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Asa And Ramona Daklugie Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Todayfrom M*ikri lt;n‘ a rm Arwana N»* V| ng w**h the sws ■( the trtbe every j| c ha see he could getAt 'ha ’.at* Gero.n.o »u cap-' .red and he and hi tribe taaen prisoners Asa Duki'igte »« rvlnjfwith another sack of hia. M*n; .a ■lt;,-..rado When the offensive had darted ;a tbte very area the Apache* were gradiaily poshed oacfc into Arizona and Mexico Art-ru *u where the surrender and he rapture took place Ramona * father was Chih'tah:**. j * he famous scout, the friend of the j white men and ore who took part in the negotiation* for njrrender when the Apache ware were over -When the Apaches were taken prisoner* they were ae*»4 t® Ren- j aarota. Fla end imprisoned The 'hudren of the tribe were taken ! to 3t Augustine After disposition , was made of the parents and : adult.* as prisoners of war the gov- . ernment .sent ail of the children to j Uaritste fvnr.. the largest Indian schreM in the United States There | were three boys and four girts in j the group sent to the school at the i tune Asa end Ramona wentBom of the Indian children took 1 advantage of the opportunity to learn and stayed at Carlisle for! nine years They teamed English, ; grammar history and studied everything they could to help them 1 lead a useful life laterBoth Am and Ramona went to Ft Sill. Okia. at that time a frontier post, after they finished Cart- . isle They worked there. had friends among the other Indians thereRamona and Asa who had always known each other, had a mu.ual feeung of understanding the: they were to marrp sometime ' fheir* courtship was just like any other young man « and young worn- ■ an a June IS 1M. they were mar ried by church law with Rev Frans Wngft' perfsrtmag the ceremony The voiding was followed by the ’ rwdir.nna. wedding 'east, music dano.ng and fun. Eugene Ti n uih i.a. orother of Ramona.- . -. * • i . ig i in if Asa «.were “neir altewijnibf*The Dwhittgias stayed a Ft. ltd for seventeen years after they were married During this '.me Asa rhree periods af eniietmenr with ’he United srares Army an an Indian scout on the frontier paw His discharge papers mowed k-i service Honest and faithful No authorised absence* during enosr-iR#er H-irweuash p enceiient.'In till Asa and Ramona canaeto Mencaiero with other Apaches who had been sent to the new reservation They have lived there wtfr. their family ever since Now the Dakiug.ee have their home SO acres of land orchard and garden where they raise most of their food and the allotted number of. cattle to raiseApache Indian Maidens Debut Starts July 2ndMiigaoi Croat Page I)A.*a has served many times daring bis thirty-seven years In Mes-caiero on the Tribal Council He has been very influential In obtaining 'he nice home* on the Mes-eaiero Reservation for the tribe He has served intelligently, wisely, always with the interest of his people at heart Educated up to the minute on world affairs, no Tb years markable manwork fringetoils* sad coloring. Food - hen gathered snd stored. A m*«iicii*e man snd in Indian woman «r* chosen for each Indian madden to act is rhaper'ines during the csremon.es.The sunrise ceremonies begin .at dawn on 'he hid toy of July '-'hen the medicine tepee us put it the ; renter of the feast grounds facingire on world afrairs now » .oid Asa f jakiugie is a re- Th*‘ ®‘!n ■** fouryoung debutantes snd their womenyounghope rones ail in full regalia, theirThere are not many men of any friends spectator*, snd other par-rare who could turn so completely ricipants are presen'. A joyous !ar from -/tie way of life to another men' is heard from the womenfrom an Indian ear path' to a settled secure life he helped make for himself his family and the Apache tribe of Mewaiero.On occasion the Dakmgie family *nd thetr grandchildren don the r«r«tBAUai dress of 'he Apaches. The beautifully beaded and decorated buckskin dre.