Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-05-25
INDIAN FngEMASONRY.
- Anei~nt 0rdee Ths& Has for Its OBJECT
a. Troservstioa q Tribal
Iss1snts sad Tn
dlttOaa


LsSsnds sad rra-
dissOas.
Hos ANY persons ere aware snas
Ihsre exixss among tho Chcrokees .
!, ..r,s seoioty that Is hundreds Of yeAxa
\. 4. a old. In fact. Is the tribe itseAI
! nd Il today stronger than 1t ever wse
\, laass In numbers. This sSciety -
.>llsd the ,stoowoh. which. literally
means elder brother. Inc .
s.. Louis Post Dispatch saysit = s~s
~ Indian freemnson<y and has its laws
and rulss Of order "a we'll as Its Officers
and seorss siyAs. So we'll arc its secssee
and it, doings guar ed that there 40
hundreds Of people livicg In the Cnes~
kss nation. and who have lived thcre
sue years, who are Eot even aware oi
che existence Of society every mem
her Of which II sworn 70 assist n INC
defense Of their homes from the NV
.;o. a eAs pale-fseed bsother either y
eoua.Ser sovereignty or by squswmen
,riviie,ss. Only fuli-bloods are eliSF
Sie 70 membership, bat 10 jealousy u
the Kctoowah wstchsd that Wnss oAsc
n .sosssasy for membership - not
k>own outside Of the order. Inc
sooisey now has . mrmSersaaP ~
sSout . thousand fuli-bloods, each Sne
heed of Q family, saA thus the osssni,
s.tiou represents sSout i've saou'eno
oe-,ons. Formerly the Ketoowaa only
eomurised the chiefs and some rev 81
A.. 49,. man OF the tribe. Then "
Va sll-powerfui and exercised soA
control over all tribal e8Airs; ~
saandsts onoe issued WIS aevsr qssc
tioasd even BY ths most Pow:ste
chief. Il dictssed treeties. proeaeine:
var or peace, ssttasd disputes ana
Sujded TIE wel1are NJ the tribe u ~
natter, spisit~Ai snd temporal seeA
- Shs keeoowNh until within sne
$50 hfty yeArA When shs wnise
soan's royesnment was formed Ind shs
AfPnirs Of the people were t.xse tro
- hands Of the few and adminisesfsd
SV msn elseeed BY The people ana We
indiaaa - thsir power ana snen
1IrtArieht steadily passing ewsy. esea1
saseous end language reoedfng eefoec
thu march q civilization. they realised
MAJ unless something vs. dose "
eo.nserect these influences ~ Chee0
koe would soon pass from The fsso o.
~. 18th. 70 prevent thas SsoaHns ~
enee The object Of the KssoowsA. snf
n wss 70 enlarged - - Include IN
hsaAs Of al fuu-oloo4 Families, - Shn
ton . PRIV council 10 Ssea0ss po~sf
Al oath bound oeyankzostoa-
NJ Cherokee WHOSE blesd ~ seea
oninSsd eon become . oe0see. -
4 s>lA that the penalty tor dissAssa.'
ne simplest secret h dsesn. II
shief Ain Of 49, Kssoowoh - shs prea
sns ~ h 70 psrpstusss che segeeol
sasAsGa snA language Of We Cnsrs
-. The existence OF shis society y
eo..As ~ ssmsthing tAaA has ore
nasslsd inqaising pessoes wAs %.
pssd shas & b veFy rsrely thaS . snS
> 49, CAssukse Anps not beth ssea q
vr.es - own tongue Auens&y. IT,
~ h>~s q sas<sAcol Chas0kse e6aoa
! 1ko~. snA - thsls laaGaAgs y "a
s>aQAS tn the pablie sehosas. ead wa
-k.~D - aohsola Of thoir own. wne
q - vhsrs they learned 70 ~rits u W
! eoy,seey. Rvsey KeeoewsA y boa,
: n esaoh Il - his ehlldrsa. 60 nc
!" eesss, . pride smonS them - ses0u
v ~ t. tull-blo0d who has nos
e.irsA those soeomplishmsnbs y
senta>uaa disgrace and u asds - .
hie Souor.nce most leeenly sad censtn
ally Among its members ~ sosne
Nc sSl>ss Of tho Cherossees, lndta'
vho hsvs acquired taorough Engai
edvoasions and who are iawyees, nj
,, k>svv md born lesdcrA 10 y aeeas
Z, s>pposs chat these ere the Ssede'
~ cha u oos known. Certain %
!. ~ ,scicsy exsrts . powerful annuen
A the Rovernmsns By casting tss
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q: ecumunioetion whom Others Gro n
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