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The World Of Charles J. Kappler: A Digital Portrait, Charles D. Bernholz, Robert J. Weiner
The World Of Charles J. Kappler: A Digital Portrait, Charles D. Bernholz, Robert J. Weiner
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Charles J. Kappler (1868–1946) is known primarily for his compilation, Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. His life, however, reached beyond this accumulation of fundamental documents. He was a staff member of, among other entities, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; served as co-counsel in the first case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague; brought important tribal issues before the courts, just a quarter century after the Battle of the Little Big Horn; married, was widowed, married again, developed a family, and found a place in District society; and, in one role or another, participated in a number …
Loci Sigilli And American Indian Treaties: Reflections On The Creation Of Volume 2 Of Kappler’S Indian Affairs: Laws And Treaties, Charles D. Bernholz, Sheryl Heidenreich
Loci Sigilli And American Indian Treaties: Reflections On The Creation Of Volume 2 Of Kappler’S Indian Affairs: Laws And Treaties, Charles D. Bernholz, Sheryl Heidenreich
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The presence—or absence—of locus sigilli “[L.S.]” or “[SEAL]” indicators, to validate the signatures in those texts of American Indian treaties collated by Charles J. Kappler in his Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, is examined. The results of this inquiry suggest that Kappler spent far more time examining the original treaty documents than Deloria and DeMallie proposed in their Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775–1979.