New-York tribune., 1901-03-19
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ful. unique Every friend Of the Indian viu
joice 70 hear that the president Of the Indian In
dustreS League has just secured an order 10 the
value Of $3.50 from a Boston saoe house for moe
casins made by the Arapahoes and Cheysunes on a
model which Will fl white feet Bead purses
In jet and steel. bead belts. bead bonuets and
passementerie for the woman Of fashion the Indian
might make well as the French woman But OF
an uses bead work lends itself best TO ecclesi-
astical work, Tor communion table cloths, -toles.
neoknarks ana o.ner iltf ,,', :, a.. a.
labors Of love by poor Indian convert for an Eps-
oT1neut for the belI work industry II is certainly
- applicable 10 church uses aS sHk embroidery
Their greatest industry ot all. lasketry. is the
most adaptable 70 white peoples needs Yet the
most beautiful baskets in the world are starving
~, ftliS feI HT5g Tbis iI5.!rrv anne should be
source of comfortable income 10 the Indians. Ihe
Pnas in Arizona on their reservation arid and
urproductive since the white man cut on their
water supply. utilize the scanty products 70 maze
a Temarkably strong and deeorat!!Ee bAskei, IN, ne
which the ChocJaWs were famous IN oregon only
ihree old women Of The once famous Weavers OF
The Curator 81 he British Museum remarked
fsTnous work OF certain Indian basket makers
What can you Americans be thinking of 10 !et
..Tbe haifbreeds in the East are practically the
only young Indians Who are AT present making
baskets"
LIFE OK a REsERvATIoN.
IN her paper on Some Indians Of South Dakota
Mrs. :. A Shepley rehearsed the history and gave
interesting account Of the present condition or
the Sioux tribe RESERVATIONS are scattered
through both the DakOtas, Pine Ridge. In the
southwestern part Of - nth Dakota. being one OF
the largest wrote Mrs. Shepley. Here there are
between s0o0 and 1000 Indians. who are devot!ng
The people healthy and are increasing IN mum
Two physicians a boarding school and rhirJy-ore
dav schools. About three hundred pupils can D"
said TO be an excellent one Al nome thelE cl9th-
ing troubles them very little. buy when u Is fur-
about the quality ana NJ as 50 La'liy HtLIs
The people are reserved and apparently indlt-
their own affairs. lnlenperance ana sainbIiis a-e
common among them but not more 50 than among
the miners ana 60" nos-. NJ ~ ~. .-i ,. ~H -.
deposited I'm savings banks. The largest ranchmau
IN the state. VINO iae.as-Ie7 IA, 80 - .1'
mile. SAID recently lnat ne lad i'tller t5e S-L-
rounded by Indians than white men, IN his x
perience Of more than twenty years there he had
never had an animal stolen by an Indian
Court i held twice month. three or Your or
the best Indians being appointed by The agent as
judges. The DEGREES ot The court Whlch i CIVIL
criminal and equity all in one are ',niorced by
police force composed entirely OF red men. "Ilch
l. responsible tor order on the resef N uni
form these Indians are nouceaby obedlent 70
superior authority, ana asSouteIy teiI-7s ia car
ryiDg out orders. Ile lndlan NpInti d4"a "1IA
a few steps behind their husbands. and carry,
strapped on their backs: a large trunk This IS
good Illustration OF the burdens the Indian women
"on the adjoining large Rosebud Reservation
government for beef and several thousand dollars
more for hay and wood contracts
An interesting display OF baskets utu- uy i-i[Zii1
T.von a Perobscut Indian. OF Indian Island. oId
Town Me- and Of Persian embroderies, made by
Armenian women in Oorfa. Turkey under the
direction OF Miss Corinne Shattuck. was in charge
o' Mr. H. s Gordon. president Of the society pre-
sided