The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
WITNESS
STATUE UNHEuNG
NORTH DAKOTA IRlBEsMES Al
INTERESTING CEREMONY
IN BISMARCK. !
sQuAW is HoNoRED

3sQUAW is HONORED
Eiye Redskins in Native Garb Prs.
MA Sent at Dropping u
I Flag.
Misnrarck, North Dakota.-At the
capitol Wien the statue Of sakaka-
wea, The Bird woman, was unveiled
recently, we're Ave Indians IN their
native dress, representatives of tribes
row living in tie state-sioux, sho;
snonc, Ariekara and Groyentre. Az
the statue wa in honor. OF the Indian
woman who acted as guide for the
Lewis and Clarke explorers when
they male their trip TO the Pacific
coast and return, 1t was fitting Tat
representatives Of the disappearing
race: or red men shoulr sit where they
did. around ttha speakers platform In
the capitol. While the monument Was
being unveiled the Indians were
GROUPED laEcdtithe pedeFtal.
Crow Ghost was one cfftia tmCst IN.
serest!ng OF the Indians. He Is IN
Arickara OF the old scaool9 and, dl ess.
ed in his buckskIn suit and elaborate
'~feathered ~headdress, he looked the
typical jredskin OF the old days. Sol
'ernn q vlsage. without a Sign ii indi-
cate that he wss taking any Interest
in the talk going on, 1t could still be
seen that he was alive to!ihts sur
%icundings Wanda stGeir significance.
Grow Ghostshas two sons, High Fly
ing Eagle and gIaBgon Grow Ghost.
The later Is attending school at Carl.
hqe, I
Grow Ghost does not speak English,
but with Peter Beauchamp acting as
Interpreter he told OF some OF his
carly experiences. He said that while
he was never engaged in battle he
lad acted us scout on various occa.
sions and had been connected with
several small war. Grow Ghost Is
engaged In farming. and with the as.
%sistance OF his son Is one Of the SIC
'cessfu1 filters OF the reservation.
: Matte johnson is a. Shoshone and
OF the same tribe a. S%asakawea. She
Is a tyre of tie Indian maiden Of
story, straight and tall, with a wealth
OF straight black hair hanging down
10 her waist in long braids. At the
ceremony at the capitol she was
dressed in a buckskin suit decorated
with beads and other ornaments. Her
complexion Is clear and her features
regular.
She Is a graduate OF the Haskell
government school and a. the present
time is employed In the Bismarck
school as instructor in the laundry.
department. Miss .Iohneon talks well
OF her life and work and is clever In
every WY. Her fathers name is
Honee, end she often is amused, at
the EFFORT OF white persons to get the
proper pronunciation.
Peter H. Beauchamp, another
Arlckara present, Is one Of the most
successful Indian farmers on the
Berthod reservation and is doing
much for the betterment of his
brothers in the way Of getting them
acquainted with better methods In
farming and living, Mi. Beauchamp
attended school at the government
school at Ft. Stephenson and ilater
was.graduated from Hampton. 4
James Holding Eagle was present,
too. He was one Of tho voting In.
dian men who went to Chicago to
pass upon" the model for the statue
Of sakakawea: He is a G%rosventre
and the son OF Holding Eagle, who Is
III turn the o Of Moves Slowly, one
OF the most noted medicine men Of
the tribe. and OF Scattered Corn. the
OILY woman Of the tribe who has
ever been vested with the 'honors OF
a medicine man."
Holding Eagle was graduated
from the Santee school. He takes
a great pride In doing religious work
among Ms people, Is an accomplished
musician and has been delegates 10
church meetings in tho state. He has
also been employed at various times
by the State Historical society in
making models Of old villages and in
arranging Historical data for publica.
ton.
Another delegate was Martin LIE.
vans one OF the younger Grosvcn.
tres. who is attending the Bismarck
Indian school. His indian name IS
Black Cloud. and his fathers name
was Hard Horn. His parents are
farmers on the Berthod reservation,
and he Intends, as soon as he com!
pletes his education to engage In the
same business.
Both James Holding Eagle and
Black Cloud said when asked about
.Sakakawea that they had no recol.
lection of hearing their relatives talk
Of her until after the movement for
a monument was started. Holding
Eagle stated that when sakalawea
died she was taken back to her old
Shoshone home in western Montana,
for burial. Nothing is known OF
what became Of the child she carried.
on her back on the trip to the Pa.
cifc coast and +,returnErn n, ~ hnr