Notes
Chapter 161 Ouray was a real person 1833-1880, Chief of the Uncompaghre Utes. Born and raised around Taos, New Mexico. Became chief when his father died. Negotiated with the U.S. government and met Presidents Lincoln, Grant, and Hayes.
Chapter 191 Edward M. McCook was a real person (1833-1909). He was a lawyer, politician, and Union Cavalry general in the Civil War. He later served as the U.S Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him Governor of the Territory of Colorado in 1869.
2 Ely S. Parker was a real person (1828-1895). He was Seneca, born as Hasanoanda. He was a U.S. Army officer, engineer and tribal diplomat. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him as Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1869, the first Native American to hold that
