The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-14
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ten, ne a0Oe0.
He stated that the treaty is the
supreme law of the land, and
that Americans who attack other
nations for breaking treaties
would have no room for criticism
If various Withdrawal" bills now
/ before Congress were passed.
Though some tribes are not un.
der treaty obligations, because
the United States began issuing
contracts in 1871, those contracts
are valid agreements between
two parties that must be lived up
to, he said. mentioning tfAt this
is still the stand taken by the
Supreme Court of the United
States.
I'm addition" he said. I'VE
have moral obligation to these
people that is higher than law"
He believes that il these bills be-.
come law, it will mean "liquida.
ton" of the Indian, "as in other
states" 1t is his opinion that if
support were withdrawn at this
time. 6O.7O per cent of the In.
dams would become nOmads -
landless - and each city in the
state would have a Hill ST.. He
said that there are special in.
terests lying in wait for the In.
dian to be freed of government
protection. ready to take advan.
tage of his position.
Bott0mly advised the Indians
to sit tight, you have something
in this treaty that no white man
will ever have. Accept no patents
as allottees."
On the subject Of taxing the
Indians land. if and when he be.
comes a free agent. he said he
believes that the Indian will be
willing to pay taxes when he has
been raised to the social position
of white men, and can compete
with them on an equal basis. I'm.
! til them" he said. charge the
tax bill to the 20 million acres
of land taken from the Indian"
During the Institute. seven
workshops were conducted deal.
ing with distinct problems Of
Montana Indians. The problems
dealt with and the workshop
leaders were: Problems of In.
come Maintenance, DIR. John
Swackhamer. Montana State Uni.
verify: Problems of Individual
and Family Well.Being. Glenn
Lockwood, president. Montana
Conference of Social Welfare:
Problems of Health and Medical
Care. John Harrison. president.
Montana tuberculosis Associ.
alton: Problems In Education.
Mary NJ. Condor. state superin.
tcndcnt of public instruction:
Problems In Religion. The Rev.
Clara Wood, assistant professor.
University School of Religion:
Protection and Law Enforcement.
Attorney General Arnold Olson:
Recreation and the Arts. Verne
Dusenbcrry. president. Montana
Institute of Arts.
Thursday reports on the work.
shops were given by workshop
leaders. giving recommendations
and conclusions reached during
the separate sessions.
! DIR. Leslie A. Fielder. Montana
State University. gave the sum.
mary address at the closing scs.
sion Thursday. ending the three
day meeting. lie stated that the
| Indians problems are quite deep.
~ involved in the complexities of
human life - Montana commun.
ity life. lie said that as on eco.
n0mic problem. II most immedi.
atcly concerns the Indian. but as
q moral problem. all citizens are
involved.
DIR. Fielder cited the confer.
cnce as having value In itself.
even II nothing further Is done.
because Il enabled those attend.
Ing to find o common mind and
common heart. as we'll rs the
start Of the process Of healing
old wounds that lie beneath the
surface.
open expression Is a sign Of
mutual trust" he said. and not.
cd that the cmergencc into day.
light Of the real issues Of con.
flict surrounding the Indian prob.
lem Is q pleasing sign.
lie listed several conflicts un.
DERIVING the problem Of real sol.
uti0ns Of these problems - the
dislike and mistrust Of the Indian
Bureau. the problem involved In
whites prcjudiccd against the
Indians. the conflict between Fed.
cral and local employees who
deal with the same problem. the
problem Of the government work.
or and his practically opposed 10
social worker and his theory, the
problem between assimilati0nists
and pluralists and attempts To ar.
range for two cultures 10 live
side by side. and finally. conflicts
between those who would with.
draw Federal aid and those who
wish to retain II. even within the
ranks Of the Indians themselves.
lie saw the conference AZ q
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