MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1969
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Edward Kline, one of the more outspoken Indian
leaders at the Winnebago - Omaha Reservation
town meeting, said the success of the meeting
remains to be seen.
Entertainment
by
G B
by J. L. Schmidt
In spite of the presence of
three other folk singers in
town, and over and above the
sounds of the juke box in the
adjacent room, G B and J
performed for a surprisingly
large crowd in the South Crib
of the Union Friday night.
The group, Gail and Brent
Skinner and Jack Adkiras,
sang to the accompaniment
of two guitars and did a
variety of pop folk-type songs
ranging from "Gentle on My
Mind", to "If I had a Ham
mer" which they attributed
to "two beards and a broad,"
referring to Peter, Paul and
Mary.
Skinner and Adklns
harmonized well as they sang
backups for Miss Skinner's
renditions of "The Shadow of
Your Smile," "By the Time I
Glee Club
The Varsity Mens Glee
Club won't be the top attrac
tion when it performs at
Kansas State University
Friday night, but no one is
complaining.
The reason Is because It's
hard to get top Wiling
performing in the same show
with Bill Cosby.
Raymond A. Miller, glee
club director, exp'ained that
his group would be perform
ing on the Cosby show as the
result of a "compromise."
The glee dub was
Chess chih mods
The University of
Nebraska Chess Club will
meet Monday at 3:30 p.m.
and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Nebraska Union.
Anyone who carnot attend
should leave a message for
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or Ken Seger, 8205 Setleck.
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Get to Phoenix," "April
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others.
The group did some of
their own arrangements
which fit their style
specifically and gave an In
teresting appeal to some
already popular numbers.
Skinner did a fine job on
"September Song" and also
held his own In the group's
arrangements of "Easy to be
Hard" and a combined ver
sion of "Let the Sun Shine In"
and "Who WiU Buy" from
Oliver.
Audience sing-along and
several Jokes by the per
formers made this
"other" concert seem almost
like the real thing as the
spontaneous event In the Crib
came off without a hitch.
to join Cosby show
originally scheduled to
perform at Kansas State
Friday night as part of an
exchange progran- originated
last winter when the Kansas
State Glee performed at a
Nebraska basketball game.
The plans were disrupted
somewhat, according to
Miller, when Karsas State
Student Union officials
learned that Cosby had an
open date Friday and was
willing to come to Kansas
State.
The problem of conflicting
performances scheduled for
the same night and the same
building was solved by com.
blnlng the two shows.
"We will perform with the
Kansas State Glej Club for
the first 45 minutes of the
show," Miller said, "and
then we will go to our seats
in front to watch the re
mainder." Miller said this would be
an excellent opportunity for
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by John Dvorak
Nebraskan Staff Writer
WINNEBAGO A divers
ified group, including Gov.
Norbert T. Tiemann, bawling
Indian babies, University
Prof. Paul Olson and
numerous tribal leaders,
gathered here Thursday to
discuss the tribulations of life
on the Winnebago-Omaha
Indian Reservation.
It was the fifth in a series
of 26 town hall meetings
designed, according to Tie
mann, to give people "more
of a voice" in state govern
ment. For nearly three hours
the governor and about 20
state government officials
listened to questions, critici
sms and complaints of the
Indians.
They heard about gangs of
youths who roam the
reservation at night,
sometimes attacking persons
in their homes. They heard
stories about the absence of
law enforcement. They heard
of numerous unpaved roads,
serious housing shortage and
extensive alcoholism.
The governor and his party
probably observed other
problems just by motoring to
the town hall meeting, the
first such government con
clave ever held on the
reservation.
They drove ' down Win
nebago's main street and
saw many empty buildings,
as well as the other rundown
structures. They observed
the meeting site, a high
school which dates back
several decades.
Near the end of the session,
Tiemann promised to pro
ceed with the establishment
of a Commission on Indian
Affairs for state government.
The commission would act
as ombudsman to gather in
formation and present Indian
views to the governor, to
coordinate the efforts of fun
ding agencies and services
and to provide for mean
ingful dialogue between the
governor and Indians of
Nebraska.
Tiemann also promised to
designate the week of Feb.
16-10 next year as Indian
Recognition Week in
Nebraska.
It is too early to tell what,
If any, effect the town hall
meeting had. As Berniece
Tegeler, who has operated a
children's mission In Win
nebago for years waid, "If
nothing else, it helps the In
dians to talk out their pro
blems. But they've been
treated so badly by all
government."
No bull session
Tiemann, at several points
during the meeting, ex
pounded on the value of the
get-together.
"This was not a bull sessi
his group. "We will get to
perform before six or seven
thousand people, which
wouldn't have been possible
otherwise."
Tickets for the Cosby show
will be available on the
Nebraska campu this week
from glee club members.
The exchange program
with Kansas Stat) has been
"very successful." Miller
said, and he Is mi'klng plans
to expand the program to
Include more schools.
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on," he said afterwards.
"There will be results.".
One of the leaders of the
Omaha Tribe, Edward Cline,
commented that it "remains
to be seen" how serious eve
ryone was at the meeting. He
said he was optimistic.
The Indians were not hesi
tant about questioning the
government officials. Five
tribal committees were given
five minutes for a presenta
tion, according to the ground
rules of the meeting. State
officials then fielded ques
tions for 15 minutes.
