We hope you will discuss our offer and arrive at a decision as soon as possible.
Others are now waiting for our arrival, and you, by deciding quickly, will assist us to get to them." KEENOOSHAYO: "Have you all heard?
Do you wish to accept?
All who wish to accept, stand up!" WENDIGO: "I have heard, and accept with a glad heart all I have heard." KEENOOSHAYO: "Are the terms good forever?
As long as the sun shines on us?
Because there are orphans we must consider, so that there will be nothing to be thrown up to us by our people afterwards.

We want a written treaty, one copy to be given to us, so we shall know what we sign for.

Are you willing to give means to instruct children as long as the sun shines and water runs, so that our children will grow up ever increasing in knowledge ?" MR.

LAIRD: "The Government will choose teachers according to the religion of the band.

If the band are pagans the Government will appoint teachers who, if not acceptable, will be replaced by others.
About treaties lasting forever, I will just say that some Indians have got to live so like the whites that they have sold their lands and divided the money.