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missionaries to their own people. Others 

 are duly qualified school teachers and now 

 among their own people are doing a grand 

 work in wisely educating the coming gen- 

 eration. 



Many of them, after they had received 

 Christianity, became so anxious to improve 

 their condition that they have exchanged 

 their old methods of depending entirely on 

 the uncertainties of the chase and have ac- 

 cepted from Canada's Government, reserva- 

 tions where thev are cultivating the land 

 and, by honest, patient industry, are ma- 

 king a comfortable living for themselves 

 and their children. 



These transformations have not been 

 easily brought about. Long years of per- 

 sistent toil and patient endurance were 

 necessary. Much is required to induce a 

 people to completely change their mode of 

 living. Yet it has been done by many of 

 these Indians, and marvellous indeed is the 

 completeness of the transformation. 



Comfortable houses have taken the place 

 of the old cold wigwams. The garb of civi- 

 lization has supplemented the skin dress of 

 former times and abundance of daily food 

 is now the normal condition of things 



