Chief Owhi
This file appears in: Qualchan Hanging Site
An artist's rendering of Chief Owhi of the Yakama Tribe,father of Sub-Chief Qualchan,and brother of Chief Kamiakin. Owhi helplessly witnessed his son's murder at the behest of Col. George Wright,and was killed the following day as he attempted an escape from Wright's custody.
Image courtesy of Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Qualchan Hanging Site
Qualchan Hanging Site
This is the site of a murder.
The 1850s were a violent time in northwest history as a growing tide of American immigrants encroached upon Indian land. In 1855 the first governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, forced the tribes to sign…