Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-13 | Page 1 | Indians Sacrifice Home Lands to Aid White Man

Indians Sacrifice Home Lands to Aid White Man Bannock Ch Chief ef Speaks in Nai Native Native Na Na- i tive Tongue at American Falls FalIs Celebration I AMERICAN A FALLS Ida July 13 AP Chief AP-Chief Chief Tea of or the Bannock Indian tribe in full re regalia regalia re- re galia galla made a short address in his native tongue at the American Falls dam celeb celebration here today I 1 consider it a gr great at honor to be beI I permitted to say a few words in behalf of my people on this great occasion the Bannock chieftain said I X wish that I 1 might be able to make mako you ou realize the sacrifice we have ha m made de in order that this great dam might be a reality rel T w wes we's s sone one of the delegates who went to Washington In behalf of my people l and agreed to the flooding of our lands In giving up this great tract of land necessary for this reserVOIr reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir we have shared with you our already limited supply of bread and butter We needed thI this land In our our humble way of making a living No No one not a member of ot our tribe can realize what this sacrifice tic fice means to U us Ja It-Ja p part rt out of Jn inheritance a I part at of our winter home and it is only because of the fact that this reservoir will provide provide provide pro pro- vide homes for a great many white people that we have c cOnsented to share our lands with you ou We Ve realize that you ou are great and strong while we are poor humble hum hum- ble Nc ble few in number and gradually growing weaker In conferences with our reservation superintendent superintendent i ten dent and after considering what this great work means to our government government gov gov- we came to realize that the sacrifice was necessary first to provide homes for the increasing increasIng ing lag multitudes of ot white people and second because we want to live in p peace ace and harmony with our white brother We Ve want you ou to be our friends and we want to be your friends We Ve want to Improve our homes and our farms We Ve want our children td grow up to b be good men and women women women wo wo- wo- wo men Just as you want vant your our chil chil- dren to be good m men n and women We Ve want to be loal loyal to the American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean flag We Ve have no other country country country coun coun- try or no other flag but the country country country coun coun- try which this flag represents We beg of ot you to be fair and patient with us help us in our humble ways Help us to educate o our r children care for br our sick learn to obey and respect your our laws We Ve want to be a a. part of this great nation that controls all orthis orthis or ot this country that once was ours We e realize that the old days and the old customs have passed We Ve ire lre trying to adapt ourselves to your ways was With wit your our consideration tion and fair fall treatment we feel that we e will wUl succeed The remarks of Chief Tea Po Po- were addressed to Secretary of Interior Hubert Work Vork and other distinguished visitors and to the several se thousand residents of Idaho gathered here for the celebration