- Oct 2019
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incipallyagriculturaltools,asanequivalent.Theypreferringprovisions,Mt_EgavethemaBarrelofFlourandsomethinginadditio
Ojibwe prefer provisions
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hefollowingarethereasonsforcontinuingFond.duLa
Reasons for staying at Fond du Lac
- property
- agriculture
- school
- less Catholicism than in past
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ncreoeverhereare5familiessettledbyuschemwe5333helpinagricultur
Ayer argues that Pokegoma deserves a higher ration of money because they have more missionaries and more natives that need help with agriculture
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hysicalAspectofthegounu'y.Thisplace&theimmediateVicinityoffersveryfewinducementtoAgriculralists.Smallspotsofexcellentalluviallandaretobefoundhere,butnotsufnienttolocateanynumberoffamilies.Thereisgoodlandalso—a[t]variousdistncesintheVicinity.ASIhavetraveledverylittleinthesurroundingcountry,it'11notbeexpectedofmetoattemptadescriptio
the land is good for several people to farm, but not for whole communities
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theywerenotunderthenecessityoftakingtheirfamilieswiththemtosubsistupontheChaseastheyfor-merlyhaddon
because of an increase in long term agriculture, men spending fall and winter hunting is not necessary, but done almost out of habit according to Ayer
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heythereforelookedtotheirfarmertoplowforthem&nngnishseedatotheheaohertheylookedtoinstructtheirohildxen;ThisisthepresentpositionofthingsatPokegana—-peacezgragrtheyassuxedustheywoulddome,fortifythamselvea&plantm
promise of 30-40 Native families at Pokegoma in the Spring
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- Sep 2019
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OneweaidedinputtingupaloghousethisFall.Anotheriscommenced,andtwoorthreeotherswishtobuildassoonaswecanaidthe
Natives are beginning to move into and around Pokegoma and build houses and farms
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- Aug 2019
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hiscircumstancehastendedtoremovethemfromthetimebeingfromourintercourse&innuenc
agricultural failures forced the Ojibwe to travel to deer land for food, so they are removed from the influence of the missionaries during the winter
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sdesirousofaschoolatornearhisgoat,&lof£er§<$odéVall,inhispowertoaidinoaae.apersonissenthere
Schoolcraft wants a school in this area and will work with Boutwell to make it happen (at Red Lake over Sandy Lake because of the land is better at Red Lake)
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dqrh.ismostlyobtainedatRedLakefromthelads.whotherecultivateittoconsiderableextent.
some sort of food is obtained at Red Lake from the Natives there (I can't read what it is)
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he.principalpartofthebandarenotabsent,someattheirfishingeothersattheirhuntinggroun
The majority of this Native band is either hunting or fishing
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- Jul 2019
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Onabluffaf’vyard;:3ourr1ht19asmallplatofroundwhichtheInds.h&v6plunntiwithpobtbosawhichaiojuqtmakingnheirappearancefromtherrmmd
Natives planted potatoes which are now sprouting
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- Jun 2019
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isonthisrivarabout3ms.fromthemouthofwhichtththeInds.tolongin‘toth.LaPointband,maketheirgarden
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PlacedbytheGovernmentasanAgenttothispeople,theiradvancementinthescaleofmoral&accountablebeings,istome,anobjectofhighimportance.AndIknownotwhatcouldhavesodirectaninnuenceinraisingthemtothedignityoflife,astheintroductionofChristianity[sic].Iamquitesatisnedthattheirpolitical,mustresultfromtheirmoralmelioration.Andthatallourattemptsinthewayofagriculture,schooling&themechanicarts,areliabletomiscarry&producenopermanentgood,unlesstheIndianmindcanbepurinedbygospeltruth,andcleansedfromthebesettingsinofabeliefinmagic,&fromidolatry&spirit-worship
the only way to improve all aspects of Native life (agriculture and politics mentioned) is to Christianize them calls their current practices "the besetting sin of the belief in magic" and "idolatry & spirit-worship"
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