Mabel F. Knight: Ta-De-Win adopted member of the Omaha tribe

              Mabel F. Knight

TA-DE-WI(N)
ADOPTED MEMBER OF THE OMAHA TRIBE



MABEL F. KNIGHT
TELEPHONE
HIGHLANDS 9193

20 Irwin Ave.
1 MOUNT WARREN
ROXBURY, MASS.




ENTERTAINER

Our American Indian in Story and Song.
Sunrise Call — Zuni Lullaby— Moccasin Song—Gourd Rattle and the Calumets—Sacred Pipe and Tobacco Dance—Harvest Ceremony—Indian Music of the North and South—How Legends came to be—Old Man Above—The Orphan Boy—Sign Language—Grass Dance—Traditions of the Sioux—The End of the Trail.



The Art and Music of the American Indian.


ART
Symbolism of the Southwest—Eagle Feather and its Significance—Indian Basketry—Blanket Weaving—Pottery Making—Geometric and Floral Designs—Colors and the Four Cardinal Points—Rain Symbols—Designs portraying Legends and Religion — Emblematic Colors of the Dance — The Cross and the Star.



MUSIC
Rhythm and Melody—Music and the Indian's Daily Life—Musical Contest—Four Musical Instruments; Flute, Rattle, Whistle and Drum—Game Songs—In dividual, Social, Tribal, Medicine and Religious Songs.

From great Wakonda come our Songs and Peace, that shall here remain.




The Legends, Music and Dances of Our First Americans.
Greeting Song—Our Indians as they really are—Historic and Patriotic Background—Humorous and Descriptive Legends as told to Ta-de-wi(n) by the Indians— A Day in an Indian Camp — Games—Feasts — Interpretative Ceremonial Songs and Dances—Dismissal Song.

The Ceremonial Songs and Dances are given in true Indian manner to the accompaniment of Indian musical instruments.





LECTURER

In Camp With The Omahas
Illustrated by Colored Lantern Slides
Noted Omahas of the Past—Annual Celebration—Camp Itself— Indian Etiquette— Costumes and Customs—Feast of the Little Crazies—Indian Wit—Omaha Orchestra—Hand Game—Peyote Lodge—Evening in Camp—Warrior Dances—Gifts—An Indian Farm—A Party—Soldier Dances—Big Elk's Vision.



Our New England Indians
Illustrated by Colored Lantern Slides
Who they are and where they are today—Penobscots and Indian Island—An Indian Picnic—Passamaquoddies at home and abroad— Jacques Cartier and the Hurons— Abenakis in Odanak, P. Q.—Mashpee Indians—Gay Head Indians—Narragansetts—In the Land of Uncas — The Real Last of the Mohicans.



The Six Nations of N. Y. State
Illustrated by Colored Lantern Slides
Legendary Origin—The Ho-de-nau-sau-nee—The Six Nations today—Their Reservations and Recreations—Oneida Stone—Snow Snakes—Primitive Activities of the Long House—Legends of Niagara—Sir William Johnson and the the Mohawks—The Council Fire.—The Eagle and the Peace Pipe.



The Art, Life and Lore of the American Indian
Including Intimate Scenes of Our Present Day Algonquins
Illustrated by Colored Lantern Slides
Algonquins at Work and at Play—Their Camp Fires and Legends—The First Totem Pole—Pictograph—Sequoyah and his Alphabet — Pima Creation Legends—Prayer Sticks—Navaho Sand Painting—Tecumseh Wampum Belt—The Powhatan Confederacy—Algonquins of Yesterday and Today.





WRITER

The Two Hiawathas
I will send a Prophet to you, A Deliverer of the nations.

Birth of Little Eagle—His Boyhood—O-so-ah, the Medicine Man—The Sky Maiden and the Turtle Clan—The Dream Fast—Little Eagle receives the Name Hiawatha — Tha-do-dah-ho, the Mischief Maker—The First Wampum Belt—Hiawatha and De-ka-nah-wi-deh—The Eclipse of the Sun—The Great Tree of Peace.

On the shore stood Hiawatha, Turned and waved his hand at parting.

