The people's voice., 1958-04-18
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scholarship with stiff requirements
for the student. 1t takes B average
from high school and C average in
college to keep the Grow scholarship
With these high standards the Grow
Indians will have "a students in col
lege in 1859.
Verne Dusenberry of Montana
State College, friend and mentor of
Indians, said he found 500 of the
Indian youth wanted to go to college
and his surveys showed their desires
and aims compare favorable with
those of the white youth. The great
problem, he said, is financing.
Other Indian reservations face fl
nancial difficulties that make it i'm
possible to offere scholarships to their
youth.
Sister Providencia, of the College
of Great Falls, said surveys carried
on by her sociology classes show
of the kids on Hill 81, a non-reser-
vation group of Indians. in school,
but that from "a to 81 per cent of
the reservation youth were in
school.
RELOCATION PROGRAM,
INADEQUATE
On the question of relocation, it
seemed relocation itself is not so
much the question as the manner in
which it is being carried out. Because
of the increasing population and the
abject poverty on some reservations
along with the lack of development of
the resources of the Indian land base,
and the fact not all Indians care to
be farmers or ranchers it is recognized
there must be program of rehabili-
tation. In discussing the present re-
location program it was condemned
primarily for it's inadeouacies.
Father Powell, whose work is in
the area of caring for the needs of
Indian people in Chicago, said the
situation seemed to be that they were
brought to Chicago on a zone way
ticket, and there was very little in
the way of follow-up to see they took
of the promises made by
the Bureau when they sent them to
the area. He said housing was poor
and rent was high. On their reserva-
tions, he said, 60 dollars week looks
like lot of money, but when they
live in ~ rooms that costs them
30 dollars a month things look differ
ent. Father Powell would provide
them with a "three way ticket'' in
his approach to the relocation pro-
gram, so they can come to Chicago,
go home, and return if they like.
He said the relocation program
could be a success if first the things |
promised were adequately fulfilled.
Basically, however, Father Powell
said, the Indian people and his church
believe there must be the fullest de-
velopment of all the reservations,
both industry and human.
He pointed out that his expert
ence shows that the Indian that
makes the readjustment in urban
life is the one who has his land
back on the reservation and those
who have the worst time are the
landless group.
Father Powell said many times
here is no job waiting for the In
lian family due to slip up some
,lace along the line and his church
n cooperation with other agencies
provide money and assistance to these
antilles.
Necessary steps in settling the In
lian problem, he said, include passage
# Senate Resolution 8, an Indian
Point program.
But most important in any area
is that nothing should be done
without the consent of the Indian
people. All programs should be car
ried forth in consultation and with
the consent of the people involved.
Consultation means nothing when
policies have already been pre-
determined.
The Bureau spokesman told of the
ocational program now getting under
yay, which has some disturbing re-