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3 [[watermark]] [[sticker with '95' written on it]] Omaha Agency, April 21, 1879 To the Omaha Herald 2X [[underlined]]To the friends of the Poncas, now held as prisoners at Omaha barracks.[[/underlined]] [[proofreading paragraph symbol]] We the undersigned, Omaha Indians for ourselves, and on behalf of the Omaha tribe, wish publicly to declare that in consideration of the relationship existing between our tribe and those Poncas, and under a sense of the dictates of common humanity to our race, we are anxious for their return to our reservation, and an willing to share with them our lands, and to assist them until they can, by their industry, support themselves, They are our brothers and our sisters, our uncles and our cousins, and although we are called savages, we feel that sympathy for our persecuted brethren that should characterize Christians, and are willing to share what we possess with them, if they can only be allowed to return and labor, improve and provide for themselves, where they may live in peace, enjoy good health, and the opportunity of educating their children up to higher state of civilization. They came here to our reservation about the first of March, from the Indian Territory. And as they believe from the jaws of death, even bring sickness with them. We received them kindly and hospitably, and afforded them such assistance as we could in the way of land to raise a crop this summer, and they