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Pagina 9
... tribes have removed into the interior , as they have been found in numerous bodies by parties engaged in all the late expeditions . A sufficient number , however , yet remains to excite our sympathy . The wrongs which have been ...
... tribes have removed into the interior , as they have been found in numerous bodies by parties engaged in all the late expeditions . A sufficient number , however , yet remains to excite our sympathy . The wrongs which have been ...
Pagina 10
... tribes than those more particularly noticed by Mr. Heckewelder , together with extracts from such parts of his useful and interesting volume * as tend to confirm and illustrate the facts I had collected , or the views I had taken of the ...
... tribes than those more particularly noticed by Mr. Heckewelder , together with extracts from such parts of his useful and interesting volume * as tend to confirm and illustrate the facts I had collected , or the views I had taken of the ...
Pagina 13
... tribes of Israel ; whether , in short , America was peopled from any of the countries of the old hemisphere , or those from America , are questions which , however interesting , I leave to be discussed by abler Antiquarians than myself ...
... tribes of Israel ; whether , in short , America was peopled from any of the countries of the old hemisphere , or those from America , are questions which , however interesting , I leave to be discussed by abler Antiquarians than myself ...
Pagina 16
... tribe of Indians . The Shawanese , no less than the Delawares , are among his list of exceptions ; and yet we find , in the book lately published by Mr. Hunter , a most splendid example of eloquence in a speech of Te - cum - seh , a ...
... tribe of Indians . The Shawanese , no less than the Delawares , are among his list of exceptions ; and yet we find , in the book lately published by Mr. Hunter , a most splendid example of eloquence in a speech of Te - cum - seh , a ...
Pagina 19
... tribes against tribes ; and canton against canton . They are divided into factions , religious , political and personal ; Christian and Pagan ; American and British ; the followers of Cornplanter and Sagoua Ha ; of Skonadoi and Captain ...
... tribes against tribes ; and canton against canton . They are divided into factions , religious , political and personal ; Christian and Pagan ; American and British ; the followers of Cornplanter and Sagoua Ha ; of Skonadoi and Captain ...
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Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians James Buchanan Volledige weergave - 1824 |
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians James Buchanan Volledige weergave - 1824 |
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians James Buchanan Volledige weergave - 1824 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 60 - The blood of many of our fathers and brothers has run like water on the ground, to satisfy the avarice of the white men. We, ourselves, are threatened with a great evil; nothing will pacify them but the destruction of all the red men.
Pagina 146 - Squaw, which he like, he go to him, place his two forefingers close aside each other, make two look like one — look Squaw in the face — see him smile — which is all one he say, Yes! so he take him home — no danger he be cross! no! no ! Squaw know too well what Indian do if he cross! — throw him away and take another ! Squaw love to eat meat ! no husband ! no meat ! Squaw do every thing to please husband ! he do the same to please Squaw ! live happy ! " 1 The pronouns in the Indian language...
Pagina 130 - A Treaty between the United States of America, and the Tribes of Indians called the Six Nations...
Pagina 132 - April, 1792, making in whole $4,500, which shall be expended yearly forever in purchasing clothing, domestic animals, implements of husbandry and other utensils suited to their circumstances, and In compensating useful artificers who shall reside with or near them and be employed for their benefit.
Pagina 25 - ... finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully avoiding its breaking. It was drawn out into a circular form, and being closed at its ends, encompassed a large piece of ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior wit of the whites,* but did not wish to contend with them about a little land, as they had still enough themselves.
Pagina 2 - Congress of the United States, entitled "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act entitled "an act supplementary to an act entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the...
Pagina 98 - Tonnewanta creeks, used to supply us with food, are now, by the dams and other obstructions of the white people, prevented from multiplying, and we are almost entirely deprived of that accustomed sustenance. Our great Father the President has recommended to our young men to be industrious,—to plough and to sow.
Pagina 60 - Brothers - The white men are not friends to the Indians: at first, they only asked for land sufficient for a wigwam; now, nothing will satisfy them but the whole of our hunting grounds, from the rising to the setting sun.
Pagina 132 - In consideration of the peace and friendship hereby established, and of the engagements entered into by the Six Nations ; and because the United States desire, with humanity and kindness, to contribute to their comfortable support ; and to render the peace and friendship hereby established, strong and perpetual ; the United States now deliver to the Six Nations, and the Indians of the other nations residing among and united with them, a quantity of goods, of the value of ten thousand dollars.
Pagina 180 - And yet,' say those injured people, 'these white men would always be 210 telling us of their great Book which God had given to them; they would persuade us that every man was good who believed in what the Book said, and every man was bad who did not believe in it. They told us a great many things, which, they said, were written in the good Book, and wanted us to believe it all. We would probably have done so, if we had seen them practice what they pretended to believe, and act according to the good...