The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-04-20

The main problem confronting
Montana Indians is the over.
crowded one and two room
homes where two or three fam.
lilies live the year around. Bob
Bennett. Assistant Area Direct.
or, Aberdeen. S. d., spoke en-.
phatically on what the Indian
needs to do and know before he
can 60 ahead progressively. lie
stressed assimilation and re.
Mobilization before relocation.
However, the Indian must know
that it takes a college education.
or a high school diploma before
many of these so called oppor.
tunitics are available. 1t is
going to take time. money. hard
work and intestinal fortitudc to
get ahead no matter what you
arc - Indian. white Japanese,
etc. The American Indian today
has the same opportunity as any.
one else but he must recognize
the fact that he must prepare
himself to take part and as.
simulate into this fast moving
culture. Mr.. Bennett is a mem.
Der of the Oneida Tribe from
Wisconsin.
Relocation Explained
George r. Barrett. relocation
Representative Northern Areas.
L. S. ID. A. Bureau of Indian AZ.
fairs from the Denver Federal
Center. talked a, grca, length
explaining the system of rcloca.
ton of Indians. Mr. Barrett,
stated. THAT at no time were
the Indians ever forced to leave
their reservations. but came to
them and expressed a desire to
leave the reserve. He spoke of
their transportation being paid
as we'll as living costs up until
the first pay check From there
on. periodic contacts we're made
through the first year. After
the first year the Indian fam.
lilies were ION their own. The
success of the relocation pro.
gram is IS per cent. The main
reasons for returning TO the res.
crvations arc: loneliness. sick.
ness in the family. sickness and
deaths in the families back home.
Eeonom;r Welfare
Unemployment is one of the
major problems of Montana
Reservations. II was brought
out that the encouragement of
industry and factory branches
would do a great deal in relicv.
ing the present day dilemma.
Montana has about $4,000 In.
dians on the seven reservations.
More than two.thirds of these
arc residing on their respective
reservations.
Entertainment
The most picturesque event
Of the conference was the K.A
NUk SIN CBlackfeet word for
festival. Three tribes - Flat.
head. CrccS and Blackfeet en-.
, tcrtained with their tribal dances
before an audience of 1000 PEG.
pie. Peter Red Horn was com.
mcntator for the Blackfcet who
executed with perfection. dances
dating back into history the
Prairie Chicken dance perform.
cd by Kenneth Scabby Robe and
Roy Lee Old Person won very
long applause. Peter was pictur.
cSqur to say the least. in his fine
Indian rcgalia. handsome ply.
siqmr and fine typical Indian
profile.
! Peter also wrote a little ski,
that all heads that be" At the
Institute took an active part. rs.
pcrially good was Supt. Spencer
who acted as the superintendent
i in the Skit that showed all the
rcd tape an Indian goes through
To buy 4 mere pillow. Somebody
! in the audience made 4 loud re-.
mark: Going through all tina,
rcd tape. an Indian ough, to be
able to buy the American battle
fleet" All in all the skit was
most interesting and cOmical.
eisekfeet Entertainers
Blackfcct Dancers and Singers
were: Juniper Old Person. whom
the LIFE reporter was most In.
| tcrcs,cd in and secured pictures
Of Juniper and Earl. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul old Chief. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Old Person. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Takes Gun. Joe Scab.
by Robe. Allan Whitcgrass.
| Noble Old Person. Joe Bear
Medicine. Wayne Bear Medicine.
kOn Kicking Woman. Phillip
Many Hides. Rene Many Hides.
Eugene Grounds. Kenneth Old
Person.
The famous Starr School dane.
crs included Kenneth Srabby
Robe. who was selected as the
best dancer from the Blackfcct
In the contest. Roy Lee Old Per.
son. Bernard WhttcgrasS. Her.
man Whitcgrass. Robert Bear
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