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Since Wallis's mentor , Speck , had insisted that Native ceremonial forms be as little contaminated as possible by Christian influences before they were worthy of ethnographic note ( Smith 1976 : 116 ) , it is fortunate that Wallis's ...
Since Wallis's mentor , Speck , had insisted that Native ceremonial forms be as little contaminated as possible by Christian influences before they were worthy of ethnographic note ( Smith 1976 : 116 ) , it is fortunate that Wallis's ...
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During these occasions , Native participants fired gunshots “ to scare away the devil ” , and burned sweetgrass to purify the ceremonial site . Yet possibly the most striking characteristic was the role exercised by the presiding chief ...
During these occasions , Native participants fired gunshots “ to scare away the devil ” , and burned sweetgrass to purify the ceremonial site . Yet possibly the most striking characteristic was the role exercised by the presiding chief ...
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Conclusion St. Anne's still remains a vital ceremonial occasion , especially in Cape Brea ton , For over a century it represented a major forum in which Micmac leadership could express distinctly Micmac aims and aspirations and have ...
Conclusion St. Anne's still remains a vital ceremonial occasion , especially in Cape Brea ton , For over a century it represented a major forum in which Micmac leadership could express distinctly Micmac aims and aspirations and have ...
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