The Washington herald., 1914-06-27
CELEBRATED men
OF indian BLOOD
Many Descendants of Tribal
Races Today Walk High
ways Of Big Cities.
ARE PROUD OF LINEAGE
Many Who Now Hold High Positions
as Financiers and Scientists Have
Led Romantic Lives.
ARE PROUD OF LINEAGE

It is proverbiaI that many Europeans
believe American bison stampede
through the streets of Buffalo. n. Y,
and that Indians. the Wild. war-whooping
brand. camp in the town squares Of al
most any city west Of the Appalachian
range. Americans laugh at the idea, but
perhaps they are unaware that there are
dozens of Indians belonging 10 the old
tribes stalking on Broadway, on Fifth
avenue, and on many prominent or Sc
questered streets In New York City.
A Sioux until recently was editor OF
Field and Stream, a Blackfoot presides
over the department of anthropology Of
the American Museum OF Natural His
tory. there 10 an artist with a studio In
Macdougal alley who has the right to
claim as his people the Sioux. Blackfoots
and Crows. and the chairman OF the
board OF directors Of the Great Northern
Railroad. who often does business In New
York. is q BIackfoot. says the Chicago
Record Herald.
Proud of the Fact.
These men and many others throughout
the United States are as proud OF the |
fact that they have been adopted into !
Indian tribes as are Europeans OF dis |
tinctions that have been conferred upon |
them In the form Of decoration Of the 1
Legion Of Honor. the Iron Cross of Rus |
sia or the Silver Crescent Of the Turks. |
And well they may be, for TO be deemed |
worthy OF adoption into an Indian tribe |
they must live up to the most manly. |
hardest ideals Of the aborigines. ideals
which have been untrammeled by a life |
of quasi-civillLation. They must exhibit
courage in the face OF danger,
physical prowess and power and skill in |
the arts which the Indians love best such /
as hunting. mining, riding and woodcraft
Louis W. HILL son OF J. ]. Hill and
chairman of the board of directors of the
Great Northern Railroad. Is the last man
who was adopted into the Blackfoot In /
dian tribe. The ceremony took place on
August I6. which was the Night of the
Black Tail, an Indian feast day, when
the young men of the tribe dance with
black crows tails dangling from their
waists
Mr.. Hilrs Indian name Is Grayhorse.
and he was initiated into the tribe in the
estate Of warrior. This Is considerable
honor. for many men are obliged TO go
women cooks and young men before they
are permitted to enjoy the privileges OF a
all Of this despite their real age.
Assume FIctItIOus Age.
In fact. in many cases a man adopted
nto an Indian tribe assumes a fictitious
lge. The ceremony Of adoption Is fraught
With magic effect Not only does the new
indian receive a name and age. but he Is
to actually undergo a great per
'onal change and become q cousin,
nephew. brother or son Of some member
II the tribe.
DR.. wissler. head Of the anthropology
department. OF the American Museum OF
Natural History, was adopted by two old /,
women OF the BlackfoOt tribe as their
iephew. When such an adoption Is sane
Toned by the tribe in council the recipient
Il the honor becomes a member Of the : :
lis immediate adopted relatives are mem
oers- This means, among other things,
hat he cannot marry into the clan which
las honored him.
BY adoption Edwin w Dimming. an
Irtist Of Macdougal alley. is Blsckfoot.
Grow. and a Sioux. His Blackfoot
Iame Is Running Wolf. which was given $
o him by a chief in memory Of a COM
anion Of his youth who was killed in
var. His Sioux name is Wa-che-cha
which means Tall White Man.
Deaf Bull a chief OF the Crow tribe, a
dopted Mr.. Dimming as his son.
mo father could have treated me bet
err" said Mr.. Dimming. Il lived in one /
Z his tepees and everything that he [
Wned was at my disposal. As his son I
was initiated into all OF the secrets of b
he different ceremonies l went through /
II the medicine lodges and attended 4
ouncils. and was told all the stories
bout the Great Mystery and the spirit a
al belief of the tribe. 7
Grew Fond of Foster Son.
''old Deaf Bull grew very fond of me, Y
nd wheR I went away he was broken
earted. AS the greatest token of his es- c
,em and sorrow at parting that he could A
ossibly render me he gave me his COM
lete war dress. and IL was a beauty. q
The Indians must have implicit faith ol
a white man before they adopt him q,
ito tribe, and / have never known OF h,
case where the red men did not keep o,
i their obligations to the adopted man." T
The ceremonies attending the adoption A,
: a white man into an Indian tribe are q,
Dt so elaborate as they were in pioneer
lys, when II was more frequent that
d Indian in one tribe was adopted into
lother. or from one clan TO another.
An inclosed cabin to protect its pas h
myers from flying spray features one d