Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23

II Q-doW 90 you Indians get along!
,A-Well.
Care you satlsded with the president!
A-Yes: the great father treats us we'll,
fulflls his promises. and seems to take a
great interest 10 our welfare.
Q-Do your people intend 70 60 to farm
ing. and do they know that they will have
70 be ssif-supporttng IN tho near future Z
Any frlend. look d that corn. look d
that water nsson? 4 This s,quash; my pso-
pie raised them, and a. soon as they will
have plouehs and oxen. they will raise
wheat, corn, oats and all kinds of vegeta-
bles. As to be stl%f-supporting. We want 70
be. We do not like to beg, and as soon as
We are able TO farm We will not ask any
more help from the white people.
Q-What do you think about schoolsi
Any friend, I told to the great fathers
secretary that some Of our children. have
been 70 school for the last six years, and TO-
day they do not know more abou, the Eng
Iish language than when they went in. We
do not care about having our children learn
to talk. read and write the Dacotsh lao
guage. They know the Dacotah better
thas! their teachers. and they talk it enough
ct home. What We want them TO learn is
the English language; We want them to be
able to read. write aud talk in English. If
We old folks nno read nol understand
English. We want our children to be able to
Translate for Us the, newspapers, and tell us
what the white people are dong. So long
as We have Dacotsh teschers we will not
send our children to school. We would
like to have . large boarding school where
We could sand. our children and have them
taught BY civilians, and not by ministers.
I am tired Of them and I do no want them
here. 4
Q-Whst do you think of Sitting Bull?
Al think that he is going to come back
on this reservation next winter, and that he
will make peace with the whites, and learn
to work % VI do.
Q-Are your people glad that they have
the transporting Of their own-goods!
A. That 10 the best thing. the govern
ment ever did to encourage us to work.
Our Indians get 81 per hundred, and make
. good deal of money. : tn iHad
Q-What do they do with the money!
Ally friend. 60 in their tepees; see the
furniture that they have; look at the chill
dren's dress /; at their wives' ornaments; and
you will know what they DO with their
money. 4la
Q-Do any Of your Indian freiebters save
their money? esaaH n 5}afoE sal
A-There 10 more cash money among ny
Indians than 10 the traders store here.
4Q-Do your people begin 10 understand
ths value Of money!
B A-Yes; the time is passed when, the
white people can sell us brass for gold, .nd
got our ponies for Z mere tribe. We break
our ponies TO work, snd We understand their
value.
Q-Whst do you think about the change
of agents that ~ inside 90 often the
sgenciesfS w tB kR m
Al think Il very wrong. l told the
great fathers, secretary that he ought TO
leave with Us an agent until be dies If he
10 . good one. liiaq aai5G.4 "a
Q-what do you tbisk Of your present
sgent. and Of the present euployeesls
Ave like our agent very much. and al
% ibe employees. ! told the secretary that
I lwsoted him to keep these men with rs un.
I'll We remove them. We arc not able to
choose . good agent, but We know when We
have . good one. MA
h gQ-How IL the health Of your peoplei
j A-Good; but I like to have big house
like the white people to put my sick people
In, and want some whits sisters to pur,e
them. A.
Q--What do you think Of Secretary
6churzi
Alan happy he came among Us to see
FOR hinself what We as doing, and like ve-
~ much what he said to rs.
Q7Whstd az 10 sak your g. IsII
A-Nost Of the qussiIoAs 100 hays asked
ne. He asked ~ "a opiDion about the
schools.
Q-DN yes. nsss w speeial demand Of
the sscsstaSyil
Ayes: I atsd hin % Do The srsds.