The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-12-04
Supt. Robert YellOwtail Returns
From Canada With Several
Fine Stations.

In an exclusive interview with
the Hardin Tribune-Herald re-
porter at Crow Agency, Supt. Rob-
ert Yellowtail told of his recent
mission to Canada, where he has
been purchasing blooded horses
for the Crow Indians.
The policy of the present adj
ministration of Indian affairs Is to
push to the greatest possible de-
gree the education of the Indians
of the country. The economic re-
Mobilization of the Indians is be-
ing particularly stressed by COM
missioner Collier. In line with
that policy, the superintendent of
Crow Indian reservation during
trips into southern Canada in
search of foundation stock. both
cattle and horses, with which to
rehabilitate the Crow Indians on
their respective allotments. At the
present time there are at the Crow
Agency five outstanding stallionss
which represent perhaps as good
individuals as may be found any
where in the state of Montana or
in the northwest.
The superintendent returned Fri
day afternoon with an outstand-
ing registered Belgian stallion
which he purchased in south
ern Alberta to augment the
foundation stock already here and
reports that the grandsire of this
three-year-old outstanding colt
sold for $47,0 in the states, thus
stamping this latest recruit as an
outstanding individual from an
outstanding Belgian family.
Superintendent Yellowtail re-
ports that there Is at the present
time five registered stations at the
Agency ready to serve the needs of
the Grow indians next spring. They
gian stations weighing a ton
apiece; one registered Morgan
stallion and two army remount
thoroughbred stations. All of these
horses are outstanding individuals
and this number is yet to be aug
mented by the purchase of an
outstanding registered Shire stall
lion in southern Alberta, which it
is expected will be here before
very long.
In addition to the above, the
superintendent purchased 40 head
of purebred registered and un-
registered Belgian mares this spring
from the Bozeman country and in
a few days will receive a consign-
ment of SO registered Morgan
mares to supply the saddle horse
and cow pony needs of the Crows
and in a short while will receive a
consignment of 40 some odd high
grade. large type brood mares
Weighing from 1900 to 1900 pounds
from southern Canada. The SUI
perintendent explains that this
Is but the beginning of the pur-
chase OF foundation stock for the
economic rehabilitation of the
Crows. Next season similar pur-
chases will be made and there
will have been established on each
Indian farm a ~suffcient number
Of brood mares and breeding cows
to place every individual or every
family on the Crow reservation
on a money-making basis on their
own homeSteads.
Superintendent Yellowtail fur
ther states that he has an option
on 900 purebred Hereford cows in
southern Alberta and as fast as
feed for these animals can be pro-
duced they, too, will be shipped
to the Crow reservation and dis
tributed among the Crows.
ALI OF these purchases are made
from the tribal funds of the Crows,
appropriated in 1920, the sum OF
$4,000, which now serves the
Crow Indians as their tribal bank
The superintendent states that
on account of their legal status
as wards, and further on account
Of racial considerations, the In
dams are unable to go to ally
bank or loaning institutions and
borrow any money to carry OH
their economic needs or ranch en-
terprises and as a consequence
this revolving fund was set aside
from fhn4, t~S1oI N,~I, a. 10CC