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government officials, politicians, cowboys, scien- 

 tists, philanthropists, all kinds of men and 

 women. We were especially glad to meet the 

 assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, Mr. 

 Abbot, one of the most useful public servants 

 in Uncle Sam's employ. Mr. Hubbell, whose 

 courtesy toward us was unwearied, met us; 

 and we owed our comfortable quarters to the 

 kindness of the Indian agent and his assistant. 

 As I rode in I was accosted by Miss Natalie 

 Curtis, who has done so very much to give to In- 

 dian culture its proper position. Miss Curtis's 

 purpose has been to preserve and perpetuate all 

 the cultural development to which the Indian 

 has already attained — in art, music, poetry, 

 or manufacture — and, moreover, to endeavor 

 to secure the further development and adapta- 

 tion of this Indian culture so as to make it, 

 what it can undoubtedly be made, an im- 

 portant constituent element in our national 

 cultural development. 



Among the others at the snake-dance was 

 Geoffrey O'Hara, whom Secretary of the In- 

 terior Lane has wisely appointed instructor 

 of native Indian music. Mr. O'Hara's pur- 

 pose is to perpetuate and develop the wealth 

 of Indian music and poetry — and ultimately 

 the rhythmical dancing that goes with the music 



