Blackfeet Five Year Farm Plan Won't Be Dropped
Commissioner Burke says the Blackfeet five year agricultural and livestock program will be extended despite opposition from radicals. He spoke at a Browning agency council with Governor Burke pledging support, noting rains improved crops and urging continued funding for machinery and rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Blackfeet
W. W. Moses
Indian Affairs
Charles H. Burke
Browning Agency
T. B. Roberts
Congressional Committee
Northwest
Department of the Interior
Glacier Park
F. C. Campbell
Indian Service
Agency
Joe Brown
Richard Sanderville
Campbell
Left of Two Great Tribes on Montana Reservations
The article recalls the Assiniboins and Gros Ventres at Forts Peck and Belknap in northern Montana, tracing their origins, customs, and decline, with anecdotes from McClintock and observations on burial, hair, polygyny, dog meat, and a dog feast near Standing Rock. It covers census figures, the impact of liquor, and a commission hearing with Indian leaders discussing farming, stock, and five year plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assiniboins
Gros Ventres
Montana Reservations
M. E. Plassmann
New England
Henry David Thoreau
Rocky Mountains
Thoreau
Montana
Forts Peck
Belknap
United States
Prairie
Mississippi River
Lake of the Woods
Lake Winnipeg
Henry
Bureau of Ethnology
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Milk River
Missouri
Cypress Mountains
Yellowstone
Plains
Woods
Father DeSmet
Fremont's Peak
Assini
Sitting Bull
Buford
Standing Rock Agency
Walter McClintock
Marias River
Eagle Child
Porter
Congress
Washington
Indian Office
New York Home Planned for Sale in Clark Estate Case
Executors of Senator W A Clark estate filed in Silver Bow district court a petition to extinguish the testamentary trust and discharge trustees. They seek permission to close and sell the Fifth Avenue residence, claiming the sale will save the state. Tedrs Clark and her youngest daughter Huequette plan to move to California to live in Villa Bellosguardo, a home once owned jointly by the senator and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. A. Clark
Silver Bow District Court
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Tedrs Clark
Huequette
California
Villa Bellosguardo
Senator
Indian Sweat Bath Near Nature Says Government
An Indian sweat bath method is described as the nearest to nature, using willow frameworks set in ground, a central fire, stone heat, and a blanket cover. When hot, water is sprinkled on stones to create vapor, aiding a cold cure, per Indian department.
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Glacier Park
Indian Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carlisle
Heart Butte
Mr. Levitte
Curley Bear
Young
Sweet Grass Strip
Lewis
Glacier Park Strip
Missouri River
Oliver Sanderville
Sanderville
Mad Plume
Albert Mad Plume
Charles BH. Burke
Reclamation Service
Mr. Campbell
Indiana
Bear Head
Dick Kipp
Baker
Marias
Bob Hamilton
Blackfeet Reservation
Browning
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