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Tiloukaikt and Tomahas, Cayuse chiefs. Tiloukaikt (also Tilokaikt or Teelonkike) (d.1850) was a Native American leader of the Cayuse tribe in the northwestern United States.He was involved in the Whitman Massacre and was a primary leader during the subsequent Cayuse War.
The Cayuse attacked the missionaries, killing Whitman and his wife Narcissa, and eleven others. They captured 54 European-American women and children and held them for ransom. They destroyed the mission buildings. This attack prompted an armed response by the United States and the Cayuse War ensued. Five Cayuse warriors were hanged; see Cayuse ...
The Cayuse War (1847–1855) was an armed conflict between the Cayuse people of the Northwestern United States and settlers, backed by the U.S. government.The conflict was triggered by the Whitman massacre of 1847, where the Cayuse attacked a missionary outpost in response to a deadly measles epidemic that they believed was caused by Marcus Whitman.
MD 530F Cayuse Warrior It is a military light scout attack helicopter developed from OH-6 Cayuse . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] It incorporating simple fixed-forward sighting system, FN Herstal weapons management system, Rohde & Schwarz M3AR tactical mission radio and Dillon Aero mission configurable armament system (MCAS) weapons plank.
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Hughes Helicopters. Its formal name is derived from the Cayuse people , while its " Loach " nickname is derived from Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program under which it was procured.
According to Cayuse tradition, there was no question of their right to dispose of a doctor (medicine man, or tewat) whose patients were dying of disease. In the eyes of the Cayuse, Whitman was a "healer but couldn't heal." [4] In the Whitman Incident, Cayuse warriors killed Marcus Whitman and thirteen others, including Narcissa Whitman.
Afterwards, the Oregon Territorial government declared war on the Cayuse people, killing many of them, including according to the leaders of the Cayuse tribe at the time they made peace with the Oregon government, all of the men who had participated in this attack.
The Guide to the Cayuse, Yakima, and Rogue River Wars Papers 1847–1858 at the University of Oregon summarizes the war as follows: Throughout the 1850s, Governor Stevens of the Washington Territory clashed with the U.S. Army over Indian policy: Stevens wanted to displace Indians and take their land, but the army opposed land grabs.