Show Ie OM PETE NT INDIANS NO LONGER UJ SI I WARDS Commissioner Cato Sells Outlines ANew A ANew New Policy Which is to Become Become Be Do- come Effective at Once The American Indian is going to get a new deal Declaring the time has come for discontinuing guardianship of all competent Indians and giving even closer attention to the incompetent that the they may more speedily achieve competency Cato Sells commissioner of or Indian affairs announced a new new- department policy The change is regarded regarded re re- re as one of the most important turnings in the entire history of or relations relations relations re re- re- re lations between Uncle Sam and his redskin wards The details o of the new policy are given by Commissioner Sells as follows follows follows fol fol- lows 1 Patents 1 Patents in fee To all able bodied adult Indians of less than one- one half halt Indian blood there will be given full and complete control of or all their theirl l property Patents in fee shall be issued Is Issued Issued Is- Is sued to all adult Indians of or one halt or more Indian blood who may mar after careful investigation be he found competent competent com com- provided that where deemed advisable patents in fee shall be with I held for not to exceed forty acres asa as asa a home Indian students when they I are 21 years of age age or over who I complete the full tull course of instruction Instruction tion Hon in the government schools receive receive receive re re- re- re diplomas and have demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- competency will be so 80 de de- 2 Sale 2 Sale o of lands A liberal ruling will be adopted in the matter of ot I passing upon applications for the sale of inherited lands where the applicants retain other lands and the proceeds are to be used to improve the homesteads or for other equally good purposes A more liberal ruling ruling ruling rul rul- ing than has hitherto prevailed will Ill hereafter be followed with regard to the applications of Indians Indians Indians In In- for the sale of or their lan Ian Is where they ther are old ld and feeble and need the proceeds for their support 3 Certificates 3 of competence The rules which are made to apply in the granting of patents In fee and the sale of lands will be made equally applicable in the matter of issuing certificates of or competency 4 Individual 4 Indian moneys Indians Indians Indians In In- will be given unrestricted control control control con con- o of all their individual Indian money upon issuance of or patent In fee or certificates or competency Strict limitations will not be placed upon the use o of funds of the old the I indigent and the invalid 5 5 Pro Pro rata shares trust funds As speedily as possible their pro rata shares in tribal trust or other funds shall shaH be paid to all Indians who have been declared competent unless the legal status of of such funds f should prevent v 6 Elimination 6 of ineligible pupils from rom the government schools Indian children being educated at government government govern govern- ment expense whose parents are able to pay for or their education and ana nave have public school facilities at or near their homes shall not be he enrolled In government Indian schools supported vr 1 gratuity appropriations except on ment of or actual r-er r er capita cost and and nd transportation The rules are made effective at ac I once 1 |