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Sinkiuse-Columbia chief Moses, his nephew Chil-Lee-Leet-Sah and two other delegates sent to petition President Hayes, Washington, ca. 1879
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| Title | Sinkiuse-Columbia chief Moses, his nephew Chil-Lee-Leet-Sah and two other delegates sent to petition President Hayes, Washington, ca. 1879 |
| Date | ca. 1879 |
| Notes | Four men pose for portrait in suits; two seated, two standing.
Caption on mount: This is a deputation of Indian Chiefs that General [Oliver Otis] Howard sent back to Washington D.C. in about 1879 or 1880. The clothes they are wearing was the idea of the Army Officers that conducted them on the trip. The man at the extreme left (sitting) is Chief Moses. The tall man standing next with his right hand on the shoulder of Chief Moses is Chil-lee-leet-sah, a nephew of Chief Moses and at the time the picture was taken had been designated to be the successor of Chief Moses. The large man sitting next is an Umatilla chief named Peo-peo-mox-mox which appears to mean Flying Yellow Geese. The small man standing at the extreme right is an Umatilla or Cayuse chief named as follows: Kah-lees-quot-quo-lot. Chief Moses died late in March 1899 and Chil-lee-leet-sah was drowned in the Coulmbia river near the mouth of the Spokane river about a year before Chief Moses died. We have no record of the other two chiefs.
Note from Center for Columbia River History: 1879 delegation to Washington D.C. Left to Right, Chief Moses (Sulktalthscosum), Moses' nephew, Chillileetsah, Hiachenie of the Cayuse, and Chief Homily of the Walla Wallas. |
| Subjects | Moses, Chief, ca. 1829-1899; Chil-Lee-Leet-Sah; Group portraits--Washington (State); Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Umatilla Indians; Cayuse Indians; Walla Walla Indians; Delegations--Washington (D.C.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State) |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | L92-86.41 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Repository | Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
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| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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