Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 28Carleton University, 1