When the Bands moved to the Reservation, records of these times indicate they were "almost in a condition of starvation". The poor quality of government rations, they were entitled to, were especially deplorable. They were given pork and flour to live on. Dishonest Indian agents, negligence of the government to live up to treaty stipulations, failure of the early farming experiments, and the Bands being cutoff from their old hunting grounds all contributed to the wretched conditions the Tribe had to endure, when they were moved to the present Reservation. Results of the inadequate diet and the long period of federal neglect in health needs are cited as weakening the Tribe to a point that made them very susceptible to disease.