Fort Yates Agency Sioux-Life Documents 1870-1939 (copied by Col.A.B.Welch)
The proper title for this site could well be “The white man sees a lot of land and a few Sioux, so he arranges a series of Treaties for land, promising a pittance each time to the Sioux, who continue to agree, but the land is soon gone and the even pittances never are fully realized; and, as a by-product of the process, their food supply vanishes.” A comment in 1902 by Joseph Claymore… “The white people always change what is agreed to on all contracts after they reach Washington.“ ********************************************************** No. 1: 1870..Indian Scout re-enlistment problems No. 2: 1870..Big Horn Expedition warning No. 3: 1875..This is what Taylor says about the Council that Custer held at Ft. Abraham Lincoln...
Read MoreLife on the Plains in the 1800’s (“Fighting the Enemy” thru “Hunting”) as told to Col. A. B. Welch
This is the third section of a lengthy list of subjects of Welch interviews between 1900 and 1930’s with “Old-Timers” of the Indian Nations Fighting the Enemy Elk and Drags Wolf talk about their battles, etc. Fires, Cooking & Campfires “the commonly accepted position for a fire within a tipi or an earth lodge, was in the middle of the domicile” Food Tipsina, Bull Berry, Maize, Making glue, Palani Vegetables, Preparing buffalo and dog…etc. Games Observed at a Celebration at Solen, N.D., July 4, 1924, etc. Getting to the Point “ But he talks too much. He TALKS DOWN MANY ROADS AT THE SAME TIME.” Gift Giving ...
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