Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28

back TO the pueblo has "a harder task
before him than any other class o9
returned students I know. Ia IA
easier "a 90 back 20 tho sioux teneo
and lead a white man'a iifo than 10
go back 70 tho pueblo and retain the
customs and manners taught In
school
I'm pueblo iifo the ono.man DOM
ination--the fear Of the wrath Of
the governor 81 the pueble---la what
holds this people down. The rules
Of the pueblo are so strict that the
individual can not SOW his wheat.
plant his corn. or harvest same in the
autumn without the permission or
the pueblo authorities. The puobioa
under my jurisdiction that adhere re-
llgiously 20 old customs and rules
are Taos. Picuria, santo Domingo and
Jemez. though there are none Of them
that have made much progress away
from tho ancient and pagan rites.
"Intomporance n tho besettine sin
Of the Pueblo. n the law
against selling intoxlcants 20 this
simple and ignorant people a allow
cd 10 stand ns now Interpreted (Act
Of 1897 aa construed by territorial
court). Il simply means the ultimate
determination OF the Pueblo and the
survival Of thc fittest.
Santa Re, 1899. while apparently
the Pueblo Indians are law abiding,
Il has come to my notice during the
past year that IN the practice Of the
Pueblo form Of government cruel and
Inhuman punishment Il often infllct-
ed / have strongly advised the In
dams against this. and your offios
has, through me, done likewise The
Pueblos. however. are very lnsistcnt
upon retaining their ancient form OF
government. As long as they are
permitted 10 live O communal lite and
exercise their ancient form of gov
ernmenf Just so long win there be
ignon,nt and wild Indians 10 civilixe
The Pueblo form OF government rec.
ognlzes no other form Of government
and no other authority. While APP
parently they submit TO the laws OF
the territory and the government.
they DO so Simply because they are
compelled TO acquiesce. The return
cd student who has been five years
at the boarding school is compelled
10 adopt the Indian dress upon his
return 20 the pueblo; he " compel
ed 20 submit to all the ancient and
heather customs Of his people. lf
he rebels he Is punished. lie there
fore lapses back and becomes like
one who has never seen the inside Of
a school"
zuni. 1903; "The cunts. especial
~ the old people. are very much op-
posed TO sending their children Ia
school and 10 every influence that
tends 20 draw them away from their
old ways and habits Of living. but by |
persistent effort. and by appealing to |
their reason. we succeeded Ia ruling /
the school with children. The chill
dren are happy and contented while |
az school hut when they so home for |
a visit their mothers and older sis
ters talk with them and make them |
dissatisfied and they do not wish To |
return. This Is especially Of the |
girls. immortality and gem |
eral laxness in regard 20 their family |
relations together with their Pagan |
practices. are the great curse Of this |
tribe. They have no marriage cero-
mony that is binding and a man will |
often live with two or three differ
ont women during one year. This /
custom Is very demoralizlng. In some |
cases the father will sell his daugh !
tiers and the husband his wife for |
the purpose of prostitution. II mar
riage and divorce laws could be en-
forced It would be a great blessing |
TO these people We have |
had very little trouble with liquor on |
the reservation during the past year,
aud the Pueblo officers cooperate |
with me IN trying Ia keep Il from |
being brought on the reservation.
This view OF the Pueblo customs |
and civilization finds |
strong Confederation Ia the writings
OF ethnologists. such as Bandelier ana |
stevenson. who, In prosecuting their |
work. have lived among the Puoblos
and closely observed them. Papers |
Arch. Inst. An Ser. ol. 3. part I /
GS90): Bureau Am. Ethn. Reports. |
Vols II GSS9-'90) and n901-'O2).
During the Spanish dominion the |
Indians of tho pueblos were treated /
ns wards requiring special protection,
were subjected TO restraints and Off
cial supervision In the alienation of
their property and were the bone
ficinrles 81 "a law declaring that Ia
the places and pucblos of the Indians
no wine shall enter nor shall II b.
sold TO them" Chouteau vs.. Moluny, |
16 How. goa. 237' Laws Of the indies,
Book 6. title I. laws "a and 80. title |
2. law / Book g, title 2, law 7; Bool |
4, title ~. laws z 9. 1890; Cedulas |
and DEGREES shown In Halls Mexican |
Law secs. t62-i7i After the MoXi-
can succession they were elevated 10 |
and civil rights not before |
enjoyed, hat whether the prior tutel-
and restrictions were wholly ter
has been the subject of dif- |
fering opinions United States Ny.
Pico. wall 536. $40; sunal W. Hep
burn. / Cal 25t e79-2sO 2si-292; |
Nuevo Fehroro Mcxioano, pp. 24-25; |
Halls Mexican Laws, sec. l6t; Unit
ed states W.. Richie, ~ How. 525. |
$40. In the last case this court OBJ
served; The Improvement Of the In
dians, under the influence Of the mis- |
sionary establishments IN New Spain, |
which had been specially encouraged |
and protected by the mother country. |
had. doubtless qualified them In a |
measure for the enjoyment of the |