Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-16
INDIAN CONGRESS-
Sixty-FOur Delegates From
eventeen ViIlag eS Met
In Santa Fe.


Seventeen Of The nineteen commun.
tiles OF tho Pueblo Indians OF New
Mexico we're scpr' cntod In a meeting
held At Santa De Wednesday BY dele
gates. sixly.four 10 number. The dele.
s--os being The governors. assistant
governors and minor officers and prin.
cipal merchants OF such puobloa.
they represented about 5000 pueblo
Indians. and we're In council for the
purpose of protcaung against tho op.
GRAFTON OF the recent decision OF the
upromc court. which decided that
the landr OF the Pueblo Indians OF
New Mexico are taxable. and that
the lndlaua themselves are citizens.
This couEross was exceedingly unique
and lntorcs ting. The meeting was
bold ln the chapel Of the United States
indian Industrial school. was held up
CA request OF The Indians, wis wit
messed throughout by superintendent
o. J. Crandall and Judge A. ]. Abbott.
as United states special attorney for
tho Pueblo indians Of New Mexico
The congress on behalf OF an the
puoblos OF the territory signed a pro.
test addressed 90 the president OF the
United States, the department OF the
interior and congress against tho
taxation of their lands and other prop.
critics. ana expressed their dislncllna.
tion to assume tho rights. duties and
responsibilities OF citizenship, and
Jhoir wish Co keep themselves entirely
free from participation in the political
affairs OF tho territory and county
governments. They expressed
consciousness az their unntncag %
participate IN governmental matters
for want OF both education and OK.
por.CnCo Thoy claim thoy we're the
original owners Of the lands. that
their ancestors owned q before the
advent OF the stanlnrds Ia New Mexi.
go aiorc the organization Of the
Mexlcan government that 81 right
the government OF the United States
should not impose any burdens upon
them, nor any restrictions no long as
they do not violate the laws. nor IN
any way lntcrtcre with their neigh.
bors. the white people u II entirely
proper 20 Say that much credit IS
due 20 Pablo Alo.ta. the assistant
governor Of the Pueblo OF iFlota. Tor
bis intelligent Interpretation from the
English into the Indian and Spanish
languages and for the discreet diroC.
zion OF bis people To- the matter con.
uoctod with thoir cornell. and ln put
ling into form and intelligent express.
lon the ideas OF bis people. who are
40 deeply Interested On this, a matter
10 such vital importance 20 them
Much credit "a also due 20 Ulysses
Grant Paisano 90 the Pueblo Laguna.
who Interpreted from the English into
the Indian language, spoken By a
number OF the southern Pueblos. be-.
Ink a different language from that
spoken by the larger number OF the
representative present from the cen
trail and northern Pueblos. The con.
groas was orderly and the proceed.
lngs we're conducted with gravity and
dignity Tho Indians treEtod Super.
lntendont Crandall and Attorney 40.
bot with phenomenal respect and
courtesy and seemed 20 appreciate an
EFFORTS put forth by them 10 facilitate
tnolr labors ant 20 promote the OBJ.
iocts and purposes for which the con.
sroas was called. Just before the close
on the afternoon session there was q
number % addresses made by proml.
nont Indians from several OF the pue.
bios expressing their good viii a an
their people wherever located and 10
whatever Pueblo they might belong
and sonIlng greetings 90 the various
Pucblos through their representatives
present The council was addressed
by superintendent Crandall and Judge
Abbott upon the subjects OF vital
Importance % them and 90 deliberate
upon which this meeting was called
The history OF tho way Ga which this
matter OF taxation OF their lands came
into court. and finally resulted in the