John Roberts (1853-1949) was an Episcopalian missionary who worked among the Arapaho and Shoshone peoples on the Wind River Indian Reservation. In 1883, Roberts was assigned to the reservation. While there, he established St. Michael's Mission for the Arapahos as well as the United States Government Indian Boarding Industrial School for the Shoshones and Arapahos. He translated Biblical texts and church material into the Arapaho and Shoshone languages with assistance from Fremont Arthur, Michael White Hawk, and Charles Lajoe.
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Captioned newspaper clipping of photograph of Chief Washakie with his council of subchiefs, 1876?
The Wyoming State Journal (Lander) published a copy of the photograph asking if anyone knew the identifies of the subcheifs. A person (John Roberts?) has handwritten identifications on the news clipping. Refer to resource identifier ah001784 in AHC General Collections for actual photograph.
Chief Washakie outside his cabin on the Wind River Reservation, ca. 1895
Handwritten caption on the photograph: "Chief Washakie - the cabin he built, in which he died." Washakie had to walk a delicate tightrope of trying to adhere to new demands placed on his people and him to become “civilized” while at the same time maintaining traditional Shoshonean ways. One example is that he moved from living in a hide teepee to a log house.
Chief Washakie's horse, ca. 1900
Chief Washakie's dying message in text written by Reverend Dr. John Roberts
Washakie, too weak to speak, signed his dying message to Roberts who translated it to text. Roberts (1853-1949) was an Episcopalian missionary who worked among the Arapaho and Shoshone peoples on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.
Scenes of Chief Washakie's funeral, 1900
The mile and one-half funeral procession for Chief Washakie was the longest in Wyoming history.
Scenes of Chief Washakie's funeral, 1900
Washakie was buried with full military honors at the Fort Washakie post cemetery.
Scenes of Chief Washakie's funeral, 1900
Annie Bazil Washakie, ca. 1900
Wife of Marshall Washakie, who was a son of Chief Washakie.
John Enos, ca. 1900
Caption indicates Enos is a Flathead nephew of Chief Washakie. Washakie was born to a Flathead father from Montana and Agaidüka (Lemhi, or Salmon-Eater) Shoshone mother from Idaho.
Notes regarding Chief Washakie taken by Reverend Dr. John Roberts
Transcript of the notes provided at the end of the document.