Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-09-22
The Indian Commission

| The Indian Commissioners held their
| first talk with the Indians at Rel Cloud
| Agency. Oh the 9Th, about $50 lnuians be.
! mx pr. sent iucinding Rcd Cloud, Il. d
Dog. Ot'-Mau Afraid-0f HIS Horses and
h,s sou Sitting Bull. Cal. Mannyprnny
re.d nine propositions for their acceptance
or ,ci ction, all tending 10 their removal
to ,hr Indian Territory immediately or IN
the n AZ fu ure. II they will not move
now, then all annaiti+s ard ra.ions TO be
issued on the Missouri river. The tiftl,
prop s,tion being important Us revtalll g
the future policy ot the Government is
! printed nlire:
F.fth.-In consideration Of their com
plla .ce " it'll tie for,rO:uH propositions.
submitted hy authority n the Presiden
| .nd Congress, il Is proposed that tire
| Gpvcrn,,cn, Uf the UnIiei States .llal,
| pruvlde All tn u cs>' ary 81 ~ assist ~
the work of .Ni i1at.V .ssl sha I fur. IsA
| t., them schools nd teach hem mech mica
and agricultural nrls, MS r'r,side't FIR b.
| he treaty. aud also shall provide snbs,st-
, nee c." si-tiug of rat,"u for each In
diyidual OF q pDuD AMI y half # beet,
,af a po,ind If -four, half a pound oi
| corn. and tor every hunda.i ratn'lls fuul
pOu ds of c,,ffre. eight pIl ds Of sugar.
three pounds Of htans. ten ,Ounis If nO,k
! or their Guivalcnt. or So much Of snch
rati0ns a. may he necessary until il
I.diuns arc =. t. supporting such rx:i"ns.
| IN all eases, 1" IL. gwen ~ 'he head OF
taci, parate family; ard whenever TIE
| i;0vrrniIIent shall have l,n,vIde schOol-
on their permanent r->rrvai /, D.. n"chi u
re-" hiw.- u he ages Of -i1 aaa '"uitten
as, >hah draw ra,,Ons until the, rrgu
L.riy aite, d sch'"I-sick q Il ,ntirm rhit.
+, .xcrp,e.l-and ~hcn-rvt vtr said lrdn
are l.,c ted upon lands suii,bk. iUr cub
vai,On he FaiiOns sh.l' H. i>su 4 q u q.
the families Of Those w'tO h rr the ay.d
s,,k and i"tirm excepled--sn ~ =" IL
crnt:ve tn in u-tri.,ls tahi,s the C".nHa,s-
>,ner If Ind al affairs n,ay provide IL.
they shalt be tur' .ishr't, ~ p'smtnt f.
iifs-ir ia''Or. su u other M'icl.> ~ AZ
ccrssary fOr civilized life. The Govern
,ln.nt will a,h hem 8 fur ~ possible u
fin.iing a ns ktt for surpiu, productions.
AMI in tinhit.. Emp OtM"''. II q sh"i'
purchase such surplus "a may he rtqh'
eel I''r >Up 'NloH IOD1 w VCs uabS
Who arc unable ~ sns air 'hrm-eivcs:
shall sp empov Irdlsns - ar ~ pst.
tic, tort ege' Ormanc' Of G'y rnm ~
work upon III ir ie>civ.tssns
The SIKH prop ,sltson al-n IN reduces
some rad 81 changes. asd 'S import ~
.SsA,,,-W ,ie.t veT the he d OF f,mll.
-ha ! II yO., faith itci ~ ~ lp'm o. -
La ~, .n.aye ~ tn rir'Na on ih-renf
~. Gov rn,nc.t, shai. With h'S n!ii. tr'c
...mtur,a le h"u~e thchOn, an'i It al
nd snail Remove ~ ~ IL place A. ma
~ es,g,, red h. Cover iBcn' " their IT,
Iu.e home WI, u titIee wears 'Ie G'v'rr
ne t. "f rs 7" proved" T. p~'nc pal hlr's
Nth good well ~ EOi~'- T.,i prev,
III NOR Is n j. inlns,,i4> habits IF So"
lnj,ans il is greed hat liz z n. iarn-
.r came ter. lackS,n,i aad naler nr'
sans e,,p uy. d "r permitted !" reside " th
in tie reseiva ions y laSging I" the H.
ii :, parties 10 'hs 1ratv. sh u ,rl'w
nl:v married and living with their re-.'rc
iiv fami,< IN stit rtSrvs'"m. M" no
o.h.r tha al Indian "f fni' blood. wh S
II n.ss mara"y ar 1t er~i>~. Is NOT cO"-
Ia W 20 The welfare Of I'd Ind ms. sba|!
receive benefit r. IN thiscr form"r ,rat
,c. aud may bc cxpel d rom he rescrva-
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