Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians |
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Their nations are split up into fragments ; the son is arrayed against the father ;
brother against brother ; families against families ; tribes against tribes ; and
canton against canton , They are divided into factions , religious , political and
personal ...
Their nations are split up into fragments ; the son is arrayed against the father ;
brother against brother ; families against families ; tribes against tribes ; and
canton against canton , They are divided into factions , religious , political and
personal ...
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1 1 1 My Great Father : - I have travelled a great distance to see you - I have seen
you and my heart rejoices . I have heard your words — they have entered one
ear and shall not escape the other , and I will carry them to my people as pure as
...
1 1 1 My Great Father : - I have travelled a great distance to see you - I have seen
you and my heart rejoices . I have heard your words — they have entered one
ear and shall not escape the other , and I will carry them to my people as pure as
...
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much indebted — it is the Father of us all . Him who made us and placed us on
this earth . I feel gratëful to the Great Spirit for strengthening my heart for such an
undertaking , and for preserving the life which he gave me . The Great Spirit
made ...
much indebted — it is the Father of us all . Him who made us and placed us on
this earth . I feel gratëful to the Great Spirit for strengthening my heart for such an
undertaking , and for preserving the life which he gave me . The Great Spirit
made ...
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My Great Father : -Some of your good chiefs , as they are called ( missionaries ) ,
have proposed to send some of their good people among us to change our
habits , to make us work and live like the white people . I will not tell a lie - I am
going ...
My Great Father : -Some of your good chiefs , as they are called ( missionaries ) ,
have proposed to send some of their good people among us to change our
habits , to make us work and live like the white people . I will not tell a lie - I am
going ...
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You have already sent us a father ; it is enough he knows us and we know him —
we have confidence in him -- we keep our eye constantly upon him , and since
we have heard your words , we will listen more attentively to his . It is too soon ...
You have already sent us a father ; it is enough he knows us and we know him —
we have confidence in him -- we keep our eye constantly upon him , and since
we have heard your words , we will listen more attentively to his . It is too soon ...
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