Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01

&c. ,r,ekarora Indian Reservation;
sorne facts about the Niagara Soun.y'
Indians, whom the GoVelii-
ment has civilized.
NJ 1ustv hackmen OF Niagara ralie a. :
.ossd Tor their aggresslVeness; III ,,;e;one Of
The II uSKdlolo great sights to be seen
indian at nearby points but
ration. it is seldom that one
sssFs suggestion to visit the lusKaroId IN ~
a s:sg Pesefyation. some ten miles south OF
slian - This Is doubtless due to the fact
s ss. " drive is not altogether delightful
saas III roads being of the sort that do not
=, And TO personal comfort, rough IN pid De-
a 81 had weather wel-nigh impossible but
~ lsServmen do rot hesitate to send theH
~ 1891 and teams to the Reservation Wheh
dtasss7 anu nartv. or even liberal single
49, 49, lsanerally If is the women visitors VINO
moss Ia light to go to the Reservatlon' Ior tle
sas walls in their minds beforehand that
s 'sss III see the Red Man, with all the PIC
s s.Sra surroundings in the way OF tepees,
IsssheF garb and fringes, painted faces, bows
sFFoWs tomahawks, ct cetera But these TAT
- TIA gs do not materialize to any extent
sna4 IL visit albeit there are ample numbers
Il 8he Indians who still preserve their prlml-
M sDtbing. and upon request, with a little
H. Known into the bargain, will not hesitate
to dress up and even give the war dance.
qb;s reservation was bought by the United
cs8ssaN C;oyerrment years ago and covers
Some Interesting BY 80 seven. or near
Historical " 10000 square
T.xs<n,a+;on acres, upon which
AsftEse there low
some seven or eight hundred Indians, and
nasty, in fact all, Tuskaroras. The Tuska
ToFas we're origr ally in North Carolina, but
tie lendency of their warfare brought them
NORTH. where they coalesced with the Iroquois
Indiars aid towards the latter end of their
lighting days arrayed themselves in line with
The English in part. \ portion of the Tus-
kaIofK are row cared for by the Canadian
GoEer rnert on the Canadian side, and are
said III be the most civilized of all American
Iadiass They highly thought of by the
Government of Carada, and their progress
has been marked that in agricultural prod
ucss they are said to have surpassed their
paletaced" brethren. The other portion of
the dnskaroras prove loyal to side of the
ienee d. have been cared for by Uncle Sam
p nost trustworthy fashion. The reserva-
ton As a whole is a clean presentation of
what eare ard caution will produce, even from
Ens SaFage standpoint. They now entirely
seasapporhng, and aside from an indifferent
pszs4n from the Government, entirely in
dspsHaent OF the outside world.
Ah of their property, including lands, is
exsmnk from taxation. both state and national,
The indians ard this gives them a distinct
Paw No advantage over their white
Iaxes ALSO comes 70 ne see G t6e abort
1850 year with small trirkets in the shape
Y @gzcco, calico and other things of indiffer-
~ ne hey have a very strong sentiment
T. sAsse little semi-annual visits of Uncle
80 agents Of course, the support offered
4 1R Government does not mark distinct
pl interest to the Indians, for the rea-
Z ~ the value OF what they get IS exceed
s mai Perhaps the Government is wise
Ior the lrdian IS more or less indo-
Ne. spd loves his leisure Some of them have
HN# 'helr lands to white tenants and it
Credtaoe TO the rest of the Indians in
80 Walton that this should be allowed.
81 the Indians who do this are usually of
lhIui class. Few of them would work
Rgress unless the incentive of reward
SssssT most forced upon them They all own
s4#8s8 ms winch are in most cases well
shss IN the reservation there would be
ana2 lH acres to each Indian were the
mssg ttioned according to numbers But
co.sss4 ines farms are larger, made so by
e,rshlp interests which they form
egss themselves and also by additional sue
nxssss~ 80 50 by some over others less enter
~ The have their tribes exactly the
III IN tHeIr former state of living before
Shs.. Of civilization, and also several
lsgRFs ard school houses. There i also a
w;ss ouhci House, a large frame building
WsI clle-a. and their meetings are ALWAYS
sssss sun y. last summer. the writer with
u SIX Journeyed to the Tuskarora