The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26

04NNaN II I vi ata- W RllA-
an Is coming into her own even
among the Indian tribes
Mrs, Lucy Taylah Eads, fun
blood, college graduate, trained
nurse and model housewife, who
knows how to chum and sew and
| bake and does all OF them constant
| ly has been elected chief OF tho
| Kaw tribe Of Indians, known In his
| tory also as the Kansas. by a ma
| jorlty vote OF the members Of the
tribe She Is the first woman IA
hold this distinction.
History and story teach that the
women Of the various Indian TRIBES
have been those who performed all
the menial service, that they have
been held secondary to men, su-
perior In every detail, The women
carried the burdens. brought In the
firewood. skinned and dressed all
the animals. packed the tepees and
all other camp equipment. did all
the cooking, IN fact, were the serv-
ants OF the warriors
Now the men OF the tribe In con
vention assembled together with
their women, who have been given
the ballot, have elected woman
as chief TO preside over all their
councils, be their official represen
tative in dealing with the United
States government and attend "a
their matters OF business.
Il cannot tell just yet how | feel
about being chosen chief of the
lsKaws for the honor is too new
said Mrs. Eads--all members OF the
tribe refer TO her simply as
! Lucy" She is "a years old and
| the mother Of seven children, alsC
| tho owner in fee OF 500 acres o,
Q . N
| old Kaw Indian agency at Wa
shunga, the official headquarters o.
the Kaws since the tribe trekod tt
Oklahoma from Kansas I'm 1878.
Il fully realize the responsible
ties which ! have assumed" con
| tinued Mrs. Eads, but | appreciate
! the opportunity ] have to help m
people. We have numerous prob
lens to solve--a treaty to renew
! heirship cases to work out. the age(
members of the tribe TO care for
/ the children to educate and abnv,
4 all financial claims against .th'
government which viii take our peo
| pie from poverty and put them II
| a position to live properly"
1t develops that the United State
/ department OF Indian affairs re
! qucstcd the kaws recently TO elec
| a chief. Under treaties existing be
| tween the government and the kaw
| there are some official papers t'
| sign and some business transaction
| to work out. and these require thu
| official signature of the chief OF th'
tribe. Since the aged Washungt
froze 10 death in 1908 the Kaws hav,
| got along without chief or {
| council and their business affair
! have gone to the bad correspond
ingly.
Must Have FulI-Blood Chief.
/ When the kaws assembled r
their agency recently to choose {
/ tribal head IL was recognized i'm
| mediately as the best policy Il
elect full-blood TO that position
a half-blood as assistant chief ant
council OF eight, equally divide,
between the full-bloods and half
! bloods. OF the old full-hloods, thos
who come down with the tribe from
Kansas in '73, only one Is living
the aged Se-jum -wah, and while j
Is honored and respected and hi
councils are needed, nevertheless hi
age, about 70, was C, nsidered to
advanced There are also Be
| Fronkier, Joen Bollmore and "Uncl
| John" Pappan, all OF about o-1um
wah's age, but tho two former ar
part bloods and Pappan has II,
Indian blood whatever, being adopt
ed into the tribe before he was
year old. Today he is the 'leathe
stocking" OF the tribe.
While WashunEa was chief dur
ing long period OF years he haC
adopted two orphan children-Luc!
and Emmett Taylah. Having M
blood relatives, these two were hi
heirs and were therefore the closes
to him in family relationship. Luc.
/ Tayiah (nuw Mrs. John Eads) wa
/ present when the Kaws assembled
! recently 10 elect a chief and thei
choice fell upon her because OF thi
relationship and because OF he
well-kuown business ability.
she is the finest example OF wha
1 an Indian should be that the trib,
could possibly have chosen" is tn
ultimatum of j. G, Clendennlng. tn
/ United states agent In charge a
| Washunga. Instead OF drawing ou
OF the tribe and wasting her land
| which IL the custom so almost uni
versally followed by Indians every
where, she is living on the land
raising chickens, making butter
sending her children to the whit
schools and living as her white
blood nc.shbors HTc."
4 Soldier Is Assistant.
captain NJ oSeS Bollmafd, VII
with IA other young Kaws was &
the service OF the United states dur
ing the World war. and who vii
forever carry German shell woun
received while fighting on tn
French front was chosen assistan
chief and the following tribesme
were elected TO the council of eight
Edwin Me-ho-Jah Billy Jone'
Ralph Pepper and Claud McCul