The Partisan Archives - Lewis & Clark Research Database https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/key-figure/the-partisan/ A digital archive of treaties, documents, artwork, and 360° trail panoramas from the Corps of Discovery Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:58:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Council with the Teton Sioux at Bad River https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/documents/council-with-the-teton-sioux-at-bad-river/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:58:28 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/documents/council-with-the-teton-sioux-at-bad-river/ The encounter began with a council on September 25, 1804, where communication was hampered by the lack of a competent Sioux interpreter. After distributing gifts, tensions escalated when warriors seized…

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]]> The encounter began with a council on September 25, 1804, where communication was hampered by the lack of a competent Sioux interpreter. After distributing gifts, tensions escalated when warriors seized the bow cable of a pirogue. Clark drew his sword and Lewis ordered the swivel gun loaded and aimed. Only the intervention of Chief Black Buffalo prevented bloodshed. The standoff continued for three days before the expedition was able to depart. Clark later wrote that the Teton Sioux were “the vilest miscreants of the savage race.”

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