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Show NA'AJO NAAJO NASAJO NA ' AJO 1.01\1\ 1.011 1.01 101 1 1.011FETFD ' 1'SDIVNS 1SDIVNS INDIIAS ' . \ \ < ; FETFDON FETFDON FETFD FETFDON ON CIIRIST-MAS CIIRIST MAS ClIRIST\IAS ClIRIST IAS CURISTMAS - " \ DA1 DAl DA DAlAbout DA1About 1 . About 250 Navajo Indians desh destr deshtute destrtute destitute tute on account of the drough drought droughtNhich Nhich " , rlch , ich n lyrchrd n'rched nrched ' rchpd their t'1eir t1eir ' clops crops last sum summer summer summer mer were remembered on Christ Christn n " as "s s da day day in Monumentalley Monument \ valley \alley alley when whenthey whenthey whelthey they \ were acre ere presentod presented present d with wlth 3000 3000pounds 3000pounds 300'pounds 300pounds ' pounds of foodstuffs donated by bymerchants b : merchants of Salt Lake City Clty The Thefood Thefood Thifood food foodas \ was \\as as vvas taken to the resenation reservation resenationby reservationby resenatloiby by J H McGibbney McGlbbney secretary of ofthe ofthe othe the Utah Trade commission who whowas wh whwas < \ was as accoTpanied accompanied bv by Joel Fine Fme of ofthe ofthe dithe the Salt Lake Tribune and Harry HarryReed HarryReed HarryReed Reed Moab photographer DlStri Drstrl DlStribution Drstrlbution Distrlbutton bution of the foodas food \ was \\as as made at atHarry atHarry acHarry Harry Gouldins GouJding's GouJdings Goulding ? ' s trading post in inMonument inMonument InMonument Monument valleyThe valleyThe valley valleyThe The Navajos began their cere- cere ceremcmes ceremonies cere'monies ceremonies - ' mcmes monies Christmas eveith eve \ with \\ith ith a tra tradltlonal traditional traditional dltlonal ditional a \ winter inter chant and dance danceto danceto danceto to Hosteen ( Mr ) K Kismas ISmas the theWhIte theWhite theWhite WhIte Giver of Gifts On Christ Christmas Christmas Christmas mas day they gathered around a amedicine amedicine amedicine medicine hogan or house built builton builton builton on earth and pinons prnons Here the thefl'ast thefeast thefeast fl'ast flast feast fl'astas ' \ was \\as as prepared preTared prenared ) by the squa\\s squa s squaws squasFollo squawsFollowing squawsFollowing \ Follo\\ Follo Folloing Following \ ing this the foodstuffs were weredistributed \ weredistributed ere eredistributed distributed Each family famll } received receivedabout receivedabout receivedabout about 75 poundsI poundsThese pounds poundsThese I These The-se The se - foodstuffs consisting of o1 ofb o1bans ofb b < > bans ans potatoes apples onions onionssugar onionsflour onionsflour ' flour sugar coffer coffel coffee ' milk oranges orangesand orangesand orangesand and candy as well as cigarets clgarets sup supppmented supplemented supplomented ppmented plemented ] the rations being bEmg dls dis dlstnbuted distrrbuted distnbuled tnbuted trrbuted bv by the Navajo servr service servl"e servle " e to toneedy toneedy toneedy needy Indians In this dlought drought di ought af of affected offected atfected fected valley vaJley |