The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-24

n. NJ. She has four or five women as
s%lstants and THY nIt orders for their
wares from the big stores in Albu-
querque.' The women can make 100
articles apiece per day. but II takes
about two weeks TO complete the
burning process and finish an order.
Weather conditions are frequently II
factor In the delay. FOR the burning
is done out Of doors. tho pottery
placed on the ground and completely
covered with burning wood. you
mus have quite a revenue from your
business hazarded the Interviewer.
How much per article do your wares
bring"
BeIicNcs In Keeping Silent.
"oh. I would not Ike to say" was
the reply. Then she added naiVely.
Not before my exhibit here begins
proving h "a she has a shrewd eye
FOR business. Il would not like 20
talk too much" she continued. I'VE
Indians believe In keeping silent" A
fact which the interviewer did not
doubt. both from previous informn-
tiun and present experience.
But Mrs. Chlwiwi did talk. As a
matter OF fact. she Is lonely away
from all OF her tribe, and she likes 10
be noticed. Earlier In the afternoon
she had been taken upstairs by Judge
Charles Claim Allen. president OF the
AINH lfAku'f nNu nAu ntfn SHOWN the
department OF -occupationai thorapy,
OF which Mrs. Elias -Michael is In
charge. and was most Interested. The
patterns used in clay modelling and
basket weaving were as so mucn ex.
cess baggage TO the Indian artist, who
has no patterns or drawings, but gels
them all out Of her head"
Mrs. Chiwiwi speaks English well.
nnd-all who believe an Indians 7oice
ls rough and dlscOrdant, please take
notice-she speaks IL In a welI-modI-
lated. low pitched. musical voice that
many "a st. Louis girl might envy.
She was educated at the governments
school for Indians at Carlisle. Pa, and
went through the Fifth Reader
She was sent 10 Carlisle wnen a little
chlld-she doesn't know now young
without knowing a word Of Eng
lbh and without knowing what \
school was. or even where she was
going, except that her parents wishei
her TO &c When she returned to nor
tribe. nfter two and a half years. she
had completely forgotten The islcta
Pueblo language n had 10 learn Il
over again, She now speaks her own
tongue, English and Spanish. being
down on the Mexican border. where
association vita natives from over
the border makes Spanish much used.
He three children, aged respectively
| - - NNNh y ~ N'AAAh 'hAAAhfN JUS
the governments school at AiDuquer-
| que,
Wants TO he Indian Always.
The children think their mother an
"old- fashioned lady" "But." sald
Mrs. Chiwiwl. Il want always to be
Indian, In u house we nave one
part all fixed up nice" indicating the
carpet and furniture in the Globe
Democrat booth, "and the other part
old fashioned and Indian, for me. SO
we have home both American and
indian. | say TO my girls. You want
to come In here and visit with this
old Indian ladyY"
Mrs Chiwiwl snys the young people
OF her tribe are no longer Indian in
custom or dress. They are not silent.
thoughtful men and women Of few
words. like The elders OF their tribe.
but. VIXEN they come home from the
schools. are, 10 quote Mrs. Chiwiwi,
las l~oud-spokFn ana as rough as You
are which the interviewer took not
personally, but a a reference 70
Americans In general. "a hope my
girls DO not set loud she said. The
Indians OF her " tribe ana sur
rounding ones have splendid times at
their dances on. the plaza. Mrs. Chi
wiwl said, and at such times they
shout and make as much noise as they
please. The war dance, relic OF the
days when the Indian fought too
much Is no longer a war dance, bu,
a i~ollincation. Most OF the dances
given BY tire lsleta Pueblos are for