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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.