Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-22
HELPING THE NAVAI0ES.
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Mrs, Peabody Tells Of Her Work
Among the indians.
SCHOOLS BENG ESTABll llSntO.

The Denver Republican says that
a woman Who b. drvoting her life to
helping the navajo Indians To a bet
ter understanding ~ civilization has
been In Denver tho past few days. She
ls Mrs. H NJ Peabody She 81 tail
and slender and her hair ls white aud
she has gentle manner that wins
friends. She also has the faculty Bf
inspiring confidence aud IL Is perhaps
this quality. together with her many
klndnossos TO them that has induced
hundreds ~ Navajo indiana 60 admit
her tu their homes. For months at
time she has livod iu the villages OF
th" reservation aud to them she IA
6uown ns the white Mother Mrs.
Peabody let last night for the rcscr.
vation and viii remain there uutll
next autumn iler home VIII be- u tont
and there VIII be no other white WO-
man ucaror than ten miles. Mrs.
Peabody is the founder of the Pea.
Body home in BOSTON Tor crippled
children and her work among the in.
ilans was the result of sightseeing
visit she made about -four years ago
Those Indians Interested me firRt
rhch began 90 feel sorry Tor them
and finally saw could do something
for them
That "a her explanation how she
happened 90 become such friend 90
The Navaius that the government Is
recognizing hor services and not long
ago, through the educational bureau
agreed % help her In her cfIort to put
schools on the reservation.
u nnd the Nayaios intelligent In.
lustrious and la need of help" said
Mrs. Peabody Last year there waa
drought aud a. they are practically
sclfuppOfting. they suffered a great
heal Their crops failed. their sheep
died and they really were Ia noed
Thcir best industry a. the making OF
blankets and Ia these I saw q means
nf helping them. ! have a. much a.
could interested people In the east
ln these blankets and my idea is Co
get people 90 buy directly u the In.
Han himself and not of agents. Then
also am cHdeavuring TO do away with
the modern dyes. The native color.
ing red. black. blue 6nd white were
what they used when they made their
Jwn colorlng and Is really all that
hould over appear In n Navajo blan.
get. though they also have o good col
or OF green
Mrs Peabody says she feels not the
siightest fear though many times she
Snl Do the only white woman at a
Gathering of hundreds of Indians. The
lrst season She spent with them she
ravcled with large party Of them
10 some distant part Of the reservation
md during thc trip slept on the ground
wrapped in blankets. without even a
Ns a. 4 d.
RIP that she became convinced OF the
Worthincss OF her new friends. Now
ne h trying 90 gradually teach them
better ways of living, and 20 this end
wants little schools established among
hem instead OF sending the children
away 10 the government schools to
be taught
Last rear she held fair-what she
termed an old. fashioned New Eng
iaud wherein she got a large
, number 10 exhibit their blankets, the
vegetables they raised and some Of
their woven work and beading. For
mites around came the Indians and 20
the ten having the best exhibit was
| given "a prize.
with her on this trip Mrs. Peabody
| is taking some sheets OF silver OF the
quality of which silver money is made.
| This she will give them Ia an EFFORT
i To teach them not to melt up United
states currency for the purpose uf
making belts aud other ornaments.
! She says they have no idea OF the val
Ne OF money Hs sgch, only by the
weight of the silver Their greatest
evil Is their utter faith In their med
icine men, she says. and when living
among them she is constantly trying
to turn them away from their super
| stitlOns.
THE missionaries try TO help thom.
she explained, "but after all they try
90 teach them rather theology thau
the practical workings OF Christian
ity."
Mrs Peabody has sent ward thai
she IL soon 10 be- with thom again ah'
says that her former experience u
that there viii be- ATTY Indians e
meet her whoroyer she goes. She say
she IS not the only woman well treat
ga on the reservation as The sQuaWi
receive much consideration, havlul
what iB here called equal suffrage
. IN that half of whatcyer property ther'
is that belongs 70 an Indians wife am
J II he has more than one wife ther
, s AN canal division.