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Tells Condition of S. D. Indians
The article reviews efforts on the Cheyenne reservation to shift Sioux dependence from nomadic to settled farming. It notes average crop area per family near 20 acres, extensive pasture leases, growing use of cattle and milk production, and rising farm income. It warns improvement is gradual and depends on adult self-help and education while praising enforcement against horse theft and government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Swan
Cheyenne
Diamond A
Diamond A. Cattle Company
D. Z
Chap‘Pel Brothers Company
Rockford
Europe
D. Z. Cattle Company
Diamond A Cattle Company
Chappel Brothers
United States Treasury
Cheyenne River Reservation
Leavenworth
Indian Department
Cheyenne Reservation
Stephen Black
Indian Office
Indian Service
South Dakota