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Idleness in the Oklahoma Reservations

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 12, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 46.

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Idleness in the Oklahoma Reservations

The Oklahoma Indian agent reports a very unsatisfactory state of affairs in the Oklahoma reservations, owing to the disinclination of the Indians to work. This he claims to be especially noticeable among the young educated Indians. The agent recommends compulsory labor for the able-bodied Indians on the various reservations. He states that many of the Indians are addicted to drink and gambling, and with this class the time is spent in idleness, debauchery, and vice.