Native Nations, Ancient Paths: The True Story of the Oregon Trail

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…He had done all he could, spoken with all the wisdom and diplomacy at his command. Yet, as he rejoined his people, their faces a mixture of concern and quiet expectation, Tolo knew that the dance of diplomacy was just beginning, and the steps were fraught with peril. The ink on any potential agreement was as ephemeral as the dew on the morning grass, and the true test of his people’s future lay not in the words spoken today, but in the actions that would follow. He carried with him not the comfort of resolution, but the chilling premonition of a storm gathering on the wind.