The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-16
A GOOD INDIAN |& A
DEAD INDIAN
AGED SIOUX CHIEF ISSUES urs
LAST STATEMENT - DYING
AT THE AGE OF s8.
Was First Chief to Consent Sending
HIS Children to Uncle SANS
Educational Institutions.

Noou SoACe, clguCy-C0reo
years old, chief of what now remains
OF tho mighty Sioux nation is dying n
ms teHae on Oak creek, In Meyer
county, says the Gregory County
lows. Feeling the approach of death
Good Voice on last Saturday issuad
the following statement, requesting
that it be published. The statement
was dictated to his grandson. Moses
Good Voice, who is stenographer
and took the words in short hand:
Il always obeyed the rules OF the
government.
When the government asked IN
to give our children to the school
was the first one to send mine, In
order to keep our children on the res
ervation l asked the government to
keep the schools on our reservation
y always looked to the good gov
ernment, and therefore asked for
a church.
II have no grudge against the peo-
pie of the United States. That il
one reason l want the government to
hear from me.
BY our disobedience the govern
ment used to have war with the
Indians. But I always took the
governments part and helped them.
What | mean by helping the govern
ment is: When General Sherman
had fight with the Cheyennes a Chsy-
1enne shot a horse under Sherman, and
In doing my duty I killed the Chey-
enne.
The government asked the In
dians to consider whether they win
Ehelp the government by acting as
scouts, which was the first member.
holding the office of seargant.
The government asked me to be
good both to the Indians and whites.
which the government knew that I
had we'll fulfilled. In about. 1876
an Indian killed white man /, nd the
army officers requested the Indians
to turn the Indian over to thu auth
critics. But the Indians wero afraid
to arrest him, so went and a rested
him and took him to the auth ,rities.
I'm the same year Crazy Horse.
one of our chief warriors, vas ar
rested in our camp and 1 vas or
dered to take him to the fort, which
/ did; and that same day l.e was
killed by the soldiers.
Another time two white mon who
were carrying mail from camp sheri-
dan to the Black Hills got into q
trouble which results in the killing
of one another. Chief Spotted Tail
was notified to have the other white
man arrested and I was ordered to
arrest him which did and turn him
over to authorities, which afterwards
he was hung for his crime.
There Is times when the govern
ment killed my relatives and take
my horses, and again the Indians
killed my relatives and take my
horses. But stood for peace. 1 might
express that 1 was defeated on both
sides. General Harvey killed twenty
two relatives Of mine and took my
horses.
The government sent Read Bead
who was my uncle to make peace will
the Indians. But the Indians found
out that Red Bead was on the gov.
ernment's side, overpowered him
. and his party were badly slaughtered
These Indians were composed Of
tribes from Cheyennes, Ogalallas and
Rosebud Sioux.
II have been to Washington sev.
eral times as delegate. and on these
occasions have fully represented
my people on good government.
have always looked for good gov
ernment, therefore asked the gov
ernment to hear from me once more
II shake hands with our agent
the officials at Washington; also m,
friend Right Rev. VIM. Hare, Bishop
OF South Dakota.
Last evening as l lay In my to
pee, saw the sun go down and in I
few minutes after all was darkness
I knew it would rise again and It,
!, golden rays would light the earti
once more and thought that tonigh
my light would go out but feel sur'
: that soon could see. light agar
in the presence of the Great Spirit
the Father of US all. AS quietly a
the twilight deepens into the dark
ness of night, SO quietly and certai,
will my life light go out, for I'm oil
: and my time has come. Shake hand
Indians and whites, Good Voice hear
the Great Spirit say Come. I'm 60
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