Before Columbus discovered America, Hiawatha united the hostile Nations of New York State and established the Confederacy of the Long House.  This dramatic sketch was written only after exhaustive researches and repeated visits to the Reservations.  Quotations from the poem Hiawatha introduce thrilling episodes in the life of the Hiawatha of the Long House.



Wild Rose and Swift Arrow
A Play in Two Acts, typical in plot and conversation of the life and customs of the Omaha Indians

Scene—Omaha Reservation   Time—The Present



Principal Characters

WILD ROSE—An Indian Maiden,
Chief Wild Eagle—An old, wise Indian Chief,
Stalwart Joe—A World War Veteran,
Black Hawk—An irrepressible Indian,
Trader and Wife,
Nita—Their Cousin,
SWIFT ARROW—A young Indian in love with Wild Rose.





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In the presence of the Omaha tribe of Indians, Miss Mabel F. Knight was ceremoniously given the name Ta-de-win.  Miss Knight, who is a native of Boston, has spent much time among the Indians.  When she lectures she wears a wonderful, white deerskin dress.  Besides her lectures on the music, legends and dances of the Indians, Miss Knight has a play Wild Rose and Swift Arrow and has also written In Camp with the Omahas.

Extract from With the Women of Today




Comments of Press and People
I have heard several speakers on the Indians, their life and habits, and I must say your Talk is far and away the best of them all in that it gives pictures of the Indian as he is today in his own home, but also reveals his inner psychology, so that we may see the Indian as a real human being.  Any club that gets your lecture is in luck.—HELEN M. WINSLOW, Author, Editor of Woman's Club Register and Lecturer.

Your afternoon with the New England Historic Genealogical Society was heartily enjoyed by every member of our audience, and I hope that arrangements can be made to place you on another one of our programs in the not distant future.—JOHN CARROLL CHASE, President.


Saturday night, Miss Mabel Knight in a colorful setting of pine boughs, gave a fascinating talk on Indian art and music.  Miss Knight is well liked here and her talks are more than welcome.—
Pocono Manor Bulletin.

I have heard Ta-de-win on several occasions, and have for a long time known through my Indian associates of her work.  Her ethnological presentation is without flaw, and her sociological point of view is maintained with a feeling for both sides of the question, based on intimate association with the Indians themselves and with the scientific problems involved.—FRANK G. SPECK, PH. D., Chairman Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

It is a joy to commend the worth and work of Miss Mabel F. Knight, the Princess Ta-de-win.  Miss Knight is a young woman of culture and refinement and brings to her task of interpreting the Indian, real insight, true sympathy and human understanding.  To give American audiences a portrayal of Indian life at its best is to make a genuine contribution to mankind.  Miss Knight can be depended upon to do this accurately and adequately.—THOMAS EDWARD POTTERTON, D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y.


American Indian, Lecturer's Theme.  Mabel F. Knight tells of life and customs in interesting manner in the New Century Club.—
Wilmington, Delaware, Morning News.


In the ballroom of the Poland Spring House tonight, Miss Mabel F. Knight played Indian music on old Indian instruments.  She wore the costume of an Indian princess.  It was her sixth appearance here.—
Special to the New York Tribune.


Notwithstanding extremely cold weather 900 attended the First American bazaar.  The decorative and artistic note was successfully carried out in the entertainment, Miss Mabel F. Knight, an expert authority concerning Indian life, presenting a delightful program of Indian legends and dances.—
Brattleboro, Vt. Daily Reformer.


Eternal is the romance of the Indian in the minds and in the play of children as was demonstrated this morning at the Majestic Theatre, which was filled to capacity by youngsters who had come to hear Ta-de-win tell her picturesque tale of Indian life.—
The Hartford, Conn. Times.


The Winchester Fortnightly.  The subject of the program was, The Music, Legends and Dances of Our American Indian, by Miss Mabel F. Knight.  The talk was one of absorbing interest, not only from the wealth of anecdote and description that Miss Knight brought to it from her experiences, but from the charming personality of the speaker herself.  The whole talk was colored by many humorous anecdotes, and by little tales of Indian belief and legend.  During the hour and a quarter of her lecture, Miss Knight held the closest attention of her audience.  It was altogether a most delightful afternoon.—
Winchester Star.




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