Eighteenth Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners: 1886 (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Unknown Author
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1332318134
ISBN-139781332318131
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Excerpt from Eighteenth Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners: 1886
At Flandreau and Oahe, Dak., more than one hundred homesteads were entered and settled, and though some of the owners, after perfect ing their title, have been induced to sellout, as was to be expected, yet the majority remain and are living a civilized life like their white neighbors, and respected by them. To extend the benefits of this home stead act, in 1884 and 1885 appropriations were made for paying the fees and other expenses of making entries, so that an Indian has in this respect greater privileges than a white man. During the last three years appropriations have been made for surveying Indian reservations amounting to and during the same years have been granted by law for employing farmers, additional to those provided for in treaties, to instruct and aid Indians 'in their agricultural pursuits. Another act of great value was the Omaha bill of 1882, which gave to those Indians their lands in severalty, and secured to them their homes with a title inalienable for a period of twenty-five years.
It should also be remembered that it was by legislation that the office of superintendent of Indian schools was established, and a new impulse given to the education of Indian children, and that the appropriations for that purpose have increased from a few thousands to more than a million dollars per annum. And now the most important measure of all in the line of legislation has been adopted in the passage of the Dawes severalty bill. This act provides that all Indian reservations, except those of the five civilized tribes and of the New York Indians.
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At Flandreau and Oahe, Dak., more than one hundred homesteads were entered and settled, and though some of the owners, after perfect ing their title, have been induced to sellout, as was to be expected, yet the majority remain and are living a civilized life like their white neighbors, and respected by them. To extend the benefits of this home stead act, in 1884 and 1885 appropriations were made for paying the fees and other expenses of making entries, so that an Indian has in this respect greater privileges than a white man. During the last three years appropriations have been made for surveying Indian reservations amounting to and during the same years have been granted by law for employing farmers, additional to those provided for in treaties, to instruct and aid Indians 'in their agricultural pursuits. Another act of great value was the Omaha bill of 1882, which gave to those Indians their lands in severalty, and secured to them their homes with a title inalienable for a period of twenty-five years.
It should also be remembered that it was by legislation that the office of superintendent of Indian schools was established, and a new impulse given to the education of Indian children, and that the appropriations for that purpose have increased from a few thousands to more than a million dollars per annum. And now the most important measure of all in the line of legislation has been adopted in the passage of the Dawes severalty bill. This act provides that all Indian reservations, except those of the five civilized tribes and of the New York Indians.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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