Nebraska advertiser., 1856-09-27

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among his tribe, and to confirm the evidence
of Others. The Chief is a fine looking Indian,
and his head and frame indicate the strength
of mind and body to lead aud advise bis
tribe. PA-TA-SFA.
SPEECH.
Delivered at SiOur City, Sept. 1, 1856.
BY "GRUxTY BEAR" CHIEF OF THE YAxcroNs,
In a talk with Col. ]. L. SHAnP, Commission
er, to obtain the amt and number Of half
breeds among the YanctOns, Santies, Oma-
has, Iowas, &c. He addressed the Colonel,
in the following manner, through bis In
terpreter:
How. Ny friend, I intend telling you the
truth, and I desire you to do the sans with
me, and Z want the Great Spirit to witness what
1 say to you to-day.
1 have three subjects to present to you,
which are of interest to my people if you viii
listen to me.
Our fathers who are sent among US BY our
Great Father for the purpose Of assisting us,
protecting our rights, aud reporting ID our
Great Father every thing respecting our BUSH
ness, and the welfare of the tribe, Of the wrongs
done us, and trespass committed by the whites
upon our land; instead Of performing their
whole duty they conceal much of the truth
which ought to be known by our Great Father,
and they tell more than ought to be reported
against our tribe.
This we do not like, but with all our solicit
tations we have not been able to effect a change
IN the course pursued. They tell US they viii
be good fathers to US, and viii not act as our
other fathers have done, but viii work for our
interest, deliver all that is due to US, and pre-
vent wrongs being done in our nation; but
they do not tell the truth, nor fulfill theil
promises.
Our Great Father does not know these
things, nor does he obtain correct information
from our tribe concerning our situation, for i
it were otherwise, he certainly would no
neglect US as he has done.
We gave away part Of our lands to GU
Great Father, that he might assist US, and
supply our wants, but we arc now poor and
have no way of procuring a subsistence 70
our wives and children, except by hunting 70
wild game which is very scarce in our country
Our hunting is confned mostly to the tinbe
on the Missouri river, as there is not mucI
game except the Buffalo back in the interior
; as that is chiefly open plains and nearly desti
a tute of timber.
. The winters are cold, and we suffer i W
J undertake to travel at this season Of the yeal
l with our wives and children, which must b
done if we wish to be successful in procurip,
much game for our support. Our band
I. suffering for the wants of the proper an,
! necessary food and clothing, and our Gtrea
Father would think the same and shed sear
at our situation if he could only see US him
self.
e How. The white men are crowding in upo
P US before we say they shall; they kill an
o chase of our game, the only source Of suppol
we have to prevent our women and childre
7 from suffering and starvation.
They insult and injure our f%srailies, an
drive stakes on our land and call it their owl
u and cut and destroy the timber. They max
towns on u land, and endeavor to scare an
n persuade US of, and deceive us by saying the
have rights there, obtained from the Gre
a Father.
h All these things we want stopped, anG v
want our Great Father to know what ! a
telling you.
Where can we go when we are sent fro
ca our present location; the country back fro
Ia the timber of the Missouri is an extendt
wild prairie, not suitable forthe Indians HON
y nor hunting grounds; we wish to remain whe
we now live, and want the white men to
main on their own grounds until we give the
a permission to come on to ours, and hope o
a. Great Father will prevent them from givil
y US any further trouble.
How. We do not want to see the ha
IS breeds cheated out of their lands which ha
I'd been given them by their tribes for their su
IS port.
Of The whitemen and several Of these ha
70 breeds can read and write, talk English al
understand what is said and done, and 9th,
canEot, neither can |, therefore it is hoped th
you will look to their interest and see til
they all obtain their just rights.
/ came here to attend TO their interest a
for their welfare, and now l talk to yon befc
az 1 leave, so that you may understand what
ite all want and report what l say to our Or,
= Father.
ng l am going home, and I will pull up all {
tie stakes on our land, which have been plac
en- their by white men, and when ] go to Vi
us the 0mahas, which they have invited me
do, LIDO not wish to be disturbed or1preyeut
from passing. How.