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His paternalism did reveal itself in his treatment of the Pueblo Indians. Perhaps, Lincoln, like many of his compatriots, considered them to be more “civilized” than the average “savage” because the Pueblos lived in a sedentary way, dwelling in apartment compounds and practicing agriculture. Pursuing the model of the Spanish King in 1620 and the example of the Mexican government in 1821, he awarded Pueblo leaders with silver-headed ebony canes engraved with his name:

Lincoln

President. U.S.A.

(Name of the pueblo)

1863

As scholar W. Dale Mason notes, “These canes recognized the sovereign status of the pueblos. The canes are still revered in the pueblos today and are used to symbolically legitimize the authority of the pueblo governments.”¹

In 1863 Company G of the 2nd California Cavalry was sent to Owens Valley to reinforce fellow troopers assisting American settlers at war with Paiute Indians. On the way, the soldiers surrounded a Tubatulabal village near Keysville and killed 35 to 40 Indian men. On the return trip, the troops marched About 1,000 Paiutes to the Tejon Reserve, bringing 300 to the fort, which had been closed in 1861 … . Neither the Indian agent nor the military provided enough food to sustain the captives.