Clubs Hear Mrs. Proud foot Give Review of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
IIEPPNER (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, Thuriday, April 1, 1973
By JUSTINE WEATIIERFORD
Mrs. John Proudfoot, presi
dent of lone'a Topic Club,
prrtienled an excellent review
of Dee Brown's BURY MY
HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
at the Joint meeting of Ilepp
ner's Bookworms at the Nor
man Nelson home last Wednes
day. The review followed a brief
business meeting conducted by
Mrs. Proudfoot with assistance
from Mrs. Roy Llndstrom,
secretary and chairman for
next month's Topic Club tour of
the Boardman area on Apr. 25.
Thorough Research
' Author Brown, a librarian at
' the Univ. of Illinois, has written
some IS books on western
American history, and this one
hit the best-seller jackpot. It
was published by Holt, Rhine
hart, Winston in 1970 and topped
the non -fiction book listings for
many moons. (It is now
available in both hard-cover
and paper-back editions.) Dee
Brown '8 research was very
careful and was concentrated
on the years from lBfiu-1890. His
book is rated as an invaluable
' reference.
Not Recorded
The book documents the
almost complete destruction of
the culture of the native
American Indians, a catas
trophe difficult to narrate
because a very few Indian
voices were recorded, and then
their stories were slanted by
White journalists. Only very
late in the 19th century were
Indians-interviewed and a few
of their council meetings re
corded in Isaac Pitman's new
shorthand system. Many por
tions of the book are based on
remote accounts unearthed and
gathered by the writer.
Conservationists
Indians were conservationists
appreciating and even wor
shiping nature's bounties. They
learned bad practices from the
ruthless and greedy Whites who
violated treaty after treaty and
who constantly forced the
Indians on to less and poorer
land.
Indian Heron
Librarian Brown Introduces
readers to Indian leaders who
were moral, upright men at
tempting to protect their
people, and who were all
treated like retarded children
by Whites. Red Cloud, Crazy
Horse, Sitting Bull, Spotted
Tail, Big Foot, and Black
Coyote were a few that Helen
Proudfoot featured in her
scholarly review. (Portraits of
all of these except Sitting Bull
are included in the book.)
Timeliness
As Wounded Knee, S. D., is
being featured daily on T.V. and
other media, it was helpful to be
told of the original significance
of this location. In 1877 when
their people were forced to
leave Nebraska and the brave
protector Crazy Horse refused
to go to Washington D. C. to
confer, he was killed in his 35th
year. His parents took his heart
to a spot near the creek known
as Wounded Knee for burial. As
the Indians were being moved
north under Big Foot's leader
ship toward Red Cloud's Pine
Ridge Camp for protection, they
were completely disarmed. The
totally deaf Black Coyote mis
understanding the orders to
disarm, precipitated another
horrible massacre. The Indian
dead and wounded (many
women and children and fewer
men) were tossed into wagons
and left to freeze at Wounded
Knee.
Poetic, Eloquent
Helen Proudfoot had many
personal encounters with later
day, Oregon Indians at The
Dalles. She recalled that most
of them were illiterate and that
fingerprinting was used for
their identification. She was
impressed, as she carefully
re-read the lengthy book
through twice, with the elo
quence and poetic expression of
some of the Indian voices
recorded. They had quickly
learned to use the white man's
words with skill, grace and
beauty.
No Humor
The review confirmed one of
Mrs. Proudfoot '8 opening re
marks, "There is no humor in
this book." Listeners felt grate
ful to her for blunting the keen
sword that author Brown wield
ed in this shocking, but truthful,
expose. His calculated collec
tion of historic incidents posi
tively shows how brutal white
Americans treated the "noble
savages" most inhumanly.
Hub Plan
The two clubs will meet
jointly In Heppner on April 10 at
8.00 in the Fireplace Room of
St. Patrick's Church. President
Marian Brosnan will complete
arrangements that have Mrs.
Charles Starks slated to present
a review.
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gov't delegates, and Oregon legislators, during leaders conference
in Salem. Rep. and Mrs. Sumner were guests of Morrow County at
the banquet. Others attending not shown were Mrs. Del La Rue,
lone, David Richards, Irrigon, and Dick Sch'ichting, Heppner. The
banquet, was highlight of the state leaders conference and the Know
your state gov't conference, both of which were meeting in Salem
at the same time. All Oregon state legislators were invited to the
banquet. Gov. McCall designated the day of the banquet
as 4-H Day in Oregon, and commended 4-H for the outstanding
program in Oregon.
