The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-30

some on the Cheyenne reservation.
y few moments ago | mentioned
the names Of some of the chiefs.
Al critical times these chiefs that
have mentioned made peace be-
tween the whites and Indians. and
there Is one subject that | would
IKE to bring up in particular.
/ There Is tribe of Sioux called the
Sauntees who live east of here
lhey had some trouble with the
white people and during that trou-
ole they captured some women and
children Of the white people.
WOMEN RETURNED TO WHITES
Probably you haue heard the
story before, but these women and
children that were captured were
brought with Swift Bear, Four
Bear and Charger to safety. 1t is
IA great thing to think that they
got the white women and children
and returned them to the whites
| think 1t Is great thing because
these people gave up their own
ponies and gave them presents and
returned them to the white people
without receiving any cOmpensa-
tlon from anyone. | have seen
some right here in this camp that
are so old they have to 90 around
with canes. When they took these
women and children away from the
Sauntees they were ragged and
baletooted. The Indian women
made moccasins for them and
helped return them to their par
ents. | always consider that q
great deed for them to turn those
women and children back to their
people. Perhaps | have caused
you white people to think VIXEN
have tried TO tell you of this cap
ture, and you can judge in your
own mind whether or not it was a
great deed. These men that | have
mentioned who have passed away
have been peace makers between
my people and yours. |, myself.
know of several cases where | have
caused peace between the whites
and Indians, am not a dancing
Indian myself, but whenever there
IS . gathering and they have
good time my people and myself
always 90 in a tent. The govern
men S ideas and plans for our In
dams was to dress like you people.
| do not expect to be white myself
nor expect to talk English. We
ought to realize that we are under
this great government, you and |
together have been to Wash
lngton to see the great father my
self and know of these intentions
toward my people.
APPROVES NEW REGIME
| am having "A good time here
in nice gathering. We are all
here and having a good time.
These towns in this part of the
country have been inviting the
Indians to come and take part in
their celebrations. We would like
to have YOU Try and make arrange
ments with the agent in plenty of
tune sc things will go off nicely
when they arrive. expect that
there will be a time coming when
YOU will like to have the Indians
celebrate with YOU and this is why
! mention this, 50 you will be pre-
pared to meet them. | have been
to several celebrations where the
Indians and whites have celebrated
together and things have gone off
nicely, SO | mention this so that
other celebrations may 90 off Just
as nicely. 1t is very nice to have
our people represented like they |
are here today, SO we get to upder-
stand each other. These Indians
would like TO understand what
these celebrations mean and |
take home with them whatever
they can learn from you. You see
that We are represented hero by !
the Indians from both the Stand. |