The Original Sign Placed at Garry's Campsite.
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This first marker is one of the few public narratives that address Garry's later years. Though it is impossible to know the intentions of it's builders, the writing is rife with the condescending and racist language all too common decades ago. Unfortunately, elements of this "Poor Indian" trope are still common in modern narratives of Garry's life.
This file appears in: Chief Garry's Last Campsite: Tucked away on a forested bench of land over Mystic Falls, is the final homesite of one of Spokane's most famous residents.
Chief Garry's Last Campsite: Tucked away on a forested bench of land over Mystic Falls, is the final homesite of one of Spokane's most famous residents.
Past the northern trailhead of Indian Canyon Trail towards Mystic Falls, a large metal sign marks the last campsite of Spokane Garry, whose epic life including many of the most dramatic events for the…