"The Blackfeet Indians had suffered decades of political, physical, biological, and cultural genocides executed by the Fort Benton confederates and Texas cattle kings to rid the land of Indians, enabled by the willful negligence of the United States Government. The agent reported to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that, "withdrawing of permission to buy fixed ammunition hardship on Indians, as these tribes are friendly and are the inveterate enemies of those who have given the Government trouble, the Sioux and Cree Indians, it seems to me harsh if not cruel to deprive them of the facility for taking such small game as they can find along the mountains, to help increase the insufficient supply of food the Agency has to offer. Regarding raids made on Crow camps by Piegans; feeling running high among Piegans against Crows since 1880, when Crows held peace council at hunting grounds; small party of 50 Piegans invited to Crow camp and murdered. Rocky Boy Crees also know Piegans have no ammunition, crossed the Canadian line and killed Piegans and stole 66 ponies from Three Suns camp, Piegans pursued thieves, but greatly disadvantaged without ammunition."
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau
pg.34-35
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