Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 6 | Pueblo Indian Girl Realizes Life Ambition

Pueblo Indian Girl Realizes Life Ambition W WASHINGTON UP UP-Tho UP Tho stone ago Zo has surrendered another hostage hosta hostage host host- a age e to twentieth century civilization tion Overcoming O the opposition o of her tribe Juanita Crispin full blood Pueblo Pu hlo Indian girl at the age of ot 20 has passed a a. cI civil 11 service ex examination examination ex- ex for matron and seams seams- tre tress s. s She will receive a a. govern go ment appointment at 1080 a year How Juanita fought her way to education In the face of the tribal determination of the Santo Domingo Domingo Do Do- mingo Pueblo Indians to maintain their aboriginal manner r of ot life ure was related by interior department officials These Indian Pueblos have tribal tribal tri tri- bal self fielt government and the United States has hesitated to Intrude Its Us authority Santo Domingo has bas been moro more determined than Ulan any of the others to continue Its Us tribal Identity When Juanita took ninth grade work at a secular academy at SantaFe Santa SantaFe Fe so she might enter a a. ho hospital and become a nurse her people so vigorously opposed the program that she returned to tho the reserva reserva- Uon tion One of the secret ceremonial dances which no white man may attend celebrated this this this' ing But her thirst continued con con- She became housekeeper r at the Jay day a school and worked at this for two to years jears ears Then she took matters Into her own hands defied her tribe and ran awa away to ent enter entera r ra a school chool at Albuquerque She has been at Lt this school for four tour years Jears Her examination pap papers papers pa pa- p pers rR on file In Washington ton are written in a tiny copperplate hand that would don credit to any Vassar graduate Government Go authorities she discourses tho the of say ay on care caro living quarters on en sanitation nl tat Ion on on the making of clothing as might an Instructor In home eco ceo