The tribal council opened with prayers and songs to the Divine Father, the Indians all kneeling. The meeting was called to order by Agent John S. Wood, who began by saying,"That before commencing on any great and good work, we have been taught by the word of the Great Spirit to invoke his blessings, and all we said and done would be heard and remembered by him, and we would be held accountable. If we did not intend living up to our pledges, we had better not make them. For many years you have been without unity, without a Head Chief, and without laws, roaming over the prairies in small, unfriendly, if not hostile bands, killing each other under the influence of whiskey. During the last year, you have killed one hundred and thirty one of your own people through whiskey. I want you to elect a Head Chief who does not drink whiskey and who will care for and control his people."
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau
pg.23
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