by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 22, 2014 | Alvin Josephy, Civil War, Governor Stevens, Isaac Stevens, Mexican American War, Nez Perce treaty, Walla walla treaty
Isaac Stevens is known in the region as the architect of the 1855 treaties that created the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Yakima reservations. He was Governor of the Washington Territory, which made him the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and, along with his Oregon...