Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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l Our Indian Heritage The first real Americans were Indians. Historically their origin is a mystery of thousands of years old, of which only a 'few hundred years have been revealed by the scientists. In the eyes of some of the early European settlers, the Indians were a primitive people to be conquered and exploited. Contrary to popular belief, they were a definite help to the early growth and development of America. Long before any Europeans set foot upon this soil, the Indians had explored and located many of the natural resources and later provided guides and the means of transportation for early European Explorations. They already had de- veloped such foods as corn, beans, squash, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, peppers, along with tobacco and chew- ing gum. The Mohcwks were one of the five nations of the Iroquois, which was one ot the seventy-four different Indian tribes of the American continents, The Mohawks counted their descendants through women, and therefore the women played an important part in the selection and control of the chief. The Mohawk chief ruled a tribe which had developed o real spirit of democracy and where the actual power was in the council, which took no action until all agreed. The Mohawk Indians, with their deep sense of human rights, their love of nature, and their appreciation of a quiet and unhurried life, leave us a heritage which we are learning to prize. As Chief of the Mason City Mohawks l am expecting and predicting that our tribe will augment the contribu- tions to civilization that were made by the first Mohawks. LAWRENCE l'l. SHEPOISEIQ, Superintendent ot Schools. --ii..