"Bold Adventures, Fraught with Many Interesting Incidents": The Scouting Career of Black Beaver

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Article describes the life of Black Beaver, a Delaware scout who acted as an interpreter and guide for white explorers, also improving relations with various tribes as an Indian agent and representative.

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Tower, Mike Winter 2013.

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Article describes the life of Black Beaver, a Delaware scout who acted as an interpreter and guide for white explorers, also improving relations with various tribes as an Indian agent and representative.

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26 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Black Beaver was a Delaware scout who accompanied white explorers, such as Captain Randolph B. Marcy, on their journies through what would become Indian Territory. He also served as an interpreter for his tribe and a representative to Washington, DC. Mike Tower depicts Black Beaver's life and explains the importance of his role in American Indian and white society.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 91(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2013, pp. 436-461

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 91
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 436
  • Page End: 461

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 91 starts on page 508.

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Tower, Mike. "Bold Adventures, Fraught with Many Interesting Incidents": The Scouting Career of Black Beaver, article, Winter 2013; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017350/: accessed April 14, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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