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Show Uinta council, 17. not Want to give any of the water away or let any of it go. Wapsock, (Uinta) stt^asiY^ We do not this reservation line changed in any way. We want to keep it now just as it is; that's the way the other reservations qre. All t^o other reservations belong to Indians, and that's how the Indians are on this reservation. That's the reason we have an Agent here to watch it for us. All other land is same as here and they raise their children on ii. They are talking back there, and you come and tell what they are talking about. Those people here are talking to you now and tell you that we do not want to have the reservation thrown open. We have an Agent here to watch it. The Indians do not understand anything about being put on a little farm. Even if they talk about that in Washington, we do not like it. They tell you to come here and talk to us and lot us talk ahout it. Sow we do not like that even if they are liur friends. We have a school house and our children are going to school. They were born on this reservation and it belongs to them. Little Jim (White River Ute) It is all right that we are talking here. QSSar Agent is listen- -v ing to what we say. You are he^re tilling us our business , and that is good too. You are telling abo ut what they are talking in Washington and that is good. I do not say that you are tell-ing this yourself! Evan if they do say in Washington, that our reservation is to be thrown open I do not like it. I do not blame the Indians for wanting to hold thair reservation. They raised their children here and they want to keep it. That is the reason the Indians do not want to sell it. Our land. Store is just ....:• ' ---- - - - ' ' J ' ^ 7 '--•-.,. F_ -• -.- |
