The Darkest Period – The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 1846–1873 Parks

The Darkest PeriodThe Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 18461873\nAuthor(s): Ronald D. Parks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806148458, 978-0806148458\nSynopsis\nBefore their relocation to the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma, the Kanza Indians spent twenty-seven years on a reservation near Council Grove, Kansas, on the Santa Fe Trail. In The Darkest Period, Ronald D. Parks tells the story of those years of decline in Kanza history following the loss of the tribe's original homeland in northeastern and central Kansas. Parks makes use of accounts by agents, missionaries, journalists, and ethnographers in crafting this tale. He addresses both the big picture - the effects of Manifest Destiny - and local particulars such as the devastating impact on the tribe of the Santa Fe Trail. The result is a story of human beings rather than historical abstractions.\n\n The Kanzas confronte.