IS KETCHIKAN A CLEAN
CITY?
The following resolution was of
fered to the city of Ketchikan. The
facts are common knowledge to
everyone and was signed by over
one hundred native Indians of Ket
chikan.
To the Mayor and Councilmen of the
City of Ketchikan, Alaska:
We, the native mothers of Ket
chikan, gathered in mass meeting to
discuss the moral conditions of our
immediate vicinity, have agreed to
present a remonstrance to the city
and Federal authorities, with the
hope that relief may be given us.
It is a well known fact that houses
of ill fame, bootlegging, dope ped
dling and gambling have been al
lowed to center in the section of
town where our homes are located.
Our young boys and girls are con
stantly subjected to these evil sur
roundings and our children have no
place to pay but in the midst of
vice and disease. We plead with
you to change conditions for us so
that our young people may have a
better environment and a chance to
grow up to be useful American
citizens.
AN INDIAN LEGEND
KA-DA-HUNHH
It seems that there was great
trouble between the Klawock and
Kake Indians and of long standing.
The Klawock natives wanted to be
at peace with the Kake people, and
so Kookash (George Demmert’s
uncle) journeyed up to Kake to see
if the feud could not be settled. The
overtures were made, but still a
strong element of the Kake people
were not satisfied.
iney were gatnereu in council
when Kookash made a speech and
told the people that they should be
like Ka-da-hunhh. He made no fur
ther reference to this man, but the
reference was so strong- that the
Kake people at once agreed to be at
peace. I was curious to learn what
this story meant, and so I inquired
among the older men, for the young
er men did not seem to know the
story.
The old man told me that Ka-da
hunhh was a man who lived many
years ago, and was famous for being
a hard-hearted, cruel man who al
ways did what he set out to do. In
one of the wars in which he took
part, he had driven his enemies into
their fort. He therefore put on his
helmet, which was a large headpiece
in the shape of a crane. With this
on his head, he led his warriors
toward the fort, dancing as he went.
It seemed to those in the fort that
their last hour had arrived. But
among their number was Ka-da
hunhh’s aunt, his father’s sister, who
had raised him and had a great part
in the training that made him such
a cruel and successful warrior.
Ka-da-hunhh was approaching the
fort when l suddenly he heard a
woman’s voice (Ken-yu-gat was the
woman’s name) call him by name.
He stopped short and heard these
words: “That is what I would ex
pect from Ka-da-hunhh when I lay
him on the moss.”
Ka-da-hunhh stopped a bit longer
and said: “Who is that?”
I he woman answered: “I it is,
Ken-hu-gat, your father’s sister. I
it is that raised you and nursed
you when your mother died, and laid
you on the moss in the cold so that
you would be tough, and so you
would be a brave and strong war
rior. I am glad now that my care
for you has made you a strong man.
I am proud of you.”
Ka-da-hunhh, when he realized
what was said, threw off his head
piece, and rushed to his aunt. And
thus the name Ka-da-hunhh has be
come a symbol among the rativea.
When they want to melt the hardest
heart, this word is used, and when
it is heard, the other side must fol
low the example of Ka-da-hunhh and
melt.
Dr. Dan E. Stannard, of Hyder,
has been appointed physician and
surgeon for the Pioneers’ Home at
Sitka. He is 48 years of age, has a
wife, son and a daughter.
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