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Show -11- Supe rvisor I [art in. "I told the Indian Office what the Indians said in the little council, but Murdock was in the Office- and he told them one v/ay and I told them another- The Office. then wanted me to call all the Indians together and get" it' straight. " - *. •- John Pur.can.. "I do not v/ant you to block \is. We do not v/ant'to keep talking about this. We want this land ourselves. I want to go to Washington myself and I do not want my agent-to keep blocking me. The time this reservation was thrown open, all the Indians were not satisfied. We think just the agent wanted to throw it open. We went to 7/ashington ourselves and found out what was so. We found out ourselves and that i3 the same thing a3 this. When the time Mr. Myton was agent here we were not satisfied and we went to Washington. and saw about it and "the second time Captain Hall went with us and we want you to do the same thing for us. You must do what we want you to do . Thats the reason we do not like-. this way. Someone wants the land, thats our grazing land.-.. '-'. w We want our own land, but I do not like to lease. The Indians.; • used to talk about Murdock, they did not understand when they wanted him to take it before. Maroni. "You must understand about this reservation, when it |