Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volumes 20-21Carleton University, 1989 - Algonquian Indians |
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Five different categories of animal ( turtle , otter , wolf , bear , bird ) appear in the White Earth song scrolls . ... Unlike human figures , those of animals display considerable variation across the three different concordances .
Five different categories of animal ( turtle , otter , wolf , bear , bird ) appear in the White Earth song scrolls . ... Unlike human figures , those of animals display considerable variation across the three different concordances .
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Native children may be a shade less demonstrative , but they enjoy the animals in exactly the same ways . They draw attention to partridge wings : “ I like the spots ” ; to muskrats : “ Look at its teeth ! " ; to ungainly caribou heads ...
Native children may be a shade less demonstrative , but they enjoy the animals in exactly the same ways . They draw attention to partridge wings : “ I like the spots ” ; to muskrats : “ Look at its teeth ! " ; to ungainly caribou heads ...
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Fashioned from animal hide ( or rarely , bird skins ) , the pouches became metonyms for those animals , and were addressed as though speaking directly to that animal ( cf. Brown and Brightman 1988 : 76 ) .
Fashioned from animal hide ( or rarely , bird skins ) , the pouches became metonyms for those animals , and were addressed as though speaking directly to that animal ( cf. Brown and Brightman 1988 : 76 ) .
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Algonquian American animals appears band basket bear called Canada Carleton University century chief collected complex compounds continued Cree culture developed dialecte early elements English evidence example fact field Figure final French further give given groups Historical hunting important Indian indicate individual Iroquoian Island James John Lake land language later Linguistics live look material meaning Micmac Montagnais Museum native nature Newfoundland North Northern noted nouns observed Ojibwa original Ottawa period person population position possible present Press probably question records reference region relations Report result River samples scrolls seems social Society sources Speck stem story structure suggests term territories texts trade traditional University verb