| Show VANISHING INDIAN STAGES COMEBACK COME BACK marked increase in in WYO wyoming ming tribes tribe Is noted cheyenne wyo Wyo so called vanishing americans are a thing of the past a check at the shoshone indian reservation at fort washakie revealed the wyoming red men after decreasing in numbers for many decades are riding the upswing line of the population graph and are increasing in in many cases faster than the white man termination of the indians once steady march toward oblivion is credited by indian affairs officials to more food better medical care and increasing resistance to disease A population increase of among the wyoming indians between 1920 and 1930 was reported the t two vo tribes on the reservation Arapah oes and shoshones Sho numbered 1343 in 1920 and had increased to 1845 in 1930 the rate of increase has continued since 1930 it is estimated that the reservation will contain nearly 2250 indians by 1910 un unless less an epidemic reduces their numbers knowledge that the race is not doomed combined with modern science is responsible for the increase according to john collier indian commissioner the indian of today knows he has a future side by side with the white man collier said in an interview ter view it is a scientific fact that a feeling of racial inferiority and subjugation will deplete population with almost epidemic speed modern farming methods have played a major role in reversing the trend of the indians population graph |
