Irizoiia Indian
On Warpath To
Bring Out Vote
San Carlos, Ariz. U.R) An
Arizona Indian leader is on the
warpath against his own peo
ple.
Clarence Wesley, outspoken
member of the San Carlos
Apach Indian tribe, has toured
every Indian reservation in the
state to rouse Indians to their
duty to vote this fall.
In an attempt to stimulate In
dian interest in the election
campaigns, the chairman of the
Arizona Inter-tribal Council has
distributed posters stressing the
importance of voting and litera
ture on how to go about it. In
addition, he has urged leaders of
each tribe to join him in the
project.
Wesley said the campaign, if
successful, could have a defin
ite effect on this and future
elections.
The goal Wesley has set for
himself is not an easy one. Chief
obstacle is the high percentage
of illiteracy among adult mem
bers of all the tribes. The young
er generation is growing up
well educated, but many ol the
oldtimers still cannot read and
write because they have never
had the opportunity to learn.
But Wesley figures there still
are about 44,000 Indians in Ari
zona who could qualify to vote
if they would only take an in
terest. "We could be a potent force in
Arizona elections if we would
all turn out and vote," he said.
The campaign to dig up the
Indian vote is not confined to
Arizona. Indian leaders through
out the Southwest are aware of
the need for an "Indian vote,"
especially in state and national
legislative contests."
In a recent open letter, Wes
ley said that the public includ
ing public officials generally
doesn't know what the Indian
issues really are.
They are not "assimilation
or "integration, or emancipa
tion," or "government control
over the Indian person," or
"civil rights" in the usual sense
of the words, he said.
"The real issues are continu
ing ownership of land; develop
ment of human and natural re
sources; protection of rights sol
emnly promised by treaty and
law; honor in government deal
ing with conquered peoples; our
"day in court' on our claims; real
opportunity for education of the
same quality as is available to
non-Indian citizens; adequate
federal assistance in reservation
development; and a need for a
constant federal policy of mini
mum interference and maximum
assistance to us to help ourselves."
Is That So?
Because of the endless varia
tions the lizard has made to
equip it for its environment, it
is one of the world's most fas
cinating creatures.
Although most of us think of
lizards as basking in the sun,
nonetheless, some live under
ground, some live in trees, some
glide in the air with the great-
8-29-51
est of ease, some swim and
som run on top of the water!
Isn't an introduction in order?
Presenting:
Scaly Lizard: This fellow is
the guardian of the Joshua tree
blosoms. It frequents the yucca
plants of our southwestern des
erts and preys upon insects at
tracted to the creamy white
flowers.
Burrowing Lizards: These un
derground lizards rarely ven
ture to the surface. Because of
their underground life, their
eyes are mere vistages seen on
some as black dots under the
skin. Those living in "western
Mexico have retained their
front limbs, all others have lost
them completely.
Glass Snake (U.S. version of
the burrowing snakes): These so
called "glass snakes," because
they lack limbs, are often mis
taken for serpents. However,
under their skin they still re
tain traces of the hip bones. Un
like snakes, they have movable
eyelids and can grow new tails
when this part of the body is
broken off.
(For that matter, all lizards
can replace lost tails. However,
the regrown version doesn't
contain the extended backbone
instead it s supported by a
cartilage. The new tail is seldom
as long as the first one. Tails
can be replaced any number of
times, usually in a matter of
weeks.)
Not Horned Toads
Horned Lizards: These are
often erroneously called "horn
ed toads." Although most of
their close relatives live in trees,
this fellow lives entirely on the
ground where its flattened body
blends with its surroundings.
Found on red soil it tends to be
reddish; on gray, quite gray; on
pebbly ground, blotched all to
render it least noticeable. It can
squirt blood from the eyes. The
scaly "horns ' at the back of its
head perhaps discourages snakes
from attacking them.
ly lUGfNI BURNS
RmOr-Niturlilt
Gila Monsters (pronounced
Hee-la): This is the only veno
mous lizard found in the U.S.
in our southwest desert regions.
Drop for drop, its venom is as
potent as that of some rattle
snakes. It rarely attains a length
of 2 feet. Its brightly marked
skin with black bars or cross
bands on a whitish yellow or
pink background is filled with
tiny round bones giving it a
beaded appearance.
Flying Dragon: This "flying"
lizard of Asia merely flattens
its body and with the benefit of
a thin membrane of skin sup
ported by false ribs glides very
accurately from tree to tree
covering distances up to 60 feet.
Chameleon: This fellow pos
sesses the most amazing tongue
in nature. A foot away from an
insect, it can flick out its tongue
containing a sticky secretion on
the end and retract the tongue
with its meal enmeshed. So fast
is the action that the human eye
can scarcely detect it.
Skink: This, one of the most
common of lizards has a darting
forked tongue. Its unusually
sharp sense of smell enables it
to find larvae buried under
ground. Basilisk: Our Latin-American
version has the ability to run
across the surface of water
largely a matter of working its
feet so fast that the water pro
vides enough resistance to sup
ports its relatively light body.
Whenever it slows down, it must
swim. .
Komodo dragon: Although
this is the largest of lizards
up to 10 feet long this dragon
oi Indonesia was unknown to
science less than ,50 years ago.
Its close relatives roamed over
what is now Wyoming about 60
million years ago.
(Copyright, 1956.
by Eugene Burns)
(Released by
McCltva Newspaper Syndicate
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