Ted's Myth

Rainbow Youth

"Chants, prayers, thanks, were couched in the most graceful wordings the Pueblo Indian could rise to."

was also in evidence Thus he became invested with the powers ofvery close assistant to the Sun Father in bestowing rain The beauty of the manifestation was reflsoted 1n similarly beautiful comcepts of the Youth himselr chants prayers thanks were couched in the most gracerul wordings the Pusblo Indien could rise to There are many books on the subjeot perhaps the nicest from our standpoint are contained in the companion volumes of Gea ge Wharton James entitled New Mexi00 and Arizons to lesser degres of beauty by rs Matilda Stevenson in the Bureau of imerican Ethnology and in many popular books Not for nothing have our Indians of the southwest been called The Rain Makers It was their life their food their greatest need 4nd in 71tting language 41d They express thetr concopts of the Bestower Abh JAui by Ko Julie Tais people had long line of amestry ohants prayers hanks we find totay were eohosd in the past by Elyphs amd cerenony rites combiniag besuty magnificems and magio aveributes Yo should expect in the Elypus mice symeesry color and deep symbolism we should also expeot associated With those glyphs emblems of the Sun Father Rain Sighs Sky Ladders ana Gvher sonsepts dear fo the Indian mind THE GLYPES In mery County Uteh on Ferron Creekfew Riles from the smll town of Ferron on the rooky oreek well washed at its base by the highwaters of the stream sregroup of Elyphs deploting theibow Youth the Six Spioe negion betngs assooiated with The Sun Fther am ccompented by Rain Signs ALl the conaitions are met Supplemented by fow glyphs within linited distence thess lyphs are unsurpassed on that subject They express the heignt of Indian 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved Digital image