The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau pg.113

It was not long, however, until I was informed by some of them that the police of the agency had warned them against their doing so and had threatened to arrest them for attending illegal meetings. It was only after I warned some of the agency policemen that they were interfering with the work of Congress, and would be held responsible for the same that they desisted. Right foxy and well able to care for themselves are the gentry who are responsible for the gross mismanagement of this agency. A few of the full bloods have small herds of cattle, but these are diminishing rapidly for the reason that they are killing them off to feed their starving neighbors, it being the custom with them to divide their food to the last mouthful with their hungry neighbors. The result of this generous and kindly conduct on their part, I was informed, has been that full blood Indians, some of whom a few years ago had fine herds of cattle, are now without any, and are in their turn in the bread line and living on the charity of their neighbors eked out by the scanty rations issued to them by the government. Others who still possess a few head of cattle are parting with them for the same purpose and in a few years will be without any. The effects of a starvation diet upon these Indians and the fact that they have been starved in the past and are still being starved has been called to the attention of this Commission and the Indian Bureau many times. It is well authenticated and can be established beyond a question of doubt to any fair minded person that starvation is the primary though indirect cause of many deaths among them. On the last day a Council was called and of the 300 Indians present, only 8 half-breeds voted in favor to sell their irrigated lands under the reclamation project. The Indians requested their remaining tribal funds to build up their cattle industry ideally suited to their reserved grazing lands.”
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau  
pg.113