The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Indian
Lodge Tales
THE CREATION OF MAN
BY
Ford c. Prick

~Yow when The Manltou had created
IN ,be birds and the beasts and the
fishes. and had then created the grizzly
10 rule ever them. he returned 10
heoven content with his handlwork.
He left behind him on the EARN
nanny kingdom, where the animals
lived in peace together and where the
grizzly, who was their king. was KIM
and INST and fair to weak anu strong
alike.
Az time went on there finally came
n daughter to cheer the IRE OF inc
Manitou In heaven; and as she grew
70 womanhood she was fair to look
upon: as beautiful as the dawn ana
as stately as the oak. The blue SKY
gave the color to her eyes. the placid
lakes nut their expression there; and
golden sunbeams gave th'ir Deauty 10
her hair The south wind warmed
her blood and made 1t red; the SHOWS
gave Off their glow to tinge her skin.
The ripping waters. soft ana low.
gave up their music In voice Tor hers
And she was fair to look upon, even
rs the blossoms in her hair.
The Manitou. who loved her mucn.
give her the freedom OF the heavens
and the earth to go and come as she
pleased. excepting only the one smaH
spot where the grizzly was given
power to reign. Here she must NOT
60 for there were evil spirits ana
strong hands to stay her way. Ana
there the power Of the Manitou dio
not avail, for II was tn" home OF the
grizzly who was ruler.
But one day walking all alone, the
maiden forgot the warning CT her ia
Their and wandered into this forbidden
land where lived the grizzly. and
where flowers bloomed and all was
beautiful and bright. As she wan
dered about the forest the beasts saw
her beauty and carried word Of her
coming to the grizzly. And the grizzly
came down the trail and looked upon
her and desired her. lie was SO Inn
pressed with her beauty that he for
got the Mnnltou and his lower. and
seeing 'he maiden. carried her on
against her will to his home. And
there he kept her hid away for many
moons and finally he married her. al
though II was against her Will. and
for long years he held her In captivity
and the Manltou knew not where she
had gone or why.
Finally a child was born TO the grIz-
ely and the daughter Of Manltou. And
this child. when he had grown. heard
from his mothers lips tho story Of the
grizzly's cruelty. He learned. too. how
the grizzly had run away with the
daughter Of Manitou and had stolen
her from her home and kept her In
captivity; and he was very angry. and
prayed night and day TO the Manltou.
who was his grandfather, asking that
he might be given the strength and
the wisdom TO right the wrong.
So the Manitou heard his plea and
decided that the grizzly must be pun
lshed: and so the Manltou decreed
that the grizzly henceforth should
walk on four feet like the beasts he
had governed. And on his body hair
was made tc grow. and his language
became the grunt and the squeal and
he was made 10 dig In the ground to
fnd his food and his eyes were made
10 watch his feet and no longer could
he look toward heaven and into the
lace of the Manltou. who Is good al.
ways.
In his place the Manltou named tho
Red Man-the son Of the Great Splr.
IT'S daughter and the grizzly-to rule
so long as he bore himself MS q man.
From his mother he inherited his form
and beauty and wisdom. and from his
father the strength and courage and
power-and so he came to rule over
the land which the Manitou had ere.
nted
So was the creation of the Chosen
People whit are the tribesmen, md
who lived ~! ages under the sunshine
Of heaven and counseled with Manitou
and ruled long and well until in lateu
years evil spirits came from the ser
and fought and wrestled with thu
Chosen People and took away theil
power and their strength. Then dit
the Manltou intervene to set right tn,
affairs of earth and to give to us. wht
are his children. those things which
are ours by right. But that. again. |,
another story, and too many stories N
one time nre not best for little ears.
Note-Here again we have n legen,
from the nomadlc tribes OF the noun
tain dlstrict-the Utes. the Conn nche
and all the tribes OF the great Sho
slone family. This legend. exIresse,
In pictures. is one OF the features o
the tribal home in the great Ute reser
walton at Ignaclo, Colo.
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