Tobey riddle biography books

Native American Modoc woman (c. 1848 – 1920)

"Winema" redirects here.

He wrote the book titled “Indian History of the Modoc War.” While apologizing for his lack of education and writing skills, Riddle said he wanted to give the.

Biography.

Jefferson C. Davis Riddle () was the son of Frank and Tobey Riddle, both of whom played prominent roles in the Modoc War.

In my work I aim to give both sides of the troubles of the Modoc Indians and the whites.

Drannan's Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (), Riddle's history was the first book by an Indian writer to assess an.

For the steamboat, see Winema (sternwheeler).

Toby Riddle
Born	Nannookdoowah ('strange child') c. 1848
Died	1920
Spouse	Frank Riddle
Relations	Kintpuash (cousin)
Children	1
Known for	Interpreter in negotiations between the Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War

Toby "Winema" Riddle (born Nannookdoowah; c.

1848 – 1920) was a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also called the Lava Beds War). She warned the peace commission of a possible Modoc attack, and she saved the life of the chairman Alfred B.

Meacham when the 1873 attack took place.

She and her family toured with Meacham after the war, starring in his lecture-play "Tragedy of the Lava Beds", to inform American people about the war. Meacham later published a