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Slander , therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath
the notice even of the Indian women . " A strong sense of justice is innate among
the In . + C T ) * Hunter , p . 272 . 1 dians ; they entertain the greatest respect for ...
Slander , therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath
the notice even of the Indian women . " A strong sense of justice is innate among
the In . + C T ) * Hunter , p . 272 . 1 dians ; they entertain the greatest respect for ...
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Their conduct in this latter particular is not confined to females of their own colour
, but is extended to white women , the mothers of their inexorable destroyers . Of
this I shall have occasion , in the course of my work , to cite a ' touching instance ...
Their conduct in this latter particular is not confined to females of their own colour
, but is extended to white women , the mothers of their inexorable destroyers . Of
this I shall have occasion , in the course of my work , to cite a ' touching instance ...
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By this time the chiefs were assembled at York Island and deliberating as to the
manner in which they should receive their Mannitto on his ar- - rival . Every
measure was taken to be well provided with plenty of meat for a sacrifice . The
women ...
By this time the chiefs were assembled at York Island and deliberating as to the
manner in which they should receive their Mannitto on his ar- - rival . Every
measure was taken to be well provided with plenty of meat for a sacrifice . The
women ...
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To these and to the chiefs and wise men of the nations , men , women and
children were looking up for advice and protection . Distracted between hope and
fear , they were at a loss what to do ; a dance , however , commenced in great ...
To these and to the chiefs and wise men of the nations , men , women and
children were looking up for advice and protection . Distracted between hope and
fear , they were at a loss what to do ; a dance , however , commenced in great ...
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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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| 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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