Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-07

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wen they desired to do so. No III.
DIN was allowed to take any live
SEX or property of any kind which
Id been furnished him by the United
SITES Governments
Iheir lands in Oklahoma, six miles
Slth Of Shawnee City, are leased out,
lie rentals average 500 year for
, aaverage farm of eighty acres. This
| md will support the Indian and fur
nh all the Injuries he desires. NOr
yrs the Government has made an
alual apprCpri ton Of $4,000 for the
Nkapoos this fund being disbwsed
b. the Indian agent for agricultural
iDlements stock and wearing APP
Piel.
he principal object of the investi-
| gdOn which is being made by the
Tilted States Government in cOnnec-
tin with the removal Of the Kicka-
pos to MevicO is to determine wheth
e any improper metAC $ were EN-.
pyed in obtaining TIE removal of the
pStriCtion5 whereby the kiCkapOos
Jarted with heir Oklahoma lands. 1t
IS alleged that the price paid 'or these
lands by white people has in no in.
stance approached the real value of
The land, and the department officials
believe that in some instances, at
least, the kickapCOs received nothing
for their lands in this territory, but
were to get in exchange other lands
in Mexico, practically without value
when compared with the rich agricul-
tural lands they held i'll Oklahoma.
During the last year an inspector
for the Indian Department was thWart-
ed while attempting to secure evidence
in Mexico, although he went there
after assurances had been given by the
Mexican Government TO Minister Con-
ger that he would be allowed to pro
coed with the work. The inNeStigu-
ton has been in progress ever since,
and it was on this business that AS
sistant United States Attorney out,
celt was recently instructed to go TO
Mexico.
The KckapOOS are pure race, new
er having intermarrled with whites or
blacks. This is due to their religion
Within few years a kickapOO girl
was woOeG by white man and lie
had every reason to believe that she
would marry him. She persistently re-
fused and, pressed for an eXpidna.
ton, she said
you are fair to look upon ana
agreeable to me, but your God is not
my God and our offspring would be
neither Indian nor paleface, and there
fore spiritual orphan, to be denied
in the unending life the protection Of
the Good Spirit
Love him as she might, yet she
loved her race more and refused his
offer. 1t is a boast of the Kichapoo
that none o. his tribe has ever be
come a Christian.
The Kickapoos in Mexico are ruled
at the present time by woman chief,
known as WapahOka she is about
fOrty-fye years old and her title is in
herited. She has had much to do III
getting the remnants of the tribe i'll
advice to them has ever Been to leave
the United States for that country
Whenever they have lived any
length Of time by the water the Kick
apoos have become famous as swim
mers. This would not be peculiar if
the tribe had lived on the coast or on
an island they, however, are an in.
land tribe. The most expert Of hicka.
poo swimmers have been known to re.
main under water for two minutes.
News Of the satisfaction of the Kick
apoos with their new locality has
spread among the fullbloods of other
tribes in Indian Territory, and a plan
Is now on foot whereby all 1'dllblOods
will move to Mexico and COlonize there.
The Indians are willing to dispose Of
their lands in order to make the trans
fer, and many Of them are so anxious
for the change that unless prevented
they will not remain long enough to
dispose of their lands.