The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-23

Rosebud, S. D.--During the recent
Indian Fair held at Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota, a num-
Der OF the Indian chiefs had gathered
in one of the council tents TO talk
over times and smoke the pipe OF
peace. Each chief related some in
stance In which the Rosebud Sioux
had taken a prominent part in the
early days, and especially the man
ner In which the Rosebud Sioux had
taken a prominent part in the early
days, and especially the manner in
which the Rosebud Sioux had demon
strated their superiority, as "A band,
over other tribes.
After many hours of listening to
Old-time stories and the passing and
requesting of the pipe of peace, High
Pipe, one of the most noted living
Sioux Indians and a leading chief.
arose, and, wrapping his fine. colored
blanket about his magnificent form,
walked to the center of the council
tent, and by his proud and dignifed
manner at once showed that he had
something important to say.
Standing erect as a young pine,
Chief High Pipe began:
my brothers, we have gathered
here today to enjoy ourselves and to
meet our old-time friends, and talk
over old time pleasures. We have
spent many pleasant hours. Each of
you has told of some great past event
of the Rosebud Sioux. ] now have
something to say about an event of
tho nVaHanf dQO nn1 ~ 4xyIfph xn,, "a mn
NIL aware.
The White Agent.
For a great many years the Good
Father at Washington has placed a
white man at the head of our TRIBE.
to be IL leader and to have charge
of u land and other property, and
to teach us the..ways Of the white
brother SO that we might become
self-supporting and good citizens of
the State of South Dakota. Different
leaders have taken charge of our
ahairs and some were good leaders
and some were not. Some leaders
would come here and take us back
many years into the old trails. with
the idea of starting from the hardest
and toughest part of the trail, and
then taking a new and different trail,
in the endeavor to lead us. to the best
path to success. Many leaders took
Ns the wrong road ana would soon
be placed In charge. Some leaders
we're bad men and as soon as our
brothers found Il. bad leader they lost
faith in him and refused to follow
his orders. +
The New Leader. sa.S44.
Two years ago our Father at
Washington sent us a leatfeli which
made II brothers glad at heart, be-
cause they had known this man
many years and had seen him walk
Ing over our land with a large stick
measuring III. land and putting posts
In the ground SO that each of our
brothers would knawswhere to build
his house and put up a fence,
II say this made the heart of our
brothers glad. and when this new
leader picked out a trail for us to
follow he did not take us back to the
old rough trails. but took up the
trail where the last man had left us.
We have not travelled a very long
distance under our new leader but
the trail has become much easier and
all our brothers seem to feel that we
are now nearer to the easy and
smooth road of living than ever be-
fore, and / say u hearts are glad.
you all know that when a baby
hoy is born to a great chief of the
Sioux the other chiefs gather to-
gether as we did today. and talk
over old times and smoke the great
pipe OF peace. And then the best
friend of the chief who has the new
baby, will make q talk and name the
baby. Our leader today has a new
baby, three days old, and / am a
great friend of our leading chief. 1
feel 4 should make a name for this
new baby, and i hope my brothers
viii help me and be pleased with the
name / think best.
Il Great Chiefs Memory.
I'VE had onegreat chief called
Spotted Tail Cat the mention of the
name of Spotted Tail the pipe Of
peace was passed to High Pipe and
ne With great ceremony lighted the
pipe, blew a fewspuffs of smoke, and
passed. the pipe to the next chief,
who also blew a few puffs from the
pipe and passed the pipe to the next
chtdt-the pipe being passed to each
Chief IN turn. This is the manner
In which Indians a homage to al
great name spoken) and in trying to
decide 9 name for this new baby my
heart would be. near many of our
dead chiefs. But Spotted Tail (again
the pipe was lighted and passed
around) was a great fighter and
while 1t was right to fight in the old
days. our good Father at Washing
ton now wants us to do all our bust
In q ~peaceable manner, and for
that reason the name Of our great
chief would not do. Another one of
great chiefs was not q friend Of
the white people-you all know him
-@-7-l(the name was not spoken-and
that name WOULD mot do. / thought
Of another great name, but one time
the Good Father punished him. and
do not think that name would do.
But here is what my tongue tells
When In the old days one of our
brothers did a great thing, we would
name his first baby boy so that all
children would remember what
he father OF the boy did, and now
say that the father of this new baby
made us a good leader and / call