Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 8Carleton University, 1977 - Algonquian Indians |
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The Abenakis know it as Odepsék ' where the heads are , the place of heads . ' This name locates the place where about 1694 an Abenaki war party was surprised and killed the warriors of a Mohawk party and stuck their heads up on poles ...
The Abenakis know it as Odepsék ' where the heads are , the place of heads . ' This name locates the place where about 1694 an Abenaki war party was surprised and killed the warriors of a Mohawk party and stuck their heads up on poles ...
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The Oxford dictionary defines it simply as " one who stands at the head of others " and there is no doubt that is all the Europeans meant by it . Similarly " lieutenant " was applied by the English to those leaders they deemed of lesser ...
The Oxford dictionary defines it simply as " one who stands at the head of others " and there is no doubt that is all the Europeans meant by it . Similarly " lieutenant " was applied by the English to those leaders they deemed of lesser ...
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It may be killed with an axe blow in the head . 7. These people are not molested , but rather are pitied . 8. It occurs only in men . 9. It occurs in women . 10. It is a mental disorder . 11. It is a transformation of being to a non ...
It may be killed with an axe blow in the head . 7. These people are not molested , but rather are pitied . 8. It occurs only in men . 9. It occurs in women . 10. It is a mental disorder . 11. It is a transformation of being to a non ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Day National Museum of Man INDIAN PLACENAMES | 26 |
Rémi Savard Université de Montréal MYTHES ET COSMOLOGIES | 50 |
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