The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11
SOME "NEW" INDIAN NAMES
DAUGHTERS OF CHIEFS WITH HEANK
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

ono, RnuhNno JOnneOnt ~ WEI
IaR Good Aotresa-WsI Received Socially
in EnEIand-BriEht Eyes Lectures on In
dian Topics-Tho Princess OF the HurOnss
According to her opportunities the American
Indian woman has kept GOOD pace with her pale
face sisters. Along with the new privileges and
rights exercised by the latter have come
means for the Indian woman also to develop
mentally. and she has not been slow to reooR-
nize them. Striking examples Of their ma
tive intellectual vigor are shown In what the
new Indianswomen have accomplished In art
literature and education and In their higher
standing generally.
Among this new generation OF Indian wo-
menare Pauline johnson, Inshta Theambra.
Eugenle Vincent, Maud Echo Hawk. Jane L.
Waldron, Minnie Cornelius. Go-Wan-Go Mo-
hawk and Gretchen Lyons. Pauline johnson.
probably the.most conspicuous, is the daughter
| OF an Indian chief who lives on the reserva-
tion at Brantford. Ontario. Her education
has. been more than superficial. She 10 q
writer and student Of literature. Her poetry
has attracted the attention OF readers OF
periodical publications during the last hvO
years, the subjects being chosen from the
| natural Indian surroundings OF her own home.
Miss johnson has also shown capabIity as an
actor in readings from her w works and Inn
personationslof Indianlcharacterhn costume. In
England she is received by literary mon and
women on an equal footing. and the individu-
ality OF both her written work and her acting
| has made a stir In London. Miss johnson has
travelled through this country and Canada
giving lectures and readings on phases OF Ina
dian life.
Inshta Theambra. or Bright Eyes IL the
Indian name OF Mrs. 7. H. TibbleS. whose
home IL in Lincoln. Neb. She IL also the
daughter OF o chief-a leading figure AMONG
the O~mahas-and her accomplishments could
be divided among half q dozen women and
equip each Of them we'll.
Bright Eyes was educated at . girls
school In the East. Ten years after her gradus
alton she became q lecturer on subjects per-
ences in England. Scotland and this country.
She. has written many magazine articles on
Her latest Accomplishment is in art, Agar
a9So che felt ,s a desire hssisso to paint paint P pnd refs:,ta a
and she Immediately began, to work, Her
first picture painted. without instruction. 10
paGhd to Be dTSS sf q ssniu so0fbJi n SSs t fFt1s sSd h 'SS:
S$s f SSis i fo that I'm fI%s h IiISssEsff 4 4 4 f Il, fi 81 f.;
Eugene. an Indian princess Of Canada: iS
the 1S-year-old daughter OF Chief. Philippe
as the trfbesne9 call him; She lives with her
is Known as the Princess Of the Hpfons; Prin-
cess Eugene is well educated and speaks Eng
lish and French as well as her own picturesque
vent OF Charlesbourg, sings unusually we'll.
Them BY Indian names. One q The, duties Of
and Sne ffi1ffSe Official II art %artis StsiN T6ereH are medals
presented to the family, by George ~. and
queen Victoria II and the Prince p Wales.
Among her valuable possessions is the famous
eRiet and l"t tks 'o 3 iaaP'e er OF nuR %hieh IS IS g made
one q the c%leNyerssst Of the Pswnse girls is !;
s ser oTR people I. d in f sSe Hope 10 so Indian ap sfh s%b a.
tious and got her own educa ton at the Lin
coin Institute in Philadelphia, Her father
he is chief Of the Pdwnees. Miss Echo Hawk
s sSs 1is ID Per1 t aSr6 Ssat0im IN tS 5f GbbS eIief tSRt; f tRa
ture. 1t is this belief that inspires her to teach
t eseisyS 9un None 5ed TitR o ths Bri9sip pbS Of AmePi:
She visits her own people often, and II you:ask
i've 8 She sn tw E3si the ey rine GO on 3' her y ie Ri hand nasi0a ana "a
Jane +. Wialdr9n, beloved among the Sioux.
highest honor to have gained the AFFECTION of
has become proficient and has Iabored to make
m neaTIS a Ro p bsr fmSn 3 i the 1ediaps fbio Giy aRS
visiting the Government schools for that pur-
case, OF Black Tomahawk against Jane +.
Waldron. which was fought bitterly for seven
yCuio IL oheiCoo oiu bLiO GOuOLui touLo dhu
country. The case was looked upon as a test
the %ent Gni %Hlf States sss G iSST,GHS 9lea AND the Ssf sieS1
70 write 3 srammar q Ne Oneida Indian
Minnie Cornelius. a clever Indian girl who
Eas graduated last June from Grafton Hall.
the Oneldas. AZ Grafton Hall. which Is a
girls school Of college preparatory standing.
and completed the four-year classical pre-
paratory course in three years Besides the
tered four others and converses easily in all
OF her future Miss Cornelius says: After q
years rest / mean to 90 to college. as / am
aiming to get a thorough education that l
m Taes. be M the F mSrf aRIe to hsa in F]e sflssiEssinf S1 %y
them tRenra 70 az my friends and e my family that
n %s sdesessfd # G}9Pssi5le; cS aRS ! also S% dess eOS d desire sire
done little toward it from lack OF time-for the
mar ar c%SmPlet etc for pgblieatsionn" -.
are a1es am mSoS The fey s;Sgd TepEFsss%RtatlySSs # fhsir
writes her own plays and manages her own
The new woman Of the Indian race is pa
war with Spain she was found among the first
nurse volunteers to go to the front. Five
Dakota Indian girls, members of the Congre-
cation OF American Sisters. with Father Graft,
chaplain of their order, were almost the first
to apply for transportation to Cuba as nurses.
They were all accustomed to lives of privation
and severity and we'll fitted for army service.
In the Indian Territory Indian maidens of
the Gherokees are much sought after as wives
by white men,. The Cherokees are the hand
soonest OF all the Indian tribes, and the young
women who become educated are said to de-
velop unusual talent in the fine arts. Several
prominent AMERICANS have married Cherokee
women, among them being the late aK-Con.
gresham W. A. Phillips OF Kansas and viii
liam driIenstein. who founded tho city Of
Wichita, Kan.
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