Laura Cornelius Kellogg, (Oneida), educator; Dr. Charles Eastman, (Santee Dakota), physician; Dr. Carlos Montezuma, (Yavapai-Apache), physician; Thomas L. Sloan, (Omaha), attorney; Charles Edwin Dagenett, (Peoria), Bureau of Indian Affairs supervisor; and Henry Standing Bear, (Oglala Lakota), educator. [9] After Kellogg graduated in 1898, she spent two years traveling around Europe. Ewen, Alexander and Jeffrey Wollock, "Kellogg, Minnie.". As part of this fight for justice she worked valiantly for the return of 6 million acres of Haudenosaunee lands valued at $2 billion. So why has her story almost been lost? Famed Seneca archeologist, historian, and museum director Arthur C. Parker admired Kelloggs intellect but found her communication style difficult. She was a descendant of . [30] Kellogg argued that the Oneida Boarding School should remain open and offer a curriculum that preserved traditional Oneida culture. "It is a cause of astonishment to us that you white women are only now, in this twentieth century, claiming what has been the Indian woman's privilege as far back as history traces." (Pp. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kellogg pursued her Lolomi vision by attempting to purchase the Oneida Indian Boarding School, advising Chief Redbird Smith and the Nighthawk Keetoowah, pursuing land claims on behalf of the Oneida and Six Nations and reconstituting the 18th century League of the Iroquois. [81], On August 29, 1929, Kellogg suffered another serious set back when Judge Frederick Howard Bryant of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled upon the leadership the dispute within the Six Nations and declared that Joshua Jones legal sachem of the Six Nations. After the 1913 Denver Conference, Kellogg was no longer listed as a member of the Society. Laura Cornelius Kellogg (September 10, 1880 - 1947): A leader of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Laura Cornelius Kellogg is a complex figure in Native American history. [41], On April 34, 1911, at the invitation of Professor Fayette Avery McKenzie, six American Indian intellectuals attended a planning meeting at Ohio State University. Rooted in a traditional understanding of ancestral lands and a thousand years of Haudenosaunee democracy and self-governance, Kellogg envisioned transforming Indian reservations into cooperative, prosperous, self-governing communities, using local resources and fostering Indigenous businesses so Native Americans worked for themselves instead of for the exploiter. She was deeply opposed to residential schools, seeing them as a means to destroy traditional language and culture, and even worse as a means to sever connections between families, clans, and generations. Laura Cornelius Kellogg ("Minnie") ("Wynnogene") (September 10, 1880 - 1947), was an Oneida leader, author, orator, activist and visionary. Laura Cornelius Kellogg was a founding member of the Society of American Indians and a member of the first Executive Committee. Robert K. Thomas, "The Origin and Development of the Redbird Smith Movement", (hereinafter "Thomas"), Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, (1954), p.182. She proposed turning Indian reservations into self-governing "industrial villages" with a "protected autonomy" that would interact with the local economy. Copyright 2021 Rematriation All Rights Reserved, Sign-up for our newsletter, content and community spaces, Kellogg focused on restoring traditional governance and lands for the Haudenosaunee at a time when assimilation and the breakup of reservations were generally seen as the best path for advancing Native American interests., Womens History Month Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Laura Cornelius Kellogg: Reclaiming an Indigenous Visionary, Dawn Martin-Hill: Mother, Scientist, Activist, Makasa Looking Horse: Why I took on Nestl, Indigenous Womens Voices Series | Santee Smith. Warren Moorehead, (hereafter "Moorehead"), p.2. Biography: Cathleen D. Cahill is an associate professor of History at Penn State University. Shortly after their marriage, Laura Cornelius Kellogg's loyalty to the Oneida tribe came into question. The white people was scared of him all the time, watching what he was doing with the Keetoowahs. [64] The Keetoowah Nighthawk Society placed great trust in Cornelius in matters of ritual and religion. Mrs. Russell Sage, J.P. Morgan, Charles William Eliot, former president of Harvard University and Mrs. Harry Pratt Judson, wife of the president of the University of Chicago, were listed as some of the prominent persons interested in forming a national industrial council on Indians. [11] That year, Kellogg published her only surviving poem, "A Tribute to the Future of My Race,"[12] which she recited during the commencement exercises at Sherman Institute. As the Ten Years' War (1868-1878) raged in Cuba, she formed the. Ripples of Change, designed by renowned sculptor Jane DeDecker, will depict four activists whose work spanned generations, including Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Sojourner