Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24
CLEVER sASTEE INDIANS.


~ Ff wv ihihNN VI WIS uIlulpn ltl Nh
look for moment up IN the northern
part Of Knox County. Here live n
people OF whom little l. heard. How.
ever, twenty-five year- Rgo they were
more prominent In frontier history
than their brethren who recently
stirred up trouble In Pine Ridge can
/ Santoc hand ~ Sioux who figured ~
prominently In the Minnesota nassi-
/ ere. Aftcr tho trial, execution and
imprisonment OF the leaders of tlie out.
/ break THE remainder Of the land were
moved West und located nt Grow
Greek, ;. d., IN the year lsn8.
After three years attempt 10 raise u
q crop, and the expenditure OF SlODby
the government. they were moved
down the Missouri and located ON the
bottom lnnds between Niobfira aud
/ BA1ilc, rivers Occupying the land
| where Ni0hpm now stands. Hut a.
this land had been once entered Tor
settlement by whites, who had been
/ driven away 10y indians, they we're
again moved cast Of the Bazilo where
they have since remained. The agency
il about fifteen miles cast Of Niobpfa,
ON tlioMlsaourl aud Il located ON
''scc0ndn bottom or fence about iifly
| feet above the river. Overlooking the
bottom. ~ " does, and being partly sur.
rounded by timber nnd high bluffs II il
very pretty place, especially In the
summer when all Is green and irag-
rant,
The agent In charge IL James T..
Helms, who was recently appointed.
from lawnec county. The Santees
are further advanced than other tribes
In Nebmska or Dakota, except PERHAPS
the Flandfeau band Of Sioux who are
In Moody county, South Dakota.
They have their land In sevcfalty,
live Ia comfortable houses aud behave
~ well rs u community ot the -ame
number Of whites would. Tge Santees
exercise the right ~ vote aud hold
Offices, there being several township
Oillccfsand One county supervisor who
are indians. In politics threc.fourths
Of them are iepublicns aud the balance
democrats aud prohihitionistE. There
are i've churches ON the reserve, three
Episcopal andltwo Congregational, all
bcing we'll attended. The SanlcCs take
n live Interest In the cause OF education
from the iact thnt they can 10 plainly
see the results In their own tribe.
They have school facilities such M
few other tribes have, and M rule
make the beet OF them. Therc arc two
large schools here, one mission and the
other government. In order that the
term emission" may he rightly under.
stjod II may bu we'll 10 state that the
government annually contracts with
the different missionary societies Tor
the education OF indian children. The
latcs, available reports show that there
arc 90 boarding schools aud iO8 day
schools. Of these, fiity-nine boarding
and tweuiy-siK day schools are what
are termed emission schools, /" that II,
schools owned and controlled by the
missionary associations who are under
contract with tho government 10 clothc,
feed aud care for the Indian children
placed there. The rate per capita per
annum ranges from SlO5 TO sl25, ac-
coriing 10 location.
~ the mission schools the FORMAL
training school located at San,oe agon.
cy Is onr OF the best equipped IN the
West. II II controlled by the Amerl-
eau Missionary Association aud IL
valued at 100000. IL IA under the
management Of Rev. A. l.. Eiggs,
who has guided II from It's infancy,
some twenty years ago. The number
OF pupils II about 100, who are taken
from all parts OF the Northwest, many
coming from Montana, Wyoming aud
the extreme north Of the Dakotas. The
aim Of the Institution II TO train preach
err. teachero aud Interpreters 10 20
among the tribes Of the northwest aud
bring them to higher state u onllght-
eminent. The plan VI conducting the In
stitutlOn Is similar 10 that OF other
boarding schools.
The larger girls are domiolled at the
dakota home" while the smaller
ONES inhabit tho "liiris Nest" The
young men are nj "Pcrkin's halln and
the boys ut "Whltncy hall' and the
Cottage"
Each home Is In charge Of q matron
who looks after her family and IL the
mother IN nil. In addition 10 study In
the school rooms the larger boys are
taught shoemaking, blRcksmithing aud
carpentry. There In also q well
equipp Il printing office In connection
with the school where number Of
boys are being taught that branch.
There arr published two monthly
papers In tho Dakota and one In the
English Language, the work bcing
done largely by Indian boys. There
IA also large government school ut
Santec called tho industrial boarding
school, which Is under the supervision
Of MIR. Charles +. Pierce, aud Ia
considered nne Of the best In
tn, Indian shOol service. There
are about lao pupils In attend
ancc, nearly all Santee and P0ncn
chilJren The course OF study which
IL prescribed by the commissioner OF
Indian affairs for all Indian schools ~
similar 10 that Of the common schools
OF the State, though the advancement
Is not so mpid. The boys are taught In
the agency shops In iron and wood
work, also harness and shOemaliing.
This training IL given them during
the winter, for In the GUNNER all are
kept busy ON the large school farm.
An Departments are presided over by
competent teachers who aim 10 make
the framing ma thoroughly practical ~
possible, and Indeed II Is, for there are
boys who can take a shoe rom their
ieet and repair IL, or 40 10 the black
smith shop and make cleyis or
sharpen plow The girls under their
instructors attend 10 the h0useworl Of
the school, being Taught 10 wash, Iron,
cook aud make clothing. The larger
pupils spend one.half of their time In
Industrial work and are detailed at the
beginning Of each month 70 different
Departments. or the girls, one class
| goes 10 the laundry, another 10 the