"We feel cheated," began
P. J. LaPointe Sr.,
representing the education
committee. "We asked that
three members of the state
education department be
present."
None were present. The
governor said they had not
been invited.
LaPointe sspoke of the
"gross inadequacies" of the
educational system.
"There is a crucial lack of
facilities," he said. "Nothing
is done to curb the rate of
Indian drop outs. Federal
funds are sometimes illegally
and wrongfully distributed.
There is a distinct lack of
communication between the
State Department of Educa
tion and the local schools."
Tiemann remarked jok
ingly that his relations with
the State Department of
Education had not been too
good following the firing of
Dr. Floyd Miller. Sam Cor
nelius, director of the
Technical Assistance Agen
cy, suggested that specific
complaints be brought before
state officials.
The Tribal Health and
Welfare Committee then took
the floor. Dr. Jesse Samuels,
representing the group,
pointed out that health is tied
to many other areas.
"When we at the hospital
receive a baby with a 104
degree temperature,
breathing problems and near
death, it is the result of many
problems," he said.
The baby may be cared for
by relatives, the doctor add
ed. The baby's mother may
be unmarried and a dropout,
as well as uninterested and.
incapable of helping the
baby. The father may be in
jail for drunkenness. The
baby's home may not have a
bathroom, or water, or heat.
"Naturally I've taken the
worst possible example,"
Samuels said. "But It is n
unusual, lie asked for a
major effort on all fronts to
improve the situation.
Law and order on the
reservation is an even bigger
Issue than health and
welfare. Before the meeting,
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there were rumors the In
dians would do mare than
just talk about the law en
forcement probkm. But
throughout the session, the
400 persons were perfectly
mannered and respectful.
"Nebraska has neglected
to fulfill its law and order
responsibilities," Alfred
Gilpin said. Law enforcement
was formerly the
responsibility of the federal
government but was
returned some years ago to
the state. Two state deputies
supplement county law of
ficers. One of the deputies, ac
cording to Gilpin, doesn't live
on the reservation. Hardly
any law enforcement Is evi
dent on weekends and the
overall situation Is "inade
quate," he said. A burst of
applause followed.
"None of us feel there Is
adequate law enforcement on
the reservation," Attorney
General Clarence Meyer
commented. "We have asked
for federal assistance on this
problem."
Many problems, however,
are up to the Bureau of In
dian Affairs (BIA) in
Washington, he continued. He
accused the BIA of "hedg
ing." Police brutality
One Indian complained of
police brutality on the
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reservation. He cited the In
stance of a law officer com
ing into the yard of a home
and beating up a resident.
"The situation Is over and
past," Meyer said. "You
can't go beat up the police
officer, that wouldn't be a
solution." Meyer suggested a
suit in the courts as a possi
ble alternative.
One Indian broached the
idea of an auxiliary police
force for the resei-vation. The
attorney general urged
against it.
"You don't want an aux
Biary organization," he said.
"Pretty soon you'd have a
bunch of vigilantes and you
would need someone to pro.
teot you from the auxiliary
police."
The auxiliary law officers,
acting in a voluntary
capacity, would create legal
problems, Meyer said.
"You've got to have
somebody to sue In case of
trouble." he said. "That's
what keeps us all in line, we
can be sued In the courts."
Even the youth of Win.
nebago-Omaha Reservation
took part in the mteting.
"In our schools, it is re
quired that a history of our
country be taught in the
schools, Diane LaPolnt
said. "Why can't Indian
history be taught? We're
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Another problem is the
lack of a recreational center
something badly needed
by the youth of the reserva
tion, she said.
"We should have
something to do besides
drink and get lnfo trouble,"
she said. "The two recrea
tional centers we have now
are inadequate and they
close before supper."
Besides such cloFe-to-home
issues as law and order and
education, the Indians com
plained about taxes.
The Omaha and Winnebago
tribes are two of three tribes
in the nation paying taxes on
their trust lands for roads,
bridges, law enlorcement,
education and other services.
State Tax Commissioner
Murrell McNeil admitted
that the tribe pays $77,000 a
year In Nebraska real estate
taxes, but receives only a
fraction of that in restitution
for roads, bridges and
services.
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"This lies beyond my of
fice," McNeil said.
Marvin Nuarnbtrger of the
Department of Roads
remarked that highways and
roads on the reservation are
in just as bad a shape as the
other roads in the state. He
promised to help research
possibilities of federal aid.
Money a problem
Everyone from Tiemann on
down agreed that money is
the big problem.
For instance, one of the
doctors at the Winnebago
hospital termed the city jail
"a cage for drunkards." A
new one, according to the
attorney general, would cost
$200,000.
Despite all the difficulties
brought out in the town hal
meetings, the InJ'an tribes
continue to be patient with
state government
Some felt that violence at
the town hall meeting might
be appropriate, but most of
the Indians take a more calm
approach, as one person at
tending the meeting said.
"We are not here to de
mand restitution, or throw
rocks as some people want to
believe," Mrs. Laura Snake
said. "We want to define and
help solve the so-called "In
dian problem."
"There Is no Irdlan pro
blem," she continued. "You
have never understood our
way of life, our nllglon, our
culture and you have
characterized it as Inferior.
Your sense of values, your
way of life, your very way of
thinking Is different from our
own.
"The so-called 'Indian
Problem,'" she concluded
"only means to us that you
recognize that you have fail
ed In your attempts to make
us as you are."
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