Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-11-05


1r meaning ] am from the Pueblo
1f isleH We have dances duriu
Christmas 200 show that we love aud
IuIa tho New Born for in oldcn
'moa the Indian did not know how
to pray They took up these means
'1. alor'ne ana paying choir rospoc,
fo fhe Holy child Next dance o.
anor Vew Yo1r to pay our respects
f1 fho uowly elected officers. f0r
we elect officers cvorv Now Year
Some year uni every year we
have dances n February. fo pray
and ask tho Supreme noIne 20 send
us n rood season.
I'M March we have dances aflor
wo are d0no cleaning our IRRIGATION
diectoa or aco9uIoH 90 show that We
are clad that our first work is done
Nea'n. anmo years. ln September az
q thnuksnivine Tor The good
"coaecha" Besides the above DANCES.
I tbcre are holidays. and sometimes
w. l1ya dincca on such occasions
Too hmoucanos have dances 90
ia1sf every Saturday nIeht ana tn
mosf casos for iho benefit of one
mau a1d tho pcrIH.on of dozen
I Dr moro have .oen dances hold
ht hc Amoricauos worse in form.
more soau1al0ue and shameful than
.ro worst savage dance amy living
muu has ever seen in New Mes
eo pueblo
Plea Tor the indian
WpH sDHlrrr no 600 fhr good you
ru ,1 vhomsoDyor yuu WISH but
IH uuf b8rm tho poor Indian. dI uut
rob h.m oft what he always bod Wise
Is yoU afr. Fuu do no' give him what
bH bass. bu instead of giving h.m
anvh.w y0u have taken from h'm
SHAT be faI before gou over saw
7u Indian And what Dr. that of which
y0r hayo robbed him. THOR lands.
hcIr hunting and their freedom
You cannot deny that this country
always ild bolone to us Since whom
you may ASH Find ont and soo ~
fou orc wise enough to DO $50 see n
you can find ont since what year
vo have had possession Of CDR lands
You Americans claim that the go,
o-pmoni has given us go much land
what you call grants" Now. O.
This truo9 An an honest nation. an.
swcr iruthully n you are truthful
gou win say that the government has
taken from us Indians an iho land
wo over bad and thon as % great
father has given to ua-tho sons of
the rrrat government such hiV
piece Of land. called a grant What
do Won say about TIE " true or
notg
How would the Amorlcnnos or the
government liilc 10 NJ we Indians had
enough energy fo ro to Washington
ana take 900 the money that ls ln
itc treasury. ANA ihDn from THIS
e.re to tho government twoniy
dollar gold piece. saving that Do was
thp win 0f tho good Indians io give
aucb O. big granite vcrindonmouie
You wise Amcr'canos have dono so
with the Iadlnnai
TaxoF-now about tho most import
ant question that win over come tO
Now Mexico tribe. Wise aF YOU
are vow should look ahead and sec
that tho Now Mexico indian win nov
or pay taxes for what always be.
longcd 10 him We never acquired
our land from you-it was always
ours and migh a. wen rcmaln $50.
unless You want 20 have lands. In
dams and an Tor that ls the only
way you win ever have g.
The Majesty Of the Law.
Rui perhaps Won may say that %
Il fhe law. and not the Amcricanos
snd that We are on god 20 obey
YES. ! know that is tho law. hut laws
/ ore made every day hv tbc Amcri
c.nus uut ret on che reverse q. ic
Tor minute and see whore would
yau AmprICEuos stand 10 we Indians
we're to make lhe laws to suit ua
NJ you make yours to sut you and
that YOU we're forced to koop said
lawa'
/ nut perhops You viii say "Bo n
/ citizen. and go ho among the law.
makers and have "a share in making
| laws answer you my friends.
| ono indian "salyaio' among o. thou.
sand wise AmorIcanos would bo OF
| very little uso. ~ any. except as a
curiosity, or n be he among YOU.
would very soon got $50 greedy ana
ambitious that be- would forget h's
"ranto" and help YOU 20 "acahar con
Dos lndios"
Better leave ths Indian alone Take
J care chat he does not kll you or amy
ono else. and ~ De does. why. then
j / kW hlm. too oio por oio s. dionta
ror dionto" You are wise tn observe
the Golden Rule nut DO not meddlc
: with bis private nffslrs Watch that
! ho docs no Injury With bis customs
, bo;lefs. dances religion. amuaomentf
J etc. bot Do NOT Interfere as long al
! ho does not harm YOU You can
dance with him. pray with him laugh
with him but you cannot live with
: lhim: fhe wise man and the sayages
cnunot live together
Apologize Words.
son0reg ! ga not intend io say ao
. much about you or myself. but ln
what have sald I DO not mean ID
say that nm the AmoricnnoH are oI
r have done thls 10 us Indians MOI
do I wlsh 90 offend you in any way
+ but these things have been done ID