The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-22

or some of his relatives who sre there, aud
ray 90 little attention to the farming that
the people don't learn anything from them.
They have plows, bat don't know how to use
them"
do the Indians generally want to live
Ike the white people now?'
Yes, SO far as l know. My people know
90 and others / know say they do. l get
letters from the chiefs of other bands who
say their people want to live ike the white
psopie. / think all the Indians would be
better of to live like the white men,
DO your people get along better since
they have been trying TO live like white
men~
"a long time ago there was plenty of
game for Us. Now there is zone. Whsn
esma was plenty We got along very well.
We lived comfortably and were happy. Now
there is no game. We are better of this
way when we get what we are entitled to
from the Government but We are too often
cheated ont of it by the agents. III VS. can
have our rights under the treaty We will be
very OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of than we were
before. As it is we are no better of than
We were ten winters ago."
do your people want to wesr clothes and
live in houses like the white men,
''Oh, yes. They all wear clothes IL they
can get them. Some can not get more than
q shirt, but as fast as thsy can get them they
are glad to wear them and to dress and live
like white men. Some of young men dress
very well and are very smart AS long as we
have a good agent We get along well, bat
when we have bad one it discourages US
and knocks the life ont OF u.s."
Are your people growing greater or less?"
81 think they sre growing greater since
they are trying to live like white people.
They have less sickness wnen they live in
houses. and like the white people in the big
cities they rattle out the children pretty fast.
Il ofcrf have
and will do so il they can live in houses and
farm like the white people,
Red Cloud evidently proposes to wage the
war against Agent McGillicuddy to the bitter
end. he has come to stay this time until he
gets McGillicuddy's scalp, and the indica-
he said to the President: 81 am head chief
OF my people. People made me a chief and
when made treaty with the Government
seventeen years ago the commissioners mace
me chief. You are chiefof the white PEG.
pie and the Indians, so my people held a
| council and told me to come to Washington
10 see you and have a talk with you.
very had, and when we heard
thai q new Great Father had been elected
We were al very glad. Our agent is bad
man. He steals from Us, and abuses Us. and
| he has sent all of the good white men out of
| the country and put bad men in their place.
4 w u AOL IAnO nave bCch uohAhs AOA q NC "
agent, but the other Great Father woald not
hear my words. Now l tell you, l want q
new sgent. The Great Father sends Us plenty
to eat and plenty OF clio hes to wear, bat orr
| agent don't let Us have what belongs to Us.
| He steals IL and lets Us starve aad fTeezs.
want my people TO work, a1d my people
| want 10 work and raise corn and other
things Ike white men. Bat the agent won
let Us have things to work with. he don't
| give rs seeds to plant. nor anybody to ahow
| us how to work. We want an agent who Will
let us have what is ours, aud not steal what
the Great Father sends Us. Sons of my
| young men have wanted 70 kill the agent for
| treating Us 60 bad, but told them not to do
It, l raid, wait till new Great Father is
elected, then he will take this bad agent
| away and give rs q good agent"
Agent McGillicuddy mas been sent for,
| and the matters OF the quarrel between him
and Red Cloud will pc thoroughly inyesti-
| gated.
Another gentleman from the far West
who has attracted his share of attention in