They also settled strife between the indigenous Osage Nation , which had been in the area since the seventeenth century , and the earliest bands of western Cherokee settlers .
In the early years , troops constructed a stockade , barracks , other facilities , and roads .
troops also settled strife between the indigenous Osage Nation , which had been in the area since the seventeenth century , and the earliest bands of western Cherokee settlers .
In the early years , troops constructed a stockade , barracks , other facilities , and roads .