# Native American uprising in 1905 South Dakota?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 22, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163 "2015-06-22T16:37:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/1 "2015-06-22T16:37:48Z")

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This is a purported train order from 1905 referencing “Indians reported on the warpath on right of way between Ardmore and Rumford.” Ardmore and Rumford are in the southwest corner of South Dakota, and Orella is nearby in northwest Nebraska. [http://cdn.amtraktrains.com/uploads/monthly\_06\_2015/post-252-0-97030300-1434754001.jpg](http://cdn.amtraktrains.com/uploads/monthly_06_2015/post-252-0-97030300-1434754001.jpg)

Was there really an uprising as late as October 1905, or a real but exaggerated incident? And yes, I realize it could be a real train order based on a false report (_e.g._ train order office in Ardmore wanted to slack off) or completely fake.

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**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/2 "2015-06-22T17:07:03Z")

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[The last Indian uprising was in 1923.](http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/from_war_to_war/thelastindianuprising.html)

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/3 "2015-06-22T17:10:24Z")

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A five-second Google search revealed: [http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah\_chapters/american\_indians/theutetrektosouthdakotain1906.html](http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/american_indians/theutetrektosouthdakotain1906.html)

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/4 "2015-06-22T21:06:53Z")

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> [@chacoguy](#):
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> [The last Indian uprising was in 1923.](http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/from_war_to_war/thelastindianuprising.html)

You could kind of say the last Indian uprising was in [1973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_incident).

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**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/5 "2015-06-23T11:44:52Z")

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> [@Kimballkid](#):
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> You could kind of say the last Indian uprising was in [1973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_incident).

Or, perhaps, that that was the most recent one.

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**Author:** ![Donnerwetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-uprising-in-1905-south-dakota/723163/6 "2015-06-24T09:14:30Z")

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According to the [book of knowledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars), the American Indian Wars lasted from 1622 to 1924. With regard to the last incidents, it says:

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> January 9, 1918, Bear Valley, Arizona: The Battle of Bear Valley was fought in Southern Arizona. United States Army forces of the 10th Cavalry engaged and captured a band of Yaquis, after a brief firefight.[50]  
> March 20–23, 1923, Posey War in Utah between Ute and Paiute natives against Mormon settlers.  
> Some time in 1924, both the Renegade Period and the Apache Wars ended, which had begun decades earlier, and brought the American Indian Wars to a close.