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VOl. 1. No. 3. Hydaburg' Alaska, Saturday, 8, 1919. $1.50 a yelai*
THE PASSING OF TRIML PREJUDICE
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metlakaTla
MEETS DEFEAT
ON OWN FLOOK
Hydafehrg played the fastest
basketball game of the seafibn at Met
lakatla last week- The Metlakatla
boys played very well.-but Hydaburg
captured the score of 27 to 23. The
game has historic significance. It
was the first time for Metlakatla to
loose on its own floor. The boys re
port that Metl&katlan are mighty
good hosts
HYDABURG DEFEATS
KASAAN AGAIN
The basketball team;
Nelson Wallace, Gbbrge fvTk;
Robert Jackson; Henry Duncan,
David Nathlan; end Francis John;
3lib. started on tHBir tour via Por
tage to Kasaftn to pMy a return'
game Feb. 19 at 2 a.ru> and amye<l
at 5 P;M. same day. ^ :
The following fans accditipa nied.
the team; Mayor John Wallace,
Jack George( "Shookuni,”Paul Kogo
Joe Nix, Willit? Skuhta' HdVvard
Frank, Nick Nix, George Yo.ng,
Herbert George,
All were royally received; A din
ner was given by the town in Mr.
Wfe. Itvines .horde another party
was bestdWed by Mr and MrS; Ba
ronovich at their home:
Hyc’aburg scored 27 to 18.
From Kasaan the boys went to Met
IdKathia via Ketchikan.
Fred Wallace brotthe Sporting party
home around the Cape on the
alphonso, _
exchange;
The New Native rec’d: invigorating
air from Sehotne Hill through fhe col
umns of Weekly Messenger. Greet
ings to you Frank Owen and Nor
inalites.
LOST and FOlJND
Lost- A silver spoon at the teaparty
Saturday in the school. Finder please
tnirn to Airs. Webb arid get reward
NATIVES TALE
ELECTING
OWN MAN
'’Natives of S. E. Aha. Should
pull thenisfelves together, wijpfe but
prejudice, present a united frdrltanfl
elect a native to sit at Juneau" i3 the
MntflfridiH of' local native of substan
tial footing ih the community.
If followed up.it will wrest
from the world the confililsltmi that
natives are capable of progress in
the science on government.
The natives constitute one third faf
the j opulation of tire tgrritdry and
yet, they have no representative at
the Capitol. Some of the indie pro
gressive leaders are seriously consid
ering a candidate for the next elec
tion.
The verdict of history, thatsocical
progress Is ue.ver conferred upon tiny
group in '.bciety wittimit a struggle
seems to dawn upon a few tHirikers
among them:
They see that.even white wonlen
inust fight hard to be recognized at
the polls:
The natives df S.E: Aaa. subscribed
$37000 Or more than twice their quo-,
ta to tne 4th Liberty Loan:
nearly every village is 100 pef cent
iilambers of the Red Cross. Various
native boys were drafted anb res
ponded patriotically. All Of Which is
evidence of loyality to the spirit of
our institutions:
NANCY
Mr. George Haldane is the owner
of the gas btfat Nancy. She Was
built by Ben Barnard at a cost of
$3,090. She holds 9 tons and has
a 20,horse poWer Corliss engine that
turns upd speed of 7 milds per hour.
Last.3umttier the creW consisted of
George Haldane John Benson, Walter
Green, and Philippine. She fished a
round Craig for theColumhia Salmon
Company. During July, August, and
September. ,The summer’s catch was
'•50,909;
METLAKATLA
HYDABURO
KLAWOCK
i FAIR
LOCALS
And
PERSONALS
The dry frosty s{5ell gave
every one d gdod chance
to Jay in a supply of wood.
Bertha Smith; also in
Jufteau hospital for train
ing, sent the Commercial
Co. of Her home town Met
laka'la a similar check.
The New Natite is ap*
0feciative of Mft Morrisorl
for making impairs on the
Gordon PresS;
We c^an now do ordinary
Job Work.
Josephine Scott,apjjren
feice in the Juneau Hospi
tal sent d chefck for ten
shares in the H.T.Co. This
tepresferited the saving of
hereartiings while in trairi
ing. Thank yoii Josephine.
We’ll see to it that you get
a slifce of the m^ion.
there are 45 members
iHfhe H. A. C.
Officers:
Lewis Tom, President.
Georgd Vandal* Vied PreS;
Chas. Scdtt, Mdriager;
Gilbert Ch'as; Sec, Tredis.
GdorgeNix, Gajlt. 1st tedrti
Joe Ni*» Cdpt. 2nd tedm;
Tuesday Feb. 25, Brbt a
itriost distinguished guest
to Mr; arid Mrs. Paul
Motrisori -a baby girl
Lduisd Mortison. Mother
arid Loiiisfe dre doirig vteil.
Padl treated the CroWd
to d cigar Ori tbe Strength
tof tHe girl. Loiiisfe hasfiVe
btothers; The patents got
What they wanted which
rridde therii happy; Paul
sdys, “Lolilse will be ari al
to sirigdr iri the Glee Club."
Eddie Kogo came down
jfrdm Craig to get dimriiy
Ebenso to repair the Eagle
of which Kogo is the ow
ner;
The Natives
of S, E. Aaa*
Meet at KIaj
wock from
March'll’ to
H _
KlaWock will be thd
melting {>ot of S. E. Aaa<
natives at their yearly
fair, initiated by the Bu
reau of EducatioiE
The New Native will
repdrt the proceedings
In dur first issiie dfter
the fair,
WIGKERSHAM
FLAYS
NATIVES
f he New Native received a copy
bf Wickersliam’s speech in the re
cent election contest. On page 20
toe find the judicial? prbriunciamentoi
"Those who live on the Hyda and
Klawock Indian Reservations are
not entitled to vote under the act
bf Congress because they havenot
taken up their residence separate
I and apart from the tribe and
adopted the habits civilized life."
All of which is so much fabricated
bunk. The natives in qufestion, have
long deserted the places where tribal
CuStbms prevailed The three most im
portant natives villages : Metlakatla,
Hydaairg.and Klawock are all organ
ized in accordance with the home rule
laws of our territory.
The Hydah people left their old
homes seven years ago and organized
a new town in ordef to shake the last
Vestige of tribal procedure and to em
brace without reservation all the de
sirable habits of white riled and theif
institutions:
The present generation 6f natives
ha s fought for years in their did ha -
bltues against the backward pull and
dominating weight of seniority that
characterized the leadership in tribal
life. Those old timers are now almost
extinct. In their place has conie a new
forward looking and a receptive mind
principles of social justice.
A man does what he can when hd
is unable to do what he Wbuld:
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