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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1941)
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ < H O M E R O O M ► aaàaàaaaaàaaaaaaàaaààaàaàaaaaaàaaaaa . Y akima : The students in this home room are making Christmas presents, too. Recently five mem bers took a trip to the reservation for information. While there, they attended a tribal meeting which concerned timber on their reservation. R ogue R iver : Many different kinds of Christmas gifts are keeping this group busy. They are making gifts for the little children here, such as rag dolls, blankets, soap carvings, wood carvings, and small aprons. This group is making a thorough study of the campus. F t . H all : Each morning two different students take turns at being president and secretary so all may have a chance. They are making articles out of buckskin. They will soon begin to make their Christmas gifts. W arm S prings : A few of the members of this group are working on bead work. They all are to draw one map. There will be a prize for the best one drawn. T aholah -Q uinault : This group is very ambitious and are accomplishing a lot. They are making dif ferent things which are used for fishing, such as canoes, a net, and a crab bait box. Herb Bennett, their president, is drawing a map of their reserva tion. B lackfeet : Mrs. Weigel has taken M r. Berry’s place as the instructor of this group. They are planning on writing essays as soon as the informa tion comes which they sent for. They’re all making small maps and are also working on something that is a secret. C olville : This home room is busy obtaining all the information they can about the history of their reservation. Tom Carson and Pete George are drawing a map. F lathead : This group is making a complete stu dy of the history of the Flathead reservation. N ez P erce : Joe Broncheau and Don Williams are drawing a map of Idaho. This group has sent for information concerning their reservation and the history of the state of Idaho. C row : The Crows and Cheyennes have been studying the resources of their reservations. They are also making small Indian costumes. Their new instructor is Mr. Medicine-Crow. Sioux: The Sioux home room at present is con cerned mainly with the getting and using of mater ials for the exhibition to be held in the spring. They have finished the writing of their articles concern ing the activities and routine of the campus life which was turned into the agency. S winomish : This home room is making a variety of Chrismas presents for the little children. Fran cis Cassimere just finished making a spear which was formerly used by Indians on this reservation. F t . B elknap : More Christmas gifts are being made in this home room. They are also working on maps. T ulalip I ndian R eservation The Tulalip reservation is in Snohomish County in the northwestern part of Washington about sev en miles north of Everett. The reservation is bor dered on the south and west by Puget Sound, on the east by the Great Northern Railroad and on the north by a timber line. The total population enrolled on the reservation is about 676. Of this population there are 206 under some other juris diction or staying elsewhere. This leaves 470 en rolled and actually staying on the reser v a t i o n . There are 176 children ranging from 6 to 18 years old who are attending school. The total acreage is 22,410, of which 4,224 acres has been sold to the white people. There are 594 acres leased to the white people who use it for farming. The amount of tribal land is 2,081 acres. There were only 2,404 acres under cultivation in 1939. The Indians themselves are farming 250 acres. Although there was 6,132 acres which was being used for grazing, pastures, or used for wild hay. There is not much farming done due to poor soil and lack of equipment. The first allottments were made in 1884 when 22,085 acres were allotted. The last allottments were made in 1909. The timber land consists mostly of second growth which covers 7,570 acres. There are about 9,570 acres of cut over land. The markets for the small amount of timber that are cut or logged are chiefly in Seattle, Sedrowolly, Marysville, and Everett. The tribe accepted the Indian Reorganization Act in 1934 and have elected a tribal council con sisting of 7 members. This is called the Tulalip Board of Directors.—H arold J oseph A Christmas party sponsored by Mrs. Mackie on Saturday, Dec. 13, was a send-off for the Y W girls who are going home for the Christmas holidays. All of the girls invited friends and enjoyed a wonderful evening of games, dances, and relays which were supervised by Miss Clark. For refreshments, the group enjoyed cake, ice cream, and chocolate.