Mrs. Crawford Breaks Hip
By CASSANDRA CHAPEL
Mrs. Wate Crawford is in The
Dalles General Hospital suffer
ing from a broken hip. She was
taken by ambulance last Wed.
morning. She is reported to be
recovering nicely and will soon
be home again.
Willows Grange
Willows Grange regular
meeting has been changed to
April 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete McMurtry
of Heppner were lone visitors
last Friday.
Visitation will be April 21 at
Greenfield Grange at Board-man.
Frank Marik is a patient at St.
Anthony's Hospital in Pendleton.
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In Washington, D.C.
Milton Morgan spent last
week in Washington, D.C.
attending a meeting of the
N.S.D.A. and with other offic
ials he attended a congressional
breakfast Wed. morning.
Confirmation Held
Bishop Connelly of Baker was
, in Heppner where he adminis
"tered the Sacrament df Confir
mation to 52. This included
members from Lexington, lone
and Heppner. Confirmation was
held at St. Patrick's Church in
Heppner at 8 o'clock Friday
night. The Confirmation was
followed by a reception at the
Parrish hall for those being
confirmed, the God Parents and
relatives.
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Mrs. Victor Lovgren is a
patient at Kadlec Hospital in Tri
Cities.
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Little League tryouts
The Little League baseball
will have their first tryouts on
Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m. All
who are interested be at the ball
field at that time.
Gar Swanson accompanied
Gene Pierce to Pendleton for
the dedication of the new bank
(The Pendleton Banking Co.)
which was officially opened on
Monday with the ribbon-cutting
ceremonies.
St. Williams Church has been
observing the Lenton Season
with services on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Don Bristow spent last week
in Portland and Clatskanine.
While he was in Portland he
attended a meeting of the
United Church of Christ. The
subject was "Mission Out
reach". While in Clatskanine,
he visited Bill Fletchner. Mr.
Fletchner is a former teacher in
lone and is now teaching in
Clatskanine.
Omega Club held a garage
sale on Saturday from 10 to 1 : 00.
Tammie Tucker had a tonsil
lectomy at Good Shepherd
Hospital last Tuesday and is
now staying at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. Gladys
Drake.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schulyer
(Joyce Biddle) and a niece,
Susan Schulyer, were guests
Friday and Saturday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Hoskins. They later went to
Mikalo to visit a brother, Bill
Wise.
Farmers are still praying for
rain. Nights are cold, a little ice
here and there and the days are
sunny but cool.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree
and Mrs. Blanche Scheeler went
to Wallula Sunday where they
met Mrs. Carolyn McCabe,
Ashley, Kevin and Jim. The
boys returned for a stay with
their grandparents during their
spring vacation.
Rainbows Advisor Visits
Miss Gail Hambelton of
Eugene, Grand Worthy Advisor
of the State of Oregon Rainbow
Girls spent Sunday and Monday
night at the home of Cassy
Chapel. Miss Hambelton was
here to pay an official visit to
the lone Rainbow Assembly
which was held Monday night.
David Tucker has been a
patient in Community Hospital
undergoing tests.
Mrs. Gene Rietmann went to
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, in
Hood River, last Thursday, for
a diocesan planning commis
sion meeting.
Mrs. Delores Turner and
Monte spent last week visiting
Mike Rowell. Mike returned
home with them on Friday to
Eugene. Mike recently had a
tonsillectomy at Good Shepherd
Hospital. Bill Fuller, a family
friend, took them home.
Don't forget WAC meeting
will be held April 12 at the
grange hall for an all day
meeting.
Visitors From B.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt
of Kolowna, B.C. visited Mr.
and Mrs. Gar Swanson for
several days last week. Jim
Swanson was also home from
O.S.U. for spring vacation.
Terresa Wagner accompanied
Jim back to Corvallis. She lives
in Tigard and has been visiting
the Kenneth Turners.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Dalzell
visited their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Brobmy, at Eagle
Creek for a few days last week.
Bewlars Her
Wayne Bergstrom and his
friend Ron Ruckler of Mjlwaukie
were here over the weekend to
visit his dad. Elwayne Bergstrom
and Mrs. Bergstrom. The two
boys played in the State Bowl
ing Tournament in Pendleton
Mr. and Mrs. Bergstrom and
Wayne's grandmother, Mrs. Al
bert Connor went over to watch
them.
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