The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-09-10
CHIPPEWA MATTERS UNDER CONSIDERATION
BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

plication should be denied by the
Department. The Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of
Morrison VS.. Work, Secretary of
the Interior, decided at the last
term of court, clearly indicates
that the Red Lake Indians had
lawful right to immediate allot-
ments of land, and that should the
Department refuse their request
they could enforce them in the
courts. Action ON the application
of Paul H. Beaulieu by the De-
partment will be watched with
keen interest. If Paul is success.
full there will be a stampede for
allotments on the Red Lake Reser-
vation.
KAUTSOMS C0LORABLE ADOPTION BY 4
FEW OF The CHIPPEWA INDIANS.
"Charlle" Dawes, Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States is a
great friend of the Sioux Indians.
He has been very kind to them.
The Sioux Indians desired to show
their appreciation, and a short
time ago a few of the Sioux In
dams met the Vice-President in
Montana and went through the
form of adopting him as member
of the great Sioux tribe. The
adoption of "Charlie' Dawes as a
member of an Indian tribe attract
ed wide attention. The account
of the adoption appearing in the
press of the entire Nation under
big head lines. Harold Knutson,
Congressman from the Sixth Dis
trict, did not propose to be outdone
by "Charlie" Dawes, and accord
ingly made arrangements for bis
adoption by the Chippewa Indians
OF Minnesota. A barbecue was
arranged at the expense of Knut'
son or his friends. Ball Club was
selected as the place. A big feast
was prepared and the Indians were
Invited to be present and to par
ticipate. Knutson saw an oppor'
ltunity to strengthen his political
fences. 1t was to be great In
dian and political event. .Knutsor
was to be adopted into full mem
bership into the Chippewa tribe
There was large gathering Of
people, a majority of whom were
white people, the minority being
Indians. When it came time tc
hold the adoption ceremonies there
were many protests from the In
dians, but when it was explained
that the Indians we're merely be
slowing upon the Congressman 6
compliment the objectors wer'
quieted. Knutson was adopted
and given the name of Pug O.
nay geshig", which means wher
translated into English Hole in
the Day., after the Chief of th'
Mississippi Band. At the time o
the adoption it was generally be
lieved that the Indian name givel
Knutson was that of one of th
, greatest Chippewa Chiefs. In th
Swamp Land Case now pending il
the Supreme Court of the Unitet
States, which is suit brought b!
, the United States against th
State of Minnesota to recover fo
the Chippewa Indians severa
, hundred thousand acres of valuabl
timber land, the official record o
Hole in the Days official acts j
set out. He was the leading spiri
in negotiating the treaty of 1856
under which the Chippewa Indian
ceded to the United States practi
cally all of their possessions, in
:, cluding their valuable rice field
!, and their hunting and fishin,
grounds. The treaty, had it beel
carried into effect, would hav
Impoverished the Chippewa peo
: DIE. This treaty was SO manifest!
unfair to the lndianf that it wa
abandoned, and wiped out by tn