The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-03

special 10 the Daily Leader
PawhBsia- Okla NOV a-Th
white dove Is The national BIRD @
Usage Indians. Because a dove OF
as many noN believe. Dassengel
pigeon, is supposed TO have directed
The tribes course from the lands O.
iong ago 70 this conunen, where
peace and plenty were found nc
Usage vii Kill or eteu witness mai
treatment Of 2 dove without ptote &
ing Similar rule r as well appuca
hie 70 al birds ot lae dove species.
There is also something sacred
about TIE robin win this In Gam trlbe
although nothing assoc sated ufth that
bird brings forth The reverence shown
the dove Robins are. m tradition
al way with them. the white mans air
messenger. i s believed by Osaees
10 have migrated 20 what is now
nSa2es county Okla flrmerIp the
Usage Indian nation after the FIST
~hite man arrived there and lhe lail.
bioods entertain q vague supersftfu-
ton tina, ROBINS are listeners ana car
r. aaay pieces Of c0nrersaii0n For
~nat purpose or whence carried the
initiated DO not Youcbsafe
Red is predominant color With
All Indians. some tribe, wearing il
70 ward away evil spirits, but 0saaes
are presume 10 have been inspjred
~ It's use from the red-breasted rob
IN Some animals are semi.sacred
with Osages also The white HEAVIER
according to their legends. is related
ny blood or clan to the other an8.
through special dispensatlon Of the
treat Spirit an Indian va welded
TO a beaver. thereby accounting far
The Indian having straight hair.
ASIDE from presumed affinity beay. 4
ers are not killed by Osages. because
they are looked upon as 'worl build
ers out Of water This. and otaer
animals are shown distinction by
practically All tribes in naming theid
clans; for instance. the beaver elan
is the most popular, il is said.
among Osages as the Snake clan is
most prominent among the Creek In
slians
Wa.He-Peah Society Among osaqes
There is one legend upon which !
nearly an OF the Southwestern Indian ,
tribes agree. Originally they believe
their residence was on another con :
tinent, and that they came here from :
Inc land Of t1e sleeping sun shaw +
nees and Pottawatomies, tribes relat- :
ed in some way. have the same CON. :
mon legend, which speaks OF boats :
ana Things that brought them 10 these y
shores and students following the
trend OF indian lore agree that be
legendary standards the former lana !
must have been Asia Whether the ,
story grows out Of the fact tAat the :
strangers came ia boats. ana taat I
fHFHg4Wh fyf fy1r 3 fr4,.
discovery, the incident has been =
iashioned into very pretty fable, =
there is no way Of determining. u
When the Legendary standards are it
not accepted the present day story ?
fails flat u
of all legends Of the Usage tribe il
touching this subject none bring 2
heart throb as does that u
q the feet-winged dove, ana bv j, y |.
the Osages claim the right to cali y
themselves the chosen people. The ~
tribe has a tong known as Wo-Ho- :!
ePah, which, modernized. is a com 81
Dlnation Of historical society and fra \
lernal organization. It's chief pur- II
pose - TO keep alive tribal enthusiasm Je
sarnerlng in memory events Of the
Instant past, its teachings being es- "
'entiaiIg esoteric into which none but y
uiibioods are initiated and thar up. "
ln payment Of fee It assumes all 81
ne mystic features Of a secret order a
Aitbln the lodge or tong precincts ;"
tonnage is paid the dove which is U
Presumed through inspiration of the -
Ianifou Or great spirit ID have led y
hem from "a land OF bondage into n
modern Elysium -
There were two factions OF The %
ribe, so the story goes. one good ~
me bal The good cement, firing !
y the assaults and raYages Of the ~
ther. loneed for relief Head men on
r ebieis Of the good clans and he on
eaYer vas one, the otter was auolh-
r. sought solitude in tho mountans et'
nd there invoked cl the Msnlt0u th
heir deliyerance This was in the IN
md far beyond the sea. behind be
hieh the sun goes - sleep ~
fanisou Directed March ph
While the head men we're SO eg- th'
aged voice sounded from the clouds ols
irecting the good Indians 10 arouse Os
lemselFes before sun OF the fol.)w-
IS day. that white messenger OF as'
le air would indicate he course OF uia
ieir travel and to follow II was srf
one. The mean element numbered ff'
edRAy uhuer Sp0things impaired by zig
ie HDirit. whilst the chosen as 10"
le Osage tells PREPARED for their wa
lgrimmage to where they knew not. agt
ID caring not as much As the first col
reak OF day came out Of the east heI
gh above the land circles q flock are
dove or pigeon, occasionally max Oh
z flights toward the sun returning kaf
-ain, clrcling. and again taking wing sas
the east The head men proclaim MAJ
this the omen AMI followed a. the gas
anton lad directed On and on and
ght continued untn the weather Ted
ew from chilly to cold, very cold, the
g legend tells sou. and the party
me TO the edge Of great body OF
tsr. nortu Oi "gieb was a frozen 81
Long before this 'he flock oi doves
d beFB tsdlaed TO a Ahgitr akil
injury Tying as the Great Spirit
4 sail. but nos bad disappeared.
e tribe was short OF food The land rS
S barren great neaps Of ice gilt ~
ed in the suns glare. and Tor DAYS
y sat on shore doubling ior the
I time the Manit0us medicine SI
+ more intrepid or tae band urged n,
-. rd au aroiuffuu the there | ny