Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-08-10


Agent had written, I think. Nv
school was not in session that week. | /
did not know the object of the council |
until those who went from Kamah
had. started or were about to start and
did not see, to speak to- before leaving.
one who was present at the council,
None of my pupils, save Felix, Car.
bett, to whom the agent had sent let
ter, were at the council. Robert Viii |
liams had started with two of my pu |
pills On their way to the Umatilla's |
among whom those two are now located
as missionaries. Few of the principle
kamiah's were at the council. The
tenor of the article was 50 unjust to the
advanced and better class of kamiah's
themselves, the aim of whose ambition
is to become ctizans and "sop a-lih-
nix tiwa." or work together with the
whites. For this reason my pupils
have been, the rast Winter, watching
eagerly, through the papers, the do
ings of congress looking in that direc-
ton and making them known to the
people. With this aim have taught
my class as one of their studies, the
principles, and method of working of
the government of the United States,
that they, and through them, their
people mightbe fitted to become good
and intelligent citizens when the time
came. Perhaps the friends do not
| fully realize the changed conditions of
the tribe. There are no chiefs now.
Three years ago when the treaty ex
PRED craftsmanship was abolished and
the chiefs had to step down into the
ranks of the common people, surely
against their will, and much trouble
has been caused by their, especially
Jimmy's, efforts to retard progress, and
restore the old order things for the sake
of regainlng their lost power. | mean
the hereditary chiefs; Felix is not a
hereditary chiefs and is in favor Of
progressing. The chiefs have no pow
err, are themselves under the authority
of the police the same as others. The
educated and advanced and progressive
men are from the ranks of The COM
mon people. A sentence in that arti-
Gle puzzles me much 1t reads:
"Whcther or not these teachers have
told the Indians, we know not, but the
inference is plain, that with the views
they have expressed to the whites &c. y
What whites, and what views? The
Kamiah whites are easily counted, the
employees of the government, and the
female teachers who are employees Of
the board of missions of New York.
OF the government employees Mr.
McConville and family are the only
ones with whom I have had any ex
change of views, and feel sure the in
formation did not come from them; II
could not truly. The other employees
though pleasant enough when we meet
rarely saw, save in passing, save I
short call to see my new house two
years ago. / have not talked with Pc
ter Stage five minute conversation fo
years, I think, so of course he know
little of me personally, or my "views'
on any subject; the others little more
The building formens school, in which
live is quite a distance from the en-
ployees "mess," and some distance bacl
from the government school, and thu
road ] am not able to walk so far t.
visit, so can only talk to whites win
come to my house to visit me. Whit
visitors to Kamiah are very rare;
t could count, like the Nez Perces use'
to, on the fingers of one hand, l think
all the white visitors to Kamiah tt
whom | have spoken for year. o
these Mr.. Fang himself is the only on
to whom | can remember speaking
D word in regard to the railroad, and
am almost sure the statement Of m
"yiews" did not come from him.
could not, truly. / am utterly in tn
dark as to what whites are meant, O
$ who could so misreprcsent and fals'f
i me.
J., If Mr.. Loewenherg thinks best b
can show this scribble to the editor {
u the TELLER, l would like TO have hin
o know the truth. And please show
5, to any of the friends you chos' or d
i what you see best with it. | can tru
Mr.. LIS judgement and decision.
wish Mr.. Brown could see it or kuo
e the truth, if you see him. The Kan
d iah's, that is, the advanced and pr
G. gressive ones, feel even stronger desi
| for citizenship Since the 4th spent wi