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In 1852, McKay worked as a translator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Army. In 1872, during the Modoc War, the U.S. Army issued McKay with a temporary commission as captain to lead the Warms Springs Indian Scouts. McKay, met with
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that were popular at the time. He toured Europe with promoter "Colonel" Thomas Augustus Edwards performing before European monarchs and then returned home to participate in the
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Daring Donald McKay; or, the Last War Trail of the Modoc. The Romance of the life of Donald McKay, government scout and chief of the Warm Spring Indians
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Following the Modoc War, McKay toured the country with several Warm Springs Scouts and performed in
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celebration in Philadelphia. In 1877, Donald was a part of the 'Texas Jack Combination' formed by
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and debuted in St. Louis that year. Donald toured the U.S with his family to promote
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Remembering the Modoc War: Redemptive Violence and the Making of American Innocence
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formed by T.A. Edwards. In 1881 Edwards published a biography of McKay titled
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Daring Donald McKay; or, The last war-trail of the Modocs
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In 1892, Donald McKay and his family settled on the
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scout
actor
spokesman
Modoc War
American Indian Wars
Oregon Territory
Thomas McKay
Cayuse woman
Umatilla tribe
"Captain Jack" Kintpuash
Wild West shows
1876 American Centennial Exposition
Texas Jack Omohundro
patent medicines
Umatilla Indian Reservation
Pendleton, Oregon
"Donald McKay"
Remembering the Modoc War: Redemptive Violence and the Making of American Innocence
ISBN
9781469618616
"Wood's Theater"
Medicine in the Old West: A History, 1850–1900
ISBN
9780786456031
Daring Donald McKay; or, the Last War Trail of the Modoc. The Romance of the life of Donald McKay, government scout and chief of the Warm Spring Indians

Donald McKay (scout)
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1830s births

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