Quote; Dr. Oscar Loew chemist to Wheelers surveying expedition as printed in Popular Science Monthly volume 5 1874, ln appearance the Moquis resembles the Caucasian rather than the Mongolian race /quote
If anyone wants me to explain how genetics works to achieve this, or how most natives prior to contact had similar features I’d be happy to.
Wheeler’s survey wasn’t a great start in thr eyes of the government, wheeler had married a daughter of the chief and brought her back to Washington DC. His testimony to congressional hearings is why they were declared non-Indian. It was later with a different leadership that the Buffalo Soldiers were brought in to subdue the tribe enough for religious leaders to finish the job.
Women and children were left to fend for themselves after the men were hauled off to Alcatraz.
This space in the story will be left blank because of my respect for the current tribe residents in my home.
The released moqui prisoners filtered around the San Francisco Bay Area and were cared for by my grandmother’s family, who had left Arizona to meet them on their release.
More censored story.
This is all I will say about this chapter in Hopi History
They left instructions for me, and I’m working diligently to fulfill them.
