Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

gradually brought about this change
Well that totem indicates my house. II
arms Always each Chippewa who is re.
lated to me uses 1t. Not" wrinkling he1
usually somber black eyes-"because they
are related to me. understand. This Is
painted and worked onto everything. In
variably 1t adorns the sash of the pa
poose. And often 1t is cut into the cradle
board.
incidentally, you know. I am con-
WINGED that the reason the white women
I meet are so much reader than I t.
cause they start life facing 1t, seeing
everything before it comes to them: out
as an Indian baby, strapped to my moth.
crs back. never saw anything until II
had got by me-making my hind sight
splendid, but my foresight very poor"
Mrs. Baldwin told how the Indians
would relate legends by the hour for the
little children.
II did not have any Mother Goose OF
Alice in Wonderland" she said. but
fights between men and wild animals. or
deeds of self sacrifice and Of the pun
ishment that comes to-
'.Liars?" asked the caller, with a men,
DRY Of such juvenile warnings.
"Oh. no; because you see Indians never
lied until white men taught them how
Ones word was always ones word. No.
it was against selishness. And also care
lessness. I am sure it will surprise many
to learn that an Indian woman s hair
must be most glossy and neatly braided
unless she would have the censure OF
her tribe. To have strands of hair stick
ing out anywhere from the head Or any
suggestion Of unkemptness. such as one
notes in this reign of puffs. means that
a woman is an abandoned, neglected
suuaW Such one wears hers rough
while the other women take keen pride In
having everything about it tidy. Nor is
it customary to deck the head with nu-
merous beads and chains and such truck.
= ::
II cannot imagine where the illustrator
get their idea of female Indian head
dresses They wear a handkerchief or
silver chain drawn across the brow. or
maybe a row OF beads, single row. but
nothing like the conglCmeration I see en-
the stage and in books
Returning to the subject CT tires'd ,
stories Mrs Baldwin told how often the
narrator would draw quaint scenes to
illustrate his tale and how very fire.
ouently the ones found cut in rocks are
really caricatures and, while derided By
white folk for their lack CT proper pro-
norti,ns are in the class with the alb
normal cartoons produced by some news
paper artists
Osseo. where Mrs. Baldwin lived as a
girl was first named Bottineau prairie
after her paternal grandfather. He was
the first settler there. later leading the
famous Clark expedition and many no
table pioneer parties through the west.
She used to so into Minneapolis 10 school,
and from there spent several years study
ing at St. Joseph's Academy at st. Paul.
and later attended school for two years
ut WinnepeS Her father was travelling
necessarily and she very frequently &C.
companied him.
Mrs Baldwin married pale face a.
she termed him. and lived for number
of years i'm Minneapolis. When she found
it necessary to work she obtained posi-
ton in the government. Her father is
here. very old. but still alert Of mind and
determined to carry on the work he has
begun. Two years ago her paternal I'M
Gle. also named Bot:ineau. di; here.
He is still buried here" Mrs Baldwin
lamented. ''but when / can l shall see
that he is taken home. No matter where
an Indian dies he must be taken back to
res. with his fathers, you know. For all
my civilization. l remember each day
that he is still in alien ground ana that
] am responsible for his being inferred
among his own.