Gunnison news-champion., 1904-07-01
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. The eilidFcn are a. Neil cared fir a.
their elders and arr greatly l1ged b.
their Hsireui-. The families are u1f
large baf tw0 af thrse ctiiiron b.
nn barn o. aHc a1silar
The chl..ircr aFc at manned a- saan
as barn. aui when uama r. Elvou
b. b. usualiv harhaz1ri and H.ay be-
changed -ezeral tmez 3uuug a Isle
time. The mfGai= are al c1ur-e
placed IH k1auah- or FaHpaa-o board
and carried slang aeor She m1taer 5
back
/ An impartaut ba.t dangerous po-
slti1n among tne l.es b. that af
I the chief medicine mm o. Dr. as
sisted By seVersl 1tber pIis huf
they use very httle medicine healing
By magic called .paLantee The
healer Praeur-- BIS uaEic .r1m dead
Indians 0ha visit Lin al Iilat ir1m
rha Happy Hunting Grounds vbere
hE ees when Br b. iu FRANCES. aud
.ram eagles hears and vau1as birds
and other aaimaIs When man
e-iabisaCs Reputation as maEi-
cIan he is believed in implicitly and
many fees If blankets ar horses are
paid % him fer his services.
The religion of the les Is a com
posite of sun worship and hybrid
mythology in which their chief god
lives IN the sun and host af smaller
gods rule the earth All good In
dams g b. the sun when they die.
There they behold the Great Spirit
who lives in the sun. Their lesser
gods form a union Of spirits and it
l. believed that through this union
the Great Spirit breathes out his
love for all the Indians whom he ,.e-
sires to be mighty hunters and brave
warriors
There is a god of war, of peace,
god of blood, who heals the sick.
god Of thunder and lightning and
god Of floods. All Of these gods
represent in their union the power
Of the Great Spirit in one combina-
ton on Earth, but still subordinate
10 the Great Spirit in the Sun.
While they believe in future
life, yet they do not believe in a fut-
ure punishment. As soon as an In
dian dies it is believed that his soul
goes straight TO the Happy Hunting
Grounds, a fair land in the sky where
there is no death, where there are
towering mountains, broad forests.
grassy plains and rivers of sweet
waters that flow undiminished for
ever. In this Happy Hunting
| Ground each tribe Of Indians has its
own land, and when an Indian dies
he dwclls among his own people
In this blessed land there is no sick
ness, tine men are all strong and the
women are all beautiful, the horses
are all fleet and existence is one
long, happy, endless round of huht-
ing, ioasfiug, dancing and merry
making The Indians who have
been in frances tell If tins happy
land, a strange thing being that all
give the same description 1t is inn
pllcitly believed in, and every In
dian, no matter what his life NAV be
believes that he will 60 there as soon
as he dies Because of this implicit
faith no Ute fears death and none
are towards.
The Jtes have great respect for
memory of the dead, and while they
erect no permanent monuments they
can remember for long periods the
burial places of friends. Their bur
ial customs vary according to the
rank and Importance Of the dead
. person. If witch is killed he NAV
be thrown into a hastily dug hole
without ceremony. An ordinary
Indian is buried with some state
\ horse is killed over his grave in
order that he may take it with him
10 the Happy Hunting Ground and
la pipe, jug Of water and a few
mocassiHs thrown ilt0 the grave.
His female relations cut their hair
/ i'm mourning and when any Of them
meet friends Tor the first time after
the burial, they viii stop and give
the death wall. a weird and melan-
ch1ly cry, whose significance Is
known 10 every member Of the tribe
. lI a chief or important parsonage
dies there is an elaborate funeral
/ The women take charge of the fu-