Jackson's attitude toward the Indians’ violent efforts to resist the demands of the Department of the Interior and the army was very sympathetic. Helen Hunt Jackson had asked a poor woman if she would like to say anything to the committee and the Woman explained that she was poor and wished to be back in the North where it was quiet and there was no harm to anybody, also the woman wanted to go back to the north where there was good water and cool air. Moreover, the poor woman stated she would rather be at the place where her children were born, died, and buried. In addition, Helen Hunt Jackson was very sympathetic and understanding because she claimed that the Cheyennes would be punished for leaving the reservation that is not theirs or even