Talk:William Bent

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I've ranked this article as high for the Indigenous peoples of North America project for two reasons. First, William Bent's establishment of Bent's Fort significantly affected the lives of Plains Indians, especially the Cheyenne and Arapaho. Second, William Bent was not indigenous ethnically, but gained Cheyenne tribal membership and became a "Cheyenne sub-chief". Cedewey (talk) 00:02, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Items to add to the article

As an FYI of things to come + to do list:

Yellow Woman and Island, a bit about life after Owl Woman dies, leaving Bent and their marriages
Sand Creek Massacre - expand a bit to include more info about what happened to the family
William's life after Owl Woman's death, particularly 1853-1869
Bent's New Fort
Farm in Westport - how long did he stay there during the annual supply runs? who managed it while he was away most of the year? output?
Ranch - when was this place used? who managed it? etc.

Copy editing

Have done extensive editing to improve organization, delete repetition, and improve sentence structure. I think there is too much detail on Cheyenne and Plains Indians affairs; while it is interesting, it is their story, and readers lose the sense of what role Bent played in all this. The article has to focus on him.Parkwells (talk) 14:06, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]