Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
Indian Exhibits at the Centen.
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THE sewing, knitting and embrOid-
cry done by Indian girls in these va
rious agencies is exhibited here in large
quantities. The cloth woven by In
dian women at Yankton Agency,
in Dakota Territory, is very
good in pattern and solidly made.
This agency is under the charge of the
Indian Commission of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. The specimens OF
drawing by both male and female In
dian pupils are encouraging, but have
much room for improvement. Many
of them appear to have been con-
structed on the principle adopted by
the renowned Mr.. Sitting Bull in
thinning the pictorial record of his
questionable exploits. Horses and
COWS are drawn regardless Of the laws
Of proportion, and trees, men and
high cliffs are all much of a size. But
there are some good beginnings among
these crudities, and a great many of
which white children, with even more
chances than these Indians have had,
need not be ashamed. The attempts
at nature are rather funny the Indian,
Judging from his work here, seems to
take more kindly to copying horses,
dogs and wild beasts than trees and
thickets.
A fair transcript of the Decalogue
in verse is the work of Edward ROu-
bad, an Iowa Indian boy of twelve;
and it was done this last summer. A
handsome photograph represents Rev
Mr.. Cook, missionary at YanktOn
Agency, Dakota, surrounded by four
Indian boys, once his pupils, one of
whom has just taken the gold medal
assigned as the prize for first rank in
department and studies at Andalusia
Hall, Andalusia, Pa. Near by is q
large picture in which we are intro
duced to the peculiar physiognomies
of our friends the chiefs of the Sioux
tribe-thOse who visited the ''Great
Father Washington in 1875. They
are nearly SmOthered in feathers and
war paint. Their names are Black
Bear, Little Wound, Spotted Tail
(chief of the Upper Brules), Lone
Horn, Mandau. Red Cloud, and
Rafting Ribs" This last euphoni-
Ously-named party is literally covered
with white feathers, whose points
have been tipped with black The
faces Of these Sioux do not inspire one
SO favorably as those of the other In
dians, although they are not lacking
in intelligence
In another picture an Iowa Indian
woman is shown seated at sewing
machine, which she bought and oper-
ates herself. Eliza Fasson is her
name. Consolation, too, for those who
lament that more Indians are not con-
verified is found in photograph show
ing the Rev. Samuel D. Human, mis-
slonary at Santee Agency, Neb., and
with him three Indian clergymen
trained by him for the ministry. All
are in their robes, and look dignified
and fully conscious of the high nature
Of their mission. The exhibition of
the work done in the Normal Training
School at the Dakota Mission of the
American Board is highly gratifying.
So much is known about the Indian
Territory proper that | need hardly
mention the evidences of civilization
sent from there. The most important
are the Cherokee papers, printed at
Tahlequah both before the war and at
present, and the specimens of hand
writing by Indian children-some of
them showing great facility in acquir-
ing penmanship. Many of these are
from the tribes around Fort Sill. -
PhitodeZphiG Cor. Boston Journal.