Peace Medals
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Paul Finkelman and Tim Garrison, eds., Congressional Quarterly Press, December 2008
1 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2009
Date Written: December 2008
Abstract
This encyclopedia entry describes the use and meaning of Peace Medals that Euro-American governments distributed to American Indian tribes to demonstrate friendship and alliance. The United States used Peace Medals from 1789-1893.
Keywords: Peace Medals, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Miller, Robert J., Peace Medals (December 2008). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Paul Finkelman and Tim Garrison, eds., Congressional Quarterly Press, December 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1442092
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