The Intense War Between the Modoc Tribe and the U.S.

The struggle for local Native American tribes of California to hold on to their lands came to a head at Lava Beds National Monument, in 1873. There, 60 members of the Modoc tribe managed to hold off 600 U.S. soldiers.

[nikerare]

I'm honored to be apart of the Modoc Tribe
happy New Years everyone

[faithfulforlife]

I stand in solidarity with The Modoc Tribe. These brave warriors stood strong against an unstoppable force. I'm proud to have been able to visit Captain Jack's Last Stand, and to have paid my respects at the medicine flag.

[HavecksOR]

I'm a descendent of captain jack and that fighting spirit still runs through my family and my P.E teacher credits me being from a family of strategists

[skymeadow]

I'm attending a memorial at the Lava Beds on the 20th of august. A Drum Circle

[bitkrusher]

I literally live on a Mnt overlooking Infernal cavern's..the site of the last fight between natives and the USA cavalry.about 60 miles south of the lava beds

[NiVEaf]

Cpt Jack is a HERO/Legend ....
see you in the spirit world ✌🏾

[Dartkitten]

Im not a native american (my ancestors were english & german) but good for jack to defend his people & home

[RJTheMountainSage]

The u.s. forces were criminals carrrying out the will of a greedy bunch, they were the invaders and theives. Im ashamed of the way my ancestors related with the indiginous intelligent peoples of this land. Forcing them onto reservations in there own land, what a crime and injustice. RiP capt jack!

[brycepardoe]

Amazing warriors these people are. Just beautiful. Captain Jack was an amazing military genius.

[highspacefox]

Such a fantastic park, everyone should go there at least once! So many hours can be spent wandering through some beautiful, eerie landscape. I only wish the natives could still use their land, maybe work out a deal with the park systems like tribes in New Mexico and Utah have.

[phishENchimps]

So an American General came to talk peace and was killed... Which treaty did he break?

[mightguy]

How can you forget that the government—after the hanging—decapitated Captain Jack and sent his head to a museum for Indian skulls?

[vincewilliams]

I've been there. The Modoc we're brilliant Warriors. It's a shame he was betrayed by members of his own tribe who helped track him down after he killed Canby, otherwise they would never have found him.

[MaximusTampaximus]

Somewhere in Southern Oregon is a direct descendant of ScarFace Charlie. He's about 6'9" tall and looks like he just stepped out of a time machine from the 1850s. His name starts with an F and i met him in Port Orford in late 2015 but lost contact info. 🎄 🎄 🎄
C & J From #5 Aborli hwy 101

[vasilysofronov]

Why I can't watch your videos in Russia?

[ziting]

Am i the only one who noticed Noerthern California?

[mrmicro]

No one is pleased with the Indian Wars. This incident shows that problems arose on both sides. Very complicated and a easy target for simplification from the distance of time. The narrator seemed to remove Captain Jack's agency as though he could no nothing about his own actions. That rings false when you consider everything else we know about him.

[grahamgilbert]

It's appalling to call a conflict between a small group of people trying to defend their land from an overwhelmingly numerous and aggressive land grabbing invader a "war between"... Shame on you, Smithsonian, for not recognising the falsity of such language.

[vincewilliams]

I've been there. The Modoc we're brilliant Warriors. It's a shame he was betrayed by members of his own tribe who helped track him down after he killed Canby, otherwise they would never have found him.