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to the Sia and their customs, that she would live out her life in Sia and 
be buried there. 
“There was some criticism of Remijio for bringing a Mexican woman 
to Sia as his wife,” an informant told me in 1941. They were afraid 
that she might give non-Indians information pertaining to the reli- 
gious life of Sia. But in 1941 they had accepted her at least provision- 
ally. My informant said that they would keep a close watch on her 
and if, after some years, she had demonstrated her fidelity to Sia 
customs and had convinced the people that she could be entrusted 
with the secrets of ceremonial life, she would probably be admitted 
to all the ceremonies and be permitted to participate in them and per- 
haps even be admitted to one or more of the societies. She was 
adopted into the Coyote clan; Rosalie Medina became her clan mother. 
She was living in Sia in 1957 and had borne eight children, all living 
at that time. 
(10) Frank Delgarito is a Navaho, born in 1924. He worked in 
shipyards before World War II and then served for 3 years in the U.S. 
Navy. In 1946, he married Andreita Salas, Sia Corn clan, whom he 
met at the Santa Fe Indian School, and came to live in Sia. There 
was no ceremony of adoption for Frank, but he was required to swear, 
in a council meeting, that he would live in Sia and that he would ‘‘obey 
all the rules.”” Once in 1952 when he was hitchhiking I gave him a 
lift, and we had a talk with no one else present. Hespoke English 
very well. He said that he spoke the Keresan language fairly well, 
also; his wife took much pains to teach him. He said he had had a 
hard time learning the Sia customs, but that the people were kind and 
helped him. He took part in the dance for the saint on August 15, 
and has been appointed to a minor office. In 1957 they had two chil- 
dren living; they had lost one. Frank did no farming; he was em- 
ployed by a Federal governmental agency. He wore his hair cut 
short and had heavy sideburns. 
(11) Elmer A. Bell was a White man, born in 1918. He married 
Seferina Pino, Coyote clan, and lived with her in Sia for a time. One 
child, a girl, was born to this union. Elmer left Sia and his where- 
abouts were not known to my informants. 
(12) Florence Trujillo, a Cochiti Indian, Water clan, born 1904, 
married Sebastiano Shije and came to Sia to live. She became a mem- 
ber of the Fire society. She had five children, only one of which was 
a girl (Sofia Ramona). (13) George Gachupin, of Sia, married Maria 
Fragua of Jemez at her home in 1946, then brought her to Sia to live. 
Her clan affiliation was not ascertained. In 1957 they had three 
daughters and three sons. (14) Marcelino Gachupin of Sia married 
Crescencia Panana of Jemez at Sia in 1957, where they established 
their residence. Maria’s clan affiliation was not ascertained. (15) 
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