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We are told by M. De la Salle , in the account of his last expedition and
discoveries in North America , in 1678 , so that at the decrease of the moon the
Indians carried a great dish of their greatest dainties to the door of the temple , as
an ...
We are told by M. De la Salle , in the account of his last expedition and
discoveries in North America , in 1678 , so that at the decrease of the moon the
Indians carried a great dish of their greatest dainties to the door of the temple , as
an ...
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dians ; they entertain the greatest respect for the aged and tender , and are
unwearied in lavishing delicate attentions on them ; their friendship is inviolable ;
and we are told by Carver in his travels , with what moderation , humanity , and ...
dians ; they entertain the greatest respect for the aged and tender , and are
unwearied in lavishing delicate attentions on them ; their friendship is inviolable ;
and we are told by Carver in his travels , with what moderation , humanity , and ...
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The Mengwe came , the council was held , and in the presence of the white men ,
who did not contradict them , they told us that we were women , and that they had
made us such ; that we had no right to any land , because it was all theirs ; that ...
The Mengwe came , the council was held , and in the presence of the white men ,
who did not contradict them , they told us that we were women , and that they had
made us such ; that we had no right to any land , because it was all theirs ; that ...
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He told me , and I record it with shame , that the numerous visiters that from time
to time called on him , expressed their desire so strongly for these trophies , that
one by one he had given all away ; and now he was exempt from these sacrifices
...
He told me , and I record it with shame , that the numerous visiters that from time
to time called on him , expressed their desire so strongly for these trophies , that
one by one he had given all away ; and now he was exempt from these sacrifices
...
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Having inquired : for her mother , she told me she remained generally with her
other sons and daughters , who were living in the Indian settlement on the grand
river that falls into Lake Erie : that her mother preferred being in the Wig - wams ...
Having inquired : for her mother , she told me she remained generally with her
other sons and daughters , who were living in the Indian settlement on the grand
river that falls into Lake Erie : that her mother preferred being in the Wig - wams ...
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| Título | Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Collection Baby Collections spéciales Indigenous Peoples: North America |
| Autor | James Buchanan |
| Editor | Black and Young, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Nacional de Austria |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2012 |
| N.º de páginas | 375 páginas |
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