Articles related to "Letters Narcissa Whitman"The life of Narcissa Whitman is reflective of the lives of pioneer women, hard working and family oriented; these women are the unsung heros of the frontier.
After the long hard trip to the junction of the Walla Walla River and Columbia River, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman built a mission and began to minister to the Indians.
The Whitman ministered to the Cayuse tribe; and were killed by the Cayuse because the Indians believed the Whitmans were responsible for the deaths by epidemic.
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