Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-24
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. STATUE UNWILLING

| STATUE UNWILLING
NORTH DAKOTA TRIBEsMEN AT
INTERESTING CEREMONY
IN BISMARCK.
SOUAW is HONORED
Five Redskins in Native Garb Pre-
sent at Dropping Of
Flag.
Mismarck, North Dakota.-At the
capitol, when the statue OF SaKaha-
wea, the Bird woman, was unveiled
recently, were five Indians in their
native dress, representatives OF tribes
now living in the state Sioux, Sho-
shone. Arickara and Groventre. AS
the statue was in honor OF the lndlan
woman who Acted as guide for the
Lewis and Clarke explorers when
they made their trip to the Pacific
coast and return, it was fitting That
Representatives OF the disappearing
race or red men shOulr sit where they
did, around the speakers platform in
the capitol. While the monument was
being unveiled the Indians were
grouped about the pedestal.
Crow Ghost was one of the most in
teresting of the Indians. He Is an
Arickara of the old school and, dress
ed in his buckskin suit and elaborate
feathered headdress, he looked the
typical redskin of the old days. Sol
emn of visage, without sign to indi-
cate that he was taking any interest
in the talk going on, it could still be
seen that he was alive to his sur
roundings and their significance.
Crow Ghost has two sons, High Fly
ing Eagle and Hangon Crow Ghost.
The latter is attending school at Carl
isle.
Crow Ghost does not speak English,
but with Peter Beauchamp acting as
interpreter he told of some of his
early experiences. He said that while
he was never engaged in battle ne
had acted as scout on various occar
sions and had been connected with
several small wars. Crow Ghost is
engaged in farming, and with the as
sistance OF his son is one of the sue
/, cessful tillers Of the reservation
| Matte johnson is a Shoshone and
Of the same tribe as Sakakawea. She
is a type Of the Indian maiden OF
story. straight and tall, with wealth
of straight black hair hanging down
! to her waist in long braids. At the
ceremony at the capitol She was
dressed in a buclskin suit decorated
. with beads and other ornaments Her
complexion is clear and her features
; regular.
! She Is q graduate Of the Haskell
government school and at the present
time is employed in the Bismarck
, school a. instructor in the laundry
department. Miss johnson talks well
Of her life and work and is clever in
every way. Her fathers name Is
/ Honee, and she often is amused at
the efforts OF white persons to get the
proper pronunciation.
Peter H. Beauchamp, another
Arickara 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. Mr.. Beauchamp
attended school at the government
school at Fl. Stephenson and later
was graduated from Hampton.
| James Holding Eagle was present,
too. He was one of the young In
dian men who went to Chicago to
pass upon the model for the statue
Of Sakakawea. He is a Grosventre
and the son of Holding Eagle, who is
| in turn the son of Moves Slowly, one
| of the most noted medicine men of
the tribe, and of Scattered Corn, the
only woman Of the tribe who has
ever been vested with the honors OF
r. medicine man"
Holding Eagle was graduated
from the Santee school. He takes
q great pride in doing religious work
among his people, is an accomplished
musician and has been delegate to
church meetings in the 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 Le-
vans one Of the younger GrosvenI
tres, who Is attending the Bismarck
Indian school. His Indian name Il
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 fol
q monument was started. Holding
Eagle stated that when Sakakawea
died she was taken back to her old
Shoshone homo 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
cific coast and return, nor of her
| other children.
Martini Little Warrior, Sioux OF
Dakotah, of the 7anktoN branch OF
the tribe, was another interested In.
| dian present. She has attended
school at Fl. Yates, but is now at
Bismarck school. Her fathers In
dian name is Zuyachika, which trans
lated means Little Warrior, and her
mothers name is Mary Four Claws.
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