Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
SAW LITTLE FATHER"
Inians in Last Big Powwow at White
House.

conterences between big chiefs of the
tribes have beer held j" this city. IN
The greater number of cases these par
leys have been held directly with those
officials in charge Of the Indian bureau
and comparatively very few "ith the
Great Fathers at the White House. Al,
most every President of the United
States has had ntiyjdual visits f.om
renowned red mon. Some of these
called to pay their respects only, but
the majority of them always wanted
something, and were full of complaints
as to their treatment from the White
people.
Ole Of the most interesting powwows
that ever took place at the Executive
Mansion here occurred in the month OF
September. 1877. President Hayes pre-
|. sided over the meeting. The Indians
/ we've in council protesting against being
rer;oved from the reservation they then
occupied to the upper Missouri region OF
the Indian Territory.
There were twenty-three great big
chieftains among the Indians participate
ing in this conference and the number
included several who had been in the
ight with Custer. All the different tribes
among the Sioux We're repre- serted and
had their orators primed with speeches to
make to their Great Father Eayes.
guished old warrior. He'd Cloud, the
Stately-loolling Spotted Tail. Little Grow,
Little Eis Man Three Beam, Black
Coal, aid others with various degrees
OF dlgnlty ahu hsliitss, notwl.lSlalc &; ny
the prOfuSl0n OF feathers ana n:lnt they
had adorned themselves with. -Four
interpreters were necessary 10 convey
thc wofos OF tne rec men 20 me pale
races. Among these was a rather inc
LOOKING Aralahoe known as Friday, who
spoke vely good English
Gen, Crook, the gallant indlan iShier.
was present at the council. which was
heiu IN me Pfesident Once. me IN
dlans showed great Difference Tor nm
on account of his proves as d soldier
VINO was more than q match Tor any
le Tn III , inrir trlpes. A., ,.,; o,,
ire takers among me lnaians USED
much diplomacy OF the crifticsl char
acter IN thH advocacy 81 what ihey
want"d. or rather OF what they didn't
want. am tEat was leaving TIE places
Wfcrc they "9er lht.l located Old
iied Cloud. VINO made inc trSt speech,
pre1aced as bflri r@nafki by shaking
hahdS with everybody ~ :iGbi 50 as to
snow 'hnt ms hnarl Was fuil Of love
have felt that his hands, War" red with
blooa from INC Custer hattI,h"ld- He
Sald ne d'd not want anvo"hf - men
Ton inc name ri Missouri River to
nm as i WIS me road TO whisky
ann rum, inc others "g'tei with MIN
Wlth great uhaniinltN AMI mad much to
Red Cloud said his peopl" wanted To be
they would have room to walk and
WheTe theT chlldren and Sfanchlldren
shorld know as much as the white pee
PIE.
one Of me chiefs among the orators
was much feathcrcd and @"u1y cnun-
tenancod gentleman, whose mime was
81. Road IL was the f1rst Inn" in his
existence ne nad heen ~ the realm of
clvli1Iatlon. ne was not abashed in
tne least; aitnouGh ne ma at nome sew
t "a lropnles ~ M shape 81 soaps from
me Custer hattie fa made 2 rather
forcible speech for man who only
claimed 70 be 2 tlghter and not a states
man, bls koaas idea of civilization vas
to have 2 house with stairs in it Tf
ne mad that and several wagon loads
OF hard goo money he thought he might
run the risk of entering the ranks of
ms na!e-1aced bfothers.
pra ~ a.'', I1 were al lntronuce1 TO