A picture is worth a thousand words...

Looks can be deceiving. At first glance, this photo appears to be very "politically incorrect." Indians -- as in a group lumped together -- buried at the ranch.

Truth be told...the Hawkins ranch eventually became my local cemetery. The Indians were workers, that had died long before the property was sold to the city. The marker, is in the middle of the Hawkins family plot. With the Husband, Wife and Children. A marker that matches the rest of the family.

Since I was a child, there has always been flowers on all of the Hawkins plots. (As you can see from the photo). The plots are always taken care of, and are in a very "upper class" part of the cemetery.

So, the Indian workers were treated like family. Buried in the family plot, and still being honored, almost 150 years later.

Sometimes---looks really can be deceiving.

Thanks for reading!