Briefly, Chief Quiemuth (1799-1856), was the half-brother of Chief Leschi. In the historical account, The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek, word of Leschi's abduction and hastily arranged trial reached his half-brother and steadfast companion, Quiemoth. Right after Leschi had been taken, Gov. Stevens sent word to Quiemuth to "come in, surrender himself, and submit to trial." In this word to Quiemuth, the governor did not explain what charges were against him. We don't know why, but he honored the governor's request, and came to the governor's house, in total good faith to surrender to an unknown charge. While spending that night in the governor's home, some men came in an murdered him. Even though the murder was in the home of the governor, nothing was ever done to bring his murderers to justice--an unrepentant sin against Washington's First Nations People that, to this day, has ever been acknowledged or reconciled.
In this brief historical context, I'm forwarding this invitation to you and others (as printed):
You are invited to attend a Ceremony
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Tivoli Fountain
State Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA
to Honor
Chief Quiemuth (1799-1856)
of the Nisqually Tribe
Who was murdered in the home of
Governor Isaac Stevens
on November 19, 1836
Facilitators:
Veda and Sarah Rodriquez, Yakima Nation
Barbara Ingmire, National Area Leader-West, National Day of Prayer
Susan Johnson, National Regional Leader, Governor's :Prayer Team
Katherne Cassady, President, Daniels' Prayer Ministry
Rebecca Murphy, Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network
Ben and Denise Charles, Crazy Faith Ministry
Hello, just checking out your blog. Looks pretty neat, and educational. Thank you for telling us about it. Seems like a neat thing you and Cheryl are doing. Will stop by and check it out more. =)
ReplyDeleteAmanda Meeuwse
PS. it would be cool (as someone who does not know much about this) to have a tab explaining what this blog is about. Just a thought from someone looking at it who did not know much about this before. =)