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Indians urged to farm during surrender era policy criticized
The article recounts General Miles advocating Indian farming in the Rosebud and Cheyenne lands, noting the 1932 shift to cooperative community gardens on a five acre Ashland tract. It details irrigation plans, seed purchases, 4 H clubs, women and girls involvement, and Birney school engagement amid drought and policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Miles
Montana
Lou” Grill
Rosebud Valley
Miles City
Miles
Interior Department
War Department
Indiana Gardens
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C
Ashland
Cooperative Community Garden
Birney Day School
Birney
Sesson
George W. Colwell
Community Cooperative Garden
Community Indian Garden
Billings
Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Colwell
Ashland-Birney
Northwest