ELDERLY ONEIDA WOMAN.
DECORAH HENRY THUNDER, WISCONSIN WINNEBAGO.
THE CRADLE-BOARD BARELY SURVIVED AMONG THE WISCONSIN CHIPPEWA.
YOUNG POTAWATOMI FACES A DIFFICULT WORLD.
The future status of Wisconsin’s Indians presents a considerable problem to the United States Government. Their life on reservations is hardly an easy one for the majority. Even among the Menomini, whose tribal lumbering industry makes them economically the most prosperous in the state, the standard of living is not high. Finding a means whereby they can earn a decent living is probably the greatest difficulty. For the most part they suffer for lack of adequate clothing and food, particularly during the winter season. To alleviate the situation, a considerable number have migrated to the cities to obtain employment, and there are an estimated one thousand Indians living in Milwaukee, for example, of which the largest group is Oneida.
So far no satisfactory solution to the problem has been reached, although some sincere attempts have been made in that direction. The hope, of course, is that eventually the Indians will be assimilated by the rest of our population and be able to live normal lives as United States citizens. Without intelligently directed help this process will take a long time, and during that period the Indians will continue to suffer.