The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-05-11

are chiefly Gros Ventre.
In the preparation of the forthcom-
ing volume of collections, the secre-
tary has been very fortunate in gain
ing the confidence and securing the
cooperation of large number of
representative members of the Sioux,
Chippewa, Mandan, Rec and Gros
Ventre tribes of the state. In this
way there have come into the possess
sion of the society valuable specimens,
tribal myths and ceremonies, photo
graphs Of individuals in full dress,
and other records of the old life
which are now so rapidly disappearing
at this time and which once lost, can
never be recovered. Rev. C. L. Hall.
missionary at Elbowoods, from his
knowledge of several Indian languages
and his long experience on the Ft.
Berthold reservation, has been of the
utmost assistance to the society in
their work among the Mandan, Gros
Ventres and Rees.
The society is fortunate, also, in be-
ing able to command the services, Just
now, of several college men who are
donating their work freely, in con-
junction with the secretary, to pre-
serve and record the early history of
the state. Among the most efficient
of these contributors are Prof. H. C.
Fish of Marshfield, Wis.,, graduate of
the University of Wisconsin; Prof.
John M. Gillette, of Valley City Nor
NAL, graduate of Chicago University;
and Rev. G. L. Wilson, of Langdon,
graduate of Oberlin College.
1t is highly desirable at this time
and it would be of the greatest as
sistance to the secretary if all those
having anything worthy of publication
in our first volume of Collections
would send it in at onoe. The State
Historical society belongs to the citi-
zens of the whole state and its publi-
cations are freely open to all con-
tributors along every line of special or
general interest.
%. G. Libby, Secretary. Z;
Address, 1921 University Ave., Grand
Forks, N. Oak.
The Historical Society is certainly
doing work that is very much needed
in this state. We hear from Ft. Ber-
thold reservation of an effort being
made by the society to have the
u. S. Government set aside as state
preserve and controlled by the society
that part of the reservation once used
by the three tribes as village site and
burial place. A movement is on foot,
also, to have the old settlers and trad.
ers of the state gather at the old
Lewis & Clark fort site on the Mis-.
souri, river, near Stanton, and locate
the sites of this and other forts, trad.
ing posts and the Indian village in the
vicinity. It is quite likely also that
representatives Of the Mandan, Gros
Ventre and Rec tribes will be at this
! meeting with an official interpreter,
and they will no doubt add much to
the interest of the occasion. The re.
cent aid given by the secretary of the
society to Leonard Crunelle, the Chi
cago artist, in finding material for the
statue of Sakawea. is an illustration
of the general usefulness of such an
organization. Mr.. Crunelle was invited
by the society to visit the state and
study the Gros Ventre Indian women
and their costumes, 50 that the statue
he is at work upon might be accurate
in every detail. incidentally the Sec
retary was able, with the expert aid OF
Rev. C. L. Hall, of Elbowoods, to cor.
rect the Indian spelling of the Bird
Woman, Sakakawea.
So useful an organization and one %
thoroughly representative in its mem.
bership and purposes should receive
better support in the future. The
membership should be doubled by an.
other year In appreciation Of what th<
society is doing tor the state.