Donald McKay (scout)

In 1872, during the Modoc War, the U.S. Army issued McKay with a temporary commission as captain to lead the Warms Springs Indian Scouts.

McKay, met with "Captain Jack" Kintpuash, of the Modoc band, to negotiate an end to the standoff.

[2] Following the Modoc War, McKay toured the country with several Warm Springs Scouts and performed in Wild West shows that were popular at the time.

He toured Europe with promoter "Colonel" Thomas Augustus Edwards performing before European monarchs and then returned home to participate in the 1876 American Centennial Exposition celebration in Philadelphia.

McKay died on April 19, 1899, in Pendleton, Oregon, and is buried at Saint Andrews Mission Cemetery.