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Show REPORT OF THE COMXISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 95 Grateful settlers have subscribed about $200 toward the erection of a suitablp monument to mark the burial place of Chief Tendoy, and have asked to have the NE. 2 of SW. a, see. 28, T. 19 N., R. 24 E., which contains a number of other Indian graves, set apart and with-held from entry. This tract of land is a hill which can not be reached with water, and is not fit for agricultural purposes. The Lemhi Indians heartily join in the wish of the white people, and steps have been taken by the Office to have this land withdrawn from entry and set apart for the desired purpose when the surveys shall have been finished. T D FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES. No change has been made in the management of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes during the year. Mr. Tams Bixby, who suc-ceeded the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes as sole com-missioner, continued in charge until June 30, 1907, when he resigned, and J. George Wright, who for nine years had been inspector for the Indian Territory, was appointed commissioner, combining the duties of his new office with those of the inspectorship. EDUCATION. By an act of Congress approved April 26, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 137), the Secretary of the Interior sssumed control and direction of the schools among the Five Civilized Tribes. The direct charge of these institutions rests in, and the work is administered through, John D. Benedict, superintendent of schools in Indian Territory, assisted by four United States supervisors. The Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw nations are repre-sented by tribal supervisors, who act in conjunction with the United States supervisors. School matters in the Seminole Nation are ad-ministered through the supervisor for the Creek Nation. The amount of money available for school purposes in the several nations is as follows: Cherokee Nation -------.---.----..-.----$1-20-,47-8.-45. ----..---..--.-... Creek Nation ----.....---.----.--------83-,14-3.-62. ----------..----.. Choctaw Nation . . . . . . . . 124, 967.35 Chickasaw Nation. ---_-----_.-.-.--..-1-45.,4-71.-89. -------------------- Seminole Nation -..-..--...------.---..---2-3-,78.8-.0-0 ...-..... Total tribal fund_ ....-_.-----I-I -....-I...-.-I..4.9. 7.,8-47-.3.1 .. In the Indian appropriation act of June 21,1906 (34 Stat. L., 340), the Congress allowed $150,000 for maintaining, strengthening and enlarging the tribal schools, and made provision for the attendance of children of parents of other than Indian blood therein, and the establishment of new schools under the control of the Department of the Interior. |