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Page 88
An elder was being honoured and she was being presented with an eagle
feather. And while standing there watching this elder receive her eagle feather,
an insistent tug kept happening on my coat. And I turned and I saw another
Native ...
An elder was being honoured and she was being presented with an eagle
feather. And while standing there watching this elder receive her eagle feather,
an insistent tug kept happening on my coat. And I turned and I saw another
Native ...
Page 133
It begins with a series of nominal predications (58a) which acknowledge the
previous discourse, êwako ôma "it is this (previously mentioned), introduce the
speaker into the discourse, nîsta ôma "it is me too', and acknowledge the other
elder ...
It begins with a series of nominal predications (58a) which acknowledge the
previous discourse, êwako ôma "it is this (previously mentioned), introduce the
speaker into the discourse, nîsta ôma "it is me too', and acknowledge the other
elder ...
Page 146
The presiding elder uses two sticks to roll the first rock into the east side of the pit.
As the first seven glowingred rocks are placed in positions representing the
seven directions— east, south, west, north, below, centre, and above —an
offering ...
The presiding elder uses two sticks to roll the first rock into the east side of the pit.
As the first seven glowingred rocks are placed in positions representing the
seven directions— east, south, west, north, below, centre, and above —an
offering ...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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