Truth. The Society was one of the first proponents of an "American Indian Day", and forefront in the fight for Indian citizenship and opening the U.S. Court of Claims to all tribes and bands in United States. Of Europeans, she writes kindly and with hope "Ye spring from noble warrior blood, as brave as Saxon, Roman, Greek, a race of kingly men, May your careers be as complete as the arches of your mater halls. [68] In the post War War I depression of the early 1920s, many sound banks and businesses failed, and the circumstances appear to have been beyond Kellogg's diligence. [4] Kellogg came from a distinguished lineage of Indian tribal leaders, which is said to have contributed a great deal to her racial pride of the Oneida heritage. Thereafter, Kellogg continued to challenge the government's right to sell the property under treaty agreements. After their meeting in Washington, Chief Smith invited Minnie and Chester to implement and manage a Lolomi Plan for the Nighthawk Keetoowah. From my infancy, she wrote, I had been taught what we Oneidas had contributed to American liberty and civilization., Coming from Haudenosaunee culture, where women hold great political and social power, Laura Cornelius Kellogg advocated publicly for womens rights. At the time, Oklahoma was a nest of corruption in Indian affairs. Popularly known as "Indian Princess Wynnogene," Kellogg was the voice of the Oneidas and Haudenosaunee people in national and international forums. A Tribute to the Future of My Race is her only known surviving poem. Laura Cornelius Kellogg , was an Oneida leader, author, orator, activist and visionary. [49], Kellogg's Lolomi Plan was based the upon the Garden city movement of urban planning initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. When the school opened, it accommodated 80 students who stayed for an entire school year. "[3], Laura Cornelius Kellogg was born on the Oneida Indian Reservation at Green Bay, Wisconsin, one of five children of Adam Poe and Celicia Bread Cornelius. [40] However, Kellogg differed with other reformers who wanted to abolish the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Lolomi plan would allow the property of the tribes and individuals to be used for "education, health, and commercial development expenses".[52]. Laura Cornelius Kellogg : Our democracy and the American Indian and other works / by: Kellogg, Laura Cornelius, 1880-1947 Published: (2015) Rebellious younger brother : Oneida leadership and diplomacy, 1750-1800 / [64] In 1916, through the efforts of the Kelloggs and local congressmen, a bill was introduced into Congress to allow the Ketoowah Society to incorporate as an industrial community, but it failed to pass. Laura Cornelius continued her studies at Stanford University, Barnard College, and the University of Wisconsin. Early newspapers dubbed Kellogg "Princess Neoskalita" and "The Indian Joan of Arc." [75], Kellogg traveled throughout the Six Nations to raise funds to litigate claims to Iroquois lands, and her followers became known as the "Kellogg Party" throughout the U.S. and Canada. Like many other Indigenous leaders, her story was eclipsed by the narratives of European-Americans, and for Kellogg in particular the historical emphasis given to white feminists and anthropological perspectives of the vanishing Indian. [citation needed] She raised the shame of child labor, which robbed children of their childhood and health. Based on the committees consensus recommendation, the statue of Laura Cornelius Kellogg holds the Womens Nomination Belt, in colored bronze of purple and white, to highlight the power of women to uphold their nations in sisterhood, and to choose and depose the leadership of their nations. The statue is a commitment to ensuring the visibility of women's stories for the next 100 years, to acknowledging the . For example, this direct quote spanning several sentences from Hauptman (2008) was included as-is: She attended Barnard for no more than a year and a half but made a distinct mark on her colleagues. This is one of the reasons that the Iroquois culture has endured so long. To advance her vision, Kellogg published Our Democracy and the American Indian: A Comprehensive Presentation of the Indian Situation as It Is Today in 1920, laying out both her criticisms of contemporary treatment of Native Americans and her vision of traditional belief and governance systems being used to treat social problems. "The Dawes Commission and Redbird Smith. However, Kellogg found a supportive constituency among the Oneida and other tribes.