The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-14

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e efnA Aldg IndiaAs GGency. 9Ao6sd.
Ing u Cart. q. q. POanS.0 Annual rs.
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1T eeock raisaiig. AlItsc6ltpzv canpck
f1rnlsh . living thekN beeau1o ce tn
alttnde 4 and aridity q III eection.
1hb condition canhok - Ism6djeA b.
irrigation, and The Indtanes axN bs8tn-
ming TO adopt eeock fatetn9 . . bus3.
neos pursuit. .. IN g. rs q
The besetting IN Of u Indlaaa,s,
said tie agent ~ ldlenees. They NJ
incapable o3 sustained EFFORTS ard an
shlftless, lazy ana irresponsible. They
are still given TO Wandertng and con.
sumed With desire to 70 from aEeney
10 agency making visits. Th6 diaci-
pllne II rood, but the relies foeUo
should be Increased to 100 msn, IL OF.
der to compel good order. despite the
restrain and prevent turbnlence, diDor-
der ana violence among The people. u
u mistake to send children away
from the reservation for purposes Of!
education. They get . smattering Of
learning, and return out Of touch with
their people, speedily losing accom-
pllshments they hAve acquired. Co
education Of the sexes amongst the In.
dams IL not advisable. +.
The feeling Of 90 per cent Of those
on the reservation 70 Outspokeu
against taking lands IN sevsralty, and
the agent says the allotment Of their
lands, a. proposed, would result In the
degradation Of the people and their
speedy extinction.
The Indians Of the agency In South
Dakota are strongly commanded By
Agent j. g. Wright, whose report In
dicates Q material advancement In civ
ilisation during the year. The practice
Of issuing full treaty rations, however,
10 deprecated - preventing greater
efforts In the direction Of self-support.
Many, says the agent, would accept
money value In lieu Of supplies, and
the change would undoubtedly result
In Advancement, % the insuf6ciency Of
the money allowance would operate
toward greater efforts In their own
behalf. The construction OF . board.
Ing house near the agency proper, ON
Rosebud creek, Ia recommended. The
appearance Of the reservation of
fhs sisseton Agsasy
70 omcially characterized % that Of q
broken down business enterprise. This
state Of Affairs, says Agent Kellar, in
his review Of the year, 10 adjudged
great mistake, since the Glssetons are
recognized as more advanced in civili-
cation than most Western tribes, and
require more care and Judgment in the
management Of their affairs. Tie ex-
emption Of their lands from taxation
u regarded as detriment rather than
q benefit The new white men now on
the ceded land are now compelled to
bear the taxation largely alone, do not
have the proper interest In the welfare
OF their Indian neighbors, impositions
OF all sorts are practlced, crimes over
looked ana no one anxious to prose-
cute, because prosecutions must be
paid BY the heavily taxed white men.
The boundary line Of their lands ID
the cause Of much trouble, and new
survey Of all disputed land should be,
according to the agents views, or
dered by the government. Civil au-
thortties hesitate to prosecute for Of
lenses because Of expense; the agent
because Of lack Of authority, and the
result IL less fear. Of punishment for
petty crimes. The social welfare of
the Indian is declining in many in
stances on reservations where land Is
taken In severalty. The total failure
OF all crops, owing to the dry season,
has struck q serious blow to these In.
dams. The Yankton tribe, in south
Dakota, Is reported In q serious plight
on account of the most disastrous crop
year experienced since the occupation
OF the reservation. Few Of the Yank.
TONS are free from disease. The work
Of the missionaries has resulted In the
peaceful aud law-abiding spirit shown
by the Indians. & -.