The Chemawa American, December 20, 1940, Page 5, Image 5

The Colville No. 1 Homeroom has several
committees at work; the housing committee has
been making reports on the conditions and sani­
tations in the homes on the reservation, and also
about the recreation in the homes. The employ­
ment committee has been making reports on the
employment problems on the reservation. The
land committee has been making reports on ir­
The Fort Peck Homeroom students have been rigation, land, timber, mining, and the natural
very active in their work. They are working resources on'the reservation.
on a map of their reservation, and are studying
The Fort Belknap Homeroom has received
the information which they have from last year. good encouragement from the agents on the re­
Each member of the class records the informa­ servation, and have also received new maps of
tion in a notebook and he studies from that. the reservation. They have been studying the
They have also been debating.
Constitution and By-Raws of their people and
The members of the Umatilla Homeroom have had spelling matches with words taken
have started a map of the Umatilla reservation. from the Constitution.
They are studying the information which they
S iletz : This group is going to draw a new map
had received last year.
of the reservation. An official of their reserva­
The California Homeroom has been debating tion will furish them with some information
during the Homeroom period. They have also which will be valuable in the making of this
been making maps and finding out where most map.
of the Hoopa Indians live.
T ulalip N o . 2: In response to the temporary
chairman,
Stanley Williams, this group is de­
The Yakima Homeroom has been studying
information about their reservation, and have ciding on what information may be gathered on
the reservation during the Christmas vacation.
started plans for making Christmas presents.
The Blackfoot Homeroom has been copying Prizes will be given by Mr. James for the best
information about their reservation concerning information brought in.
T ulalip No. 1: The group in this Homeroom
the size, population, and resources on their re­
servation. They have made their Christmas gifts. has been putting various sources of information
The Tongue River Homeroom is very busy received from Superintendent Upchurch last
writing letters to the superintendent of their year in notebooks. They have held two debates,
reservation for more information on land projects, and were victorious in both. They held two
health problems, and opportunities for jobs on “ spelling bees,” losing one match and tieingthe
the reservation. They have been studying the other.
W arm S prings : New maps have been star­
Indian Reorganization Act, which their reserva­
tion accepted, and will soon start a review on ted, especially to put in the new roads, cultivated,
the Constitution and By-Eaws of the Tongue and irrigated lands. Essays are now being
River Reservation. They are getting additional written on different projects of the reservation.
information about allotments to put up on the With Rosco Smith as new president they are
deciding which information each member is
map for the benefit of the new members.
to
secure during Christmas vacation.
The members of the Flathead Homeroom are
N orthern I daho : Each member of this group
preparing to give reports on the different pro­
is required to draw a map of the reservation to
jects concerning their reservation.
The Grand Ronde Homeroom class has been get the estimation of the size and location, and
studying the map of the southwestern part of each one has to study its resources.
T aholah : Essays have been written on alcohol
Oregon. They have written for information on
Rehabilitation Roans, and will make a study of and tobacco. During Christmas vacation members
are to get information on labor on their reserva­
that when they receive the information.
The Colville No. 2 Homeroom has been writ­ tion. They haven’t received the information on
ing letters for information from their agency, and education and housing so they are still writing
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have received information for maps which they to the agency.
are planning to make.
1 he A M E R IC A N , 50 cents a year.
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