[46]. An orator, organizer, and an activist for Native American rights, Kellogg was also a short story writer, playwright, poet, and political essayist, though most of her books and pamphlets have not survived. [34] She did not consider herself a "new Indian", but an "old Indian adjusted to new conditions". After writing Our Democracy and the American Indian, Kellogg was once again recognized as a "leading crusader for Indian rights". The eviction of the Warner Ranch Indians was reported as the crowning crime of the white men against the California Indians who had lawful title to their lands. The federal authority would collect all of the assets of the tribes and individual Indians. Claims come and go, clan mother keeps values. [ { "@id": "_:b53iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn2015008497", "@type": [ "http://www.loc.gov/mads/rdf/v1#Source" ], "http://www.loc.gov/mads/rdf/v1#citationSource . An Oneida woman, her visionary intellect and incandescent style made her a 20th century "It Girl". In November 1922, Kellogg attended a meeting of the Indian Welfare League in Albany, in which Assemblyman Everett was chastised by both Indian and non-Indian reformers for his report, including his actions which allegedly stirred up false hope among Indians about the land claims issue. Fortunately for us and our readers, Brigit has penned a brief introduction to the work of Laura Cornelius Kellogg. "[68] After the collapse of the Lolomi Plan, some Keetoowahs believed that Cornelius cheated them and he was dismissed as spokesman for the Ketoowah Society [69] In 1925, Cornelius was raised as a chief of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, and continued to reside in Gore, Oklahoma, and play a role with his sister in national Indian affairs. As a major public figure in both America and Europe, Kelloggs life and actions make her a powerful example of womens traditional rights and power among the Haudenosaunee. The Society pioneered twentieth century Pan-Indianism, the movement promoting unity among American Indians regardless of tribal affiliation. Nevertheless, Kellogg's rival council attempted to operate well into the late 1930s. An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked. [48], Kellogg's overall political activism seems to have generated scorn from Society conservatives and members employed in the Indian service. In 1912 Cornelius married Orrin J. Kellogg, a lawyer of Seneca ancestry. Kellogg and Onieda Chiefs, 1925.png 584 308; 470 KB Kellogg in South Califonia, 1903.png 603 401; 594 KB Laura Cornelius Kellogg and Chief Daniel Bread.png 1,064 794; 532 KB Laura Cornelius Kellogg.1.png 283 361; 99 KB Oct 24, 2020 Kelly Hodgkins rated it it was amazing. Treaties and actions by the State of New York drastically reduced the Oneida land to 32 acres (0.13km2). [5], Kellogg was the voice of the Oneidas and the Six Nations of the Iroquois on the national and international scene. Studies in American Indian Literatures, Volume 25 (2) - Aug 8, 2013 Read Article Download PDF Share Full Text for Free 22 pages Article Details Recommended References Bookmark Add to Folder Cite Social Times Cited: Web of Science Loading next page. a security blanket, an ace up her sleeve. There is something behind the superb dignity and composure of the old bringing up; there is something in the discipline of the Red Man which has given him a place in the literature and art of this country, there to remain separate and distinct in his proud, active bearing against all time, against all change.. She spent her life working on both expanding political independence for native nations and developing models for Indigenous economic self-sufficiency. [43], On June 21 and 22, 1911, Kellogg hosted a meeting of the Temporary Executive Committee at her home in Seymour, Wisconsin, to draft a letter announcing the association's formation and purpose. Rematriation is reclaiming the story of Laura Cornelius Kellogg throughout Women's History Month. In 1916, Kellogg appeared before Congress and testified that the Bureau Indian affairs was a corrupt and inefficient administration. In a column of the Knickerbocker Press, Kellogg reacted to the meeting by defending Everett. Many relocated into the province of Upper Canada, others migrated to the territory of Wisconsin and some remained in New York. It was established to deal with problems like, health, education . [44], On October 12, 1911, at the inaugural meeting of the Society on the campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Kellogg proclaimed, "I am not the new Indian; I am the old Indian adjusted to new conditions." Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an eloquent and fierce voice in early twentieth century Native American affairs. All of the Iroquois reformers have been traditionalists. The Lolomi Plan drew upon the success of the Mormon communities, the Garden City movement and the momentum of Progressive Era organizations. "Six Nations Fight Decided in U.S. Court". [20] Kellogg would pursue these goals the rest of her life. In 1911, Kellogg made a tour of Indian reservations across the country to promote interest in transforming reservations into garden cities. [55], Later in October 1911, Kellogg presented a formal paper entitled "Industrial Organization for the Indian" at the Inaugural Conference of the Society of American Indians in Columbus, Ohio. The Indians would then "be enrolled as members of this cooperative body [52]" Each member of the cooperative body would have exactly one vote each. [45] Society colleagues were skeptical of her proposal to promote the reservation as a place of opportunity, and many wanted to abolish the Bureau of Indian Affairs. An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked tirelessly for Wisconsin Oneida cultural self-determination when efforts to Americanize Native people reached their peak. She is an ancestor whose vision of self-governance and economic independence is shining for Indigenous people today. In 1911, Kellogg declared before the Inaugural Conference of the Society of American Indians, She helped win the Paul Diabo case in the US Supreme Court which recognized the aboriginal right to cross the border and thereby saved the economic lives of thousands of Mohawks. COPYRIGHT 2013 University of Nebraska Press No portion of this article can be . While touring Europe, Kellogg developed a particular interest in the Garden city movement of urban planning in England, Germany and France, and visioned the model adapted to reservations to generate Oneida economic self-sufficiency and tribal self-governance. On October 11, 1913, after several weeks investigating oil leases at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the agency of the Osage tribe, the Kelloggs were arrested on orders of a U.S. District Court in Pueblo, Colorado, on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and impersonating federal officials. (Laura Cornelius Kellogg) galley (b. A Committee of 22 was appointed to prosecute claim, and Kellogg was appointed secretary to raise funds for the undertaking. Believing that "the real nature and the real object of Bureaucracy is to make inefficient and dependent men and women", she sought to establish a protected self-government for American Indians through Federal incorporation into industrial communities. The report was promptly rejected by the legislature, and Everett stripped of his chairmanship. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kellogg and her husband, Orrin J. Kellogg, pursued land claims in New York on behalf of the Six Nations people. "Minnie", as she was known to her friends, taught briefly at the Oneida Indian Boarding School, in Oneida, Wisconsin, as well as at the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, from 1903 to 1905. Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an Oneida activist, author, orator and policy reformer, and she was one of the founding members of the Society of American Indians (SAI) in 1911. An inspiring leader. [5] This experience left Cornelius feeling more enlightened and enabled her to "appreciate the real values of truth. [89] While Kellogg never fulfilled the expectations of her followers, her Lolomi Plan was a Progressive Era alternative to Bureau of Indian Affairs control, and presaged subsequent 20th-century movements to reclaim communal lands, institute tribal self-government and promote economic development. Her paternal grandfather was John Cornelius, Oneida chief, and her maternal grandfather was Dehowyadilou, Chief Daniel Bread, who helped find land for his people after the Oneidas were forcibly removed from their homeland in New York State in the early 1800s. "As a part of the administration of the first female Governor of the state of New York I am reminded of the incredible impact that these female leaders have had and will continue to have for generations to come I want to thank the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission partnered with the Town of Seneca Falls and the sculptor Janet DeDecker, for Kellogg also wanted to forge connections and begin a movement in America to work to reorganize Indian affairs. [2] According to historian Laurence Hauptman, "Kellogg helped transform the modern Iroquois, not back into their ancient League, but into major actors, activists and litigants in the modern world of the 20th century Indian politics. 1922 was a benchmark year for Kellogg.This was the year that her clan mother had died. Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and fought for communal tribal lands, tribal autonomy and self-government. Female leaders among the Oneida were not uncommon. At a national meeting in 1911, before this group of renowned Indigenous intellectuals and activists, she presented her vision of transforming reservations into self-governing market cities surrounded by green belts. "Oneida Indians Claim 6million New York Acres". Her intelligence, conviction and charisma made her a cultural star and media darling. [37] She pointed to tenement life in cities where "hollow-chested" men were forced to toil in shops closed to the wind and the sun. And in your midst a people have cried in vain. Gretchen M. Bataille and Lisa Marie, "Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, (2001), p.171. On May 12, 1903, some 80 miles southeast of Riverside, the Bureau of Indian Affairs evicted a community of Cupeo Indians from their traditional home on the Warner Springs Ranch. 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