The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-12
INDIAN REUNION
ON this WEEK
BIG CELEBRATION BEING HELD
ON STANDING ROCK
RESERVATION,

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 12.-On
Standing Rock reservation has opened
the reunion of Indian nations at Fort
Yates, seventy-five miles down the
Missouri river, an event which never
has been equalled in the history of
the western continent, with the pos
sible exception of once. and which
never will be again. It is the gather
ing of the remnants of Indian tribes
from ten states and the numbers will
exceed $4,000. .. .....s... ~. .E....
This wonderful event is being con-
Quoted by the Indians. under the SUI
pervision of the government officials.
who will see that there are no devel-
opments of a savage nature, ii possible
to prevent and that there are proper
regulations for so great an undertake
ing There will be the Sioux, the
most powerful nation today, The Ojib
was, the Gros Ventres, the Black
Feet, the Crows, and numerous other
tribes. ~. ...
For over a week the red men have
been arriving from near and far to
participate in this the last great re-
union before they pass to their happy
hunting ground. Many provisions have
been made, including $50 beef cattle
ready for slaughter, these to be di-
vided for food and sacrifice.
lillS diLdlT mas Deen anu
will be conducted by the Indians, and
during the four days the programme
will be executed according to their
customs, and will consist of their
dances, religious services, songs and
weird performances.
The reservation upon which this
celebration is to be understanding
Rock--is the scene of many of the
outrages of Sitting Bull and where
ho lyilln1 prnr11inaI1f the
visitors will be all the great chiefs
and old warriors who participated in
the Custer massacre and other
atrocities of the past century One of
the managers of the event is Red
Tomahawk, who killed Sitting Bull,
and associated with him are several
braves of great reputation. The
great Chief John Grass (whose OFF,
cial title is Charging Bear) and VINO
is the hereditary chief of the Sioux.
will be present and deliver an ad-
dress. He is the greatest orator since
the days of Chief Gall, and wieldS a
powerful influence
The only time in history there ever
has been anything which would ap-
proach this meeting, was that held
by Captain Clark, in 1918, when he
held the great peace conference at
Prairie du Chen, Wis. A few years
after the captain had returned from
his expedition to the western coast
with his companion, Lewis, he was
made governor of all that territory
comprising the Louisiana purchase,
and then known as Missouri The war
of 1872 had just closed and the Brit
ish had melted the Indians of America
against the Americans Every tribe
from the Seminoles OF Florida to the
Black Feet of the north were hostile.
the British having promised them
everything south of the Ohio river and
east of the Mississippi forever to be
their peaceful hunting ground if they
would exterminate the whites
1t was the mission of Captain Clark
to pacify, if possible, these people.
Hence, in 1873, he called this great
meeting, when emissaries from all
tribes east of the Rocky mountains
We're in attendance, there being about
10000 III all. Never since that time
has there been, and in all probability
never again after this meeting now in
session will there be, another such a
congregations of Indians, for they are
fast disappearing and their bands are
becoming SO small that they soon will
have vanished
1t is a notable event and will be wit
messed by many white people who
have the courage to venture into the
wiids Of the Standing Rock reserva
tlon to witness it.