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Show " "ADOPTION ADOPTION " " BY BYINDIANS BYINDIANS INDIANS RACKETWriter RACKET RACKETWriter Writer \Vdler Vdler \ Declares It Mciely l\IClcly l IClcly Mctely lIClclya Mctelya MctelyFake \ aFake a Fake Ccremo Ceremony ) . , Adoption Aloptlon ( of \ white ssbite hIte men Into ImU Indlm Indlmtribes Indlintribes 1n 1ntrIbes trIbes has de\ de developed deetoped tleleloped \ etoped into a money- money moneymahlng moneymaking money-making money making - mahlng making "racket racket "radet radet " , , , " according 1ccordlng 'according ' ' to someIndian some someIndIan someIndian IndIan leaders le'1.ders le1.ders le1ders ' . Regular , as us \ well e11 as asfake asfake asfake fake , ceremonies are ( discussed l1scussed In an anarticle anarticle anarticle article In ! n the Christian Cbrl tlun Science MonItor Mon MonHOl MonItor HOl Itor " by Miss Mabel Kni Knight ht , upon uponwhom uponwhom uponwhom whom tlie the name nume mane Ta De Win was WI1S con conferred conferred conferrcd ferred when slie she " was "as as adopted by the theOmaha theOmaha ! Omaha tribe In gratitude for her lec lee lectutes leetutes leetuies tutes and nnd \ writings rltlngs on In Indian l'1n l1n ' sub subJectCf subjects subjccts JectCf jects 11 \ \ \ lion hen Indians Indhn don war p'lint plint paint paintdance ' , hnce dance ( around a white \ hlte man m'1n m1n ' nnd and thenUve then thentIte 1-.1\ 1.1 1 .1 1.1e tIte - . , \ e him him.n himn hints . . n name . , ' Miss 1/ss 1 ss / Knight h.Dlght hDlght . writes writesIt , , It may fiattci tlattel untie : the latter lutter , and nnd the for- for former for for- former former - - mer will be he richer perhaps perh'1p"l perh1pl ' " by5 by -5 5 $5 ? $ - 5 , , but butthlse butthese butthise thlse these Indians Jndhns \ will III not consider such suchn sucha a one olle an adopted member membel " of ot the thetribe thetribe thetribe tribe , for this hou bought houht , ; ht 1n ' ' and 'and paid for forceremol1 forceremons forccromonv ceremol1\ ceremol1 ceremons ceremol1Is \ Is onlv only a mock adoption'fhls adoption 'fhls fhls ' rills rhis fake fale , adoption ) Is i9 ' " getting to tobe tobe tobe be a 1 ' racket r'lclet rlclet ' , , , " said S 1 ' . hI Charlie c.h'lrlle c.hlrlle chlrlle Gharlle . ' W R "lIson lIson " llsonprominent ilson , , prominent N07 Ae7 e7 ' Peice l'Clce lClce Peace Indian , during dnrmg duringa 11 a 11ecent ipppnt \ecent ecent recent \ celebultlon celebtntlon ( piplinitinn of tlie the trihp tribe , ' I 1 ' lie he adoption 1loptIOD ' ( of white "hite hite w " bite people Into Intothe intothe Intothe the tribenel tribe ' \ and \nel nel then gl\ gl glIn giving glsing \ In them the theIndhll theIndian tlieIndian Indhll Indian equhIent oquiv equh equis \ ilent \Ient Ient dent of 'Chief Chief 'Cluef Cluef ' line I Inc Ine\\ Ine Inehite 11 " ' \ \ hite bite 111ifskei \ \ \ hiskois hickN ; ' . ' nnd anl nnd'Princess nndPrincess ( ' 'Princess Princess 'PrlDces PrlDces ' & Dlool Binok Binoktlith Biook\5th Biook 5th , 1\ 1 1Ith tlith ( \ Ith the Silver Silser Ih er ' \ ' " \ oice olce ' ' as 13 names namesshould namesshould namesshould should be &toppc toppc &toppetl toppetl stopped &toppetl'Indhn & < l ' ' Indians 'Indhn Indhn tndlafS < ; with no tribal trib'11 trib11 ' standing st'1nd11\ st'1nd11 st1nd11 st'1nd11contmued standing"continued standingcontinued standing"continuedMlson ' \ , , " contmued continued " \Mlson Mlson "lIson lIson 1ltlson \ , 'have have 'hc 'base base 'h\\ 'h h ' ' ' \ \ c been Insrt Insrtin im Invitino It ItIn In . ; , \ whites hltes "lth lth " with no h tub tilbil Ib Ib1 \1 1 il \ connecUous connections connectionsto connecUousto to . ' attend .ttend ttend 'ittend ittend oui om our ceremonies nnd ana and to be become become become come members after 1ftel ' " nn an e e\change e change e\.ch'1nge e.ch1nge .ch'1nge ch1nge \ . ch'inge chinge ' ' of of'gIrt"l of'gifts of'gifts ofgifts 'gIrt"l gIrtl 'gifts gifts ' ' " ; , ' the gifts of the In Indians mns beln being beingnatite beingnative n'lth nlth natite ' e ti tunkets tllnlets nkets , of little litHe \ worth orth , while whilethe whilethe whilethe the gifts girts of tlie the whites sshltes \ hItes nie me ate large largeamounts largeamounts largeamounts amounts of tlie the 'good good ' old cash ' " No wliite white man m'1n m1n ' ever e\"er e "er er \ " becomes 1 a ' abona 1bon'1 abona bon'1 bon1 bona ' . fide member of n a tribe b by ' ask asl- asl ask- aslIng asking asking , - ing for that th'lt thlt ' f fttor fi \ < \ or First rlrst I'Irst IIrst ' he must mustpro mustprose mustprove pro prose . e his worth bv b\ b by bre'1l1y \ " really re'1l1y re1l1y ' helping the theIndians theIndians theIndians Indians out of some difficulty , nnd and nndthose andthose nndthose those who like the Indians Indl'l.ns Indll.ns Indllns ' . wellenough well wellenough wellenough enough to do tliat th\t th t that ' \ would not think thinkof thinkof thinkof of Imposing upon them by asking ashmg forthe for forthe forthe the greatest reatest of all lionors honors , that of be beIng belug belug Ing lug ' adopted 1dopted into a 1 ' tribe tnbe Probably Probablyno no tribe numbers moie m01e more than th'1.n th1.n th1n ' . n a half halfdoen halfdoien haltdo/on haltdo on do/en do en doien / rcallv reanv really ' adopted 1dopte \ white hite membprsWhen membersWhen members membprs membersWhen When n fi a " white "hlte hlte man Is judged judged"orthy judgedworthy judgedworthy "orthy orthy worthy " of adoption ndoptIon the honor comes comesupon comesupon comesupon upon him quite unaware unawnre usually nn and andthe andthe the ceremonv ceremony Is dignified lgnlfied with the president or chief of tlie the tribe pro pro- pronouncing pronouncing . - nouncing In his na native natise t1\ t1 t1e \ e tongue the thewords thewords thewords words \ which hlch give gl\e gl e \ this new member membera a name , not only a tribal name n'1.me n1.me n1me ' . , but butone butone butone one which al also < ; o makes him a m-mber m mber member mmberof memberof memberof - of some clan of that tribe , " with "Ith Ith all allthe allthe allthe the honors pertaining to it it itWhen . . When the Indians finally fina11v decide to tohonor tohonor tohonor honor a man or woman "om'1.n om1.n om1n " ' . by makinghim making makinghim makinghint him hint or her hel " n fi a membci membel member of ot their trIbe tribethe , the Indians give , not take hle , , and im lm lmpress impress 1mpress press this fact upon tlie the new mem membel"I members members bel"I belI bers " " , so that the latter Is prohibited prohibitedat prohibitednt nt at that th'1.t th1.t th1t ' . time from sho\\ sho showing shoIng \ Ing his ap ap- ape apprecIation apepredation appreciation - preciation predation by making m'1hlDg m1hlDg ' presents to the theInhan theIndians tlieIndians In/han In han Indians / ' ! Quite the reverse the In Indlans Indians Indians dlans dians like to sliovv sho\\ sho show shotheir \ their gratitude by byglsing bygiving glsing I\ I \ IIng Ing the new members such suchaluable \alu-able alu able salu- salu saluable \ , alu- alu aluable - able gifts as blankets bhnhets , parfleclles parfleches parflecllescaseq parflechescases parflechescases caseq cases , nnd and ancient beaded bucl buckskin buckskinpieces buckskinpieces buckskinpiecesInstances < ; hln hlnpieces pieces piecesInst'1.nces piecesInstances Instances Inst'1.nces Inst1.nces Inst1nces ' . of le legal al aldophol1 ' \ adoption \dophol1 dophol1 are arecompuath arecomparatlsely arecomparatively comparatlsely compuath ely rare r\re r re ' \ , . Mrs 1\Irs 1 Irs \ 11'11 1111 Harriet HarrietMatiwell HairlctMaxwell ' rIet rIetMa.well Ma\.well Ma.well Ma .well well Matiwell ' \ . Converge Comer--c Comer c Conser - e of4e of Ness -4e 4e ! - ew " York Yorh W'1.S W1.S W1S iris W'1.Smade irismade wasmade ' . made a member of tlie the Seneca Senec ' ! tribe tribeand tribeand tribennd and later given a chieftainship chIeftainshrp Inthe In Inthe inthe the Sh Sic Si c : Nations But- But nut Butt Butthat " - that t11'1t t111t ' happened happenedonly happenedonly happenedonly only after aldIn aiding , ; them by pre\ pre preenUng presenting presentingunfair preventingunfair \ enUng enUngunfair unfair legislation leglshtlon both In Albany Alb.lny Alblny . and andWashington andWashington andWashington Washington More than th'll1 thll1 ' that her herr herhome herrhome herhome home In New York was "as as " open to any anyIndian anyIndian anyIndian Indian who found himself robbed orswindled or orswIndled orswindled swIndled In the city , and frequently frequentlynn frequentlyan an Indian would leave her hel " home the therIcher thericher thericher rIcher by a n ne new " suit stilt of clothes Insmall In InsmaH Insmall smaH small things and big ones Mrs Con Converse Converse Converse verse proved a real re\l re l ' \ friend to the In- In - - . dinng dlnns dians , : and mtI the tribe delighted to tohonor tohonor honor her in every ever } possible way . , A \ vvlilte white \ hUe roan m'ln mln man ' cannot buy a memo mem memobel.hlp mem-bei&hlp mem bei&hlp beihlp - bel.hlp belhlp berhip & : . , into an ani any ) tribe Rather he hemust hemust hemust must earn e'1r11 e1r11 e'trn etrn ' ' it , . |