**ea ind suits are made by Ramona ami her /laughter Maude It takes almost a year from the time 'he burkskm is 'anned uat.ii the last bend snd jin-gle is sewed Ok The worn foe reservation parades, and the Gwlhgp cere monimfeAsa and Ramona had their first hod in I*U M i cow the wifeg Rabert. ermine town the torah was i ltd lied 0 sow marr.v.ng a Three krteher H - UM4.wa-i w«rv verm to ober ISM. itonche iv ISN'T Ran:c nape r ,nes as the sun begins rising The four young girts run toward the sun four tones, each time brtngiag beck a feather and lastly bringing home the basket wfe.cn has been placed quite a distance from the tepee Upon presentation of the basket to the women chaperones, the mothers of the Indian maidens tome out with baskets full of gifts and fruit which is thrown out into the crowd.Dane mg snd feasting follow farikTnm ■■ are every hotly until ahout mid-mormng•eremuOi.i-s *hen the various designated people begin the prepura .cn of theiiighiy lompiirared 'Lad picturesgue procedure of he night leremomal tucss in that costumes if the ta ocerv are put together and the pamt* for 'he pa-nting of their Oodles is anxed. This p«.nt is pre-,lured from roots of certain aaQve tor to and mint..ire of ae sort a. The lev;gas piunred in 'heir pasties represent certain desired 4 uautie* of ‘ in- vn a tae eiar'ier toysta igficning mn .warns, 'he ram. nnuntam*. etcj of the origin*. Meecalero When a Meecalero Apache saw a /;sion on a mountain fid* that in-ormed him of the things that he and his people must Learn and do 'rum that time on a certain ritual was performed The Horn or the 1 Devil Dance began there and has been handed down from one gen-! -ration to another The songs they : dance to are of equal iwian'tance I tad are thrilling to listen to in its | indent native rhythm They toll -fee story of the sun. the starand -ae clouds and the earth and all its people in these eoogs These Horn or Devil Dancers in'e^ret a their dance what the Apache law and heard when the revela-i time occurred. The women take part also but are separate from the men dancer*. The Horn Dancers are grouped in either family or : me affiliated clans in groups of four to five One is the ieader and others follow repeating leader s movements and the clown brings ! .p the rear The clown is mainly ! ! an entertainment att rate ion for the : thLUiren.After midnight they have what j is referred to as social dances in j which both men and women take part They call these dances the : rt.y-mne and back and forth | dances. These dances continue un- i 'ti the wee wee hour* of the morn- 1toruaimo .*# ws of iid lives a Whits Tail just hul from tor parents, burn J amuary Ui. UMld. kortuary SL. .JU Lydto. ■ft to Raipn ••h.int.i andS-amonu uad •DWe bed at d muy innl mmapniiir.h ailbars Ut Kaxtion w-iafeijr »EB*er 21. I3W* Oii 1 eliH Ma. ' a was mm tpri HZ.ribl and tied 2an u.y Id 19CT .ash M..t.m. 2- was bore ily jd 19U and died Aeptsm wr 2 1‘iU. Raosy was hem Apr*.. 23. J'.i and tied Stptembsrr It toll One if a.1 he ■ a idren only tsm are K..i l*»*ng-Thews 'w« ca,.dree are respdnwihiH for Asn s sig%* grand-chil.itr»n and •fcree great-grand/'a. dren.fa me Dimanms 'here are v%n-ins run*'* ' ;r he it tie ihildren and n he aft ernoun, 'here gen-truly if tcaeduied a game of wase-i«.l bir ae genera, public!. 'Un the itsi w»i tiii if he.lev jut n I cp-r/uarmg rnateuv ra Indian •owtmv* md many lig-:rne :lt;telt;i yertumier* ii.ng Part A light he Sum Dues ir isnan-,* wooie -••r*»r o t 'he Dev] iiatm » jreeenteii. The eawm uiit anfew Air 'hie tance a .as»*n *mm in mc.enr r’hai 'eiigtous ntuaiMODEIiN INDIVIDUALKl IIHlHi K Mil \TOR 'HOPPart, of the ceremonials is the ; feeding of the members of the ! trtbe and visitors by the families ! of the gins makmg their debuts. , An arbor is put up where all the cooking is lone They gather foii-Age from the *irrounding mountain intes for the construction of! the cook arbor AH the food for , rhe toy* of feasting u stored, i ttsiked and served in this arbor three 'ones a toy and once at midnight. Also there are permitted ' any aumoer of concessions on the grounds to augment the needs of j 'he ipectator* and visitors The r tog nn.ng of the end starts at attend midnight if the last night and toaunues until toyUght. At -ms ms hs tepee m taken down ,n reverse order from what St was put ip W'th the taamg down of | he medicine ’epee the whole c#PAUL BUNY
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Ruidoso News
Ruidoso, New Mexico, US
Fri, Jun 25, 1948
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