St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-04-21
Our NeaIected lndiun Problem

Since Governor Luther Youngdah
problems Of the American Indian there has been qend inter
est in this of human relations
When Eric HOyer Minneapolis
suggestions he made to the Minneapolis
the problem Of the Indian living urban community be
studied This thought his suggestion very
News that Indians living the Twin Cities plan to launch drive
obtain center similar to the center in Min
neapos encouraging The Negro community
give every encouragement to the
whites and Indians who interesting themselves
neglected segment Of our population.
large problem however of the those areas close
to the tribal grounds reservations The editor
PILOT at Walker Minnesota pertinent points that
of April ID This reprduce here for the information
of its readers who appreciate knowing something
Indians plight and how of the people living close to view
The Walker PILOT said in the editorial titled Can The Indian
Problem
chapter story absorbing interest
day at the Bemd ArmO when $50 Indians
of the Indian tale of things
reach footing that Of the white Also told
white mans story of already made toward this level
The radio newspapers plight
Displaced Persons of Europe since the
not until Governor Youngdahs recent Interstate Confer
ence was called that Americas own Displaced People were given
recognition.
Revolutionary War; which Whites fought to
obtain their freedom from England the policy Of D. p
Indians camps
Reservations and they allotted the people had driven from
their lands The
tive vaueand based the theory getting the Indian of
This segregation has given rise Americas moral obligation
which recently a grievious wrong
Much of the Indians problem today apparently rests the lack
Of seconfdence which developed
Also lack OF concentration and strong tendency to shrink from
the competition which makes called white"
These which they
selves But they must help doing
great formerly independent
Indians have developed these traits
nation has
completely
pendent with practically relief problem
groups who fortunate
lands oil mining lands The majority
practically hunting
reduced by the inroads of the White
Indians
mentally morally
white children The establishment schools where
al life
Another establishment
hospital nursing and doctors available
administration Of Relief the Welfare
provided almost completely people
they stn segregated people The Department
says family
and establishes residence smepace
reservation their rights
settling
difficulty coming understanding with the Forestry
receiving permission their timber lands And practically
country potential
wealth-tmber.
The difficulty settling heirships
long $50
originally inheritance created out
might originally enough
Indians.
Practically complete lack Of employment in the vicinity
terrible frequently
poverty the Indian obtain the wherewha
the 18th grade Frequently quits
during his school because of lack Of funds and
couragement prove almost unsurmomtable object
these problems and many minor will have to
these solutions that the Interstate Council when
IL meets again. win attempt to arrive at
But anything they decide be Of benefit the Indian
uat first come strongly his abywhch he
certainly has-that win take the solutions ofered-WoR
5ARD At TEand ultimately ntegrated part the
white mans community just the swede German italian OF
Frenchman has