July 24th was not always about Pioneers

When I was about 4, we were living in Utah, and in a basement apartment of Atz and Nedra Kiltcher, and we were happy. I loved 4th of July and 24th of July. The Latter is popular among Mormon Culture. (L.D.S. Culture) This is the day Celebrating the Pioneers coming into Salt Lake City Utah, and Brigham young Declaring "This is the Place". 
 Well, I loved this day. We got to dress up like Pioneers and play games and do fun things with our families. In Utah we went to Parades and watched fireworks.
   I thought, Before the Pioneers, what was in Utah? and I asked my mom. She said that it was desert, and Native Americans. Well, my mom's mother's side of the family (Grandma Lorene and Grandma Lambert) side: They were Native American. I asked my mom if I could dress up like an American Indian instead of a Pioneer to honor the American Indians. My mom was thrilled. Well, we did not have much of a costume for me so I sported the Head- dress in the picture above. I loved that head-dress. I would wear it all the time. My mom bought it for me in the Grand Canyon a year before that picture above was taken, and I was thrilled to wear it. 
 Little did my mom know was underneath my red shirt I was wearing I had given myself war paint. I took my mom's red lipstick and black eye liner (she used the liquid stuff) and I drew me some really awesome designs, put my shirt on and wore denim cut offs and flip flops to this Primary Party we had in the park. We went to Pioneer Park and were there for about an hour. My mom thought she would do a couple of things before coming back to get me. 
 As soon as she left, I took off my flip flops, and red shirt and ran around with my head dress and shorts. My mom upon coming back was so surprised. I recall her trying not to laugh, and trying to tell me not to take off my shirt in public again. 
 That was one of the first July 24th Celebrations I remember growing up.