Helen Hunt Jackson and The Campaign for Ponca Restitution

Helen Hunt Jackson and Ponca Restoration writer, poet; Born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She is short-term educated in Massachusetts and New York City, she is a close friend of Emily Dickinson and a best friend. She got married to Edward Hunt (1852). After his death (1863), she turned into writing poetry, stories, and essays. She married William Jackson (1875) and settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is best known for her novel "Rimona" (1884). This is indictment by the US government against indigenous people's treatment.

In the 1870's, Higginson showed Helen Hunt Jackson a poem by Dylanson. Jackson was deeply involved in the publishing world and succeeded in convincing Dickinson to publish her poem "Successful Sweetest" anonymously with the book "Axes Poet". But this poem has been modified to suit the modern hobby. This is the last poem released by Dickinson in his life. After Dickinson 's death, Lavinia Dickinson kept his promise and burned most of the poet' s letter. It is worth noting that Dickinson did not leave indications about 40 notebooks and loose sheets collected in the locked box. Ravinia recognizes the value of these verses and is obsessed with seeing those publications. She turned to his brother 's wife first, then asked his older brother Mabel Loomis Todd for help.

In 1881, Helen Hunt-Jackson announced "shame of the century". And I detailed the federal government's abuse of American Indians. Her work has created a strong general feeling to reform the government's policy towards Native Americans. In 1886, Senator Dowz proposed the "Universal Distribution Law" to end the abuses described in Jackson's book. This bill provides 160 acres of land for each family, 80 acres of land to single adults, 40 acres of land to orphans, and 15 years of land to sell to recipients. Indian people who abandon tribal wealth will be subject to US citizenship. The federal government purchased the remaining land after distribution and sold most of it to people other than Indian.

Tibbles taught in the Indian school after receiving education in the eastern part. In 1887, her Indian tribal Ponka was forcibly taken away from the land of Dakota and the border of Nebraska. Tibbles talked in the east and made many conversions for Indian people's careers, including Helen Hunt Jackson. In addition to writing Indian story, Tibbles also delivered a speech entitled "Indian Women's Status, Career and Culture" to the Association for Women's Promotion in 1881. She is a professional forest owner with extensive experience in forest management, management contracts and fuel reduction, and is conducting national supervision of timber sales litigation. She enjoys dealing with difficult problems by finding an exemplary reputation for professionalism and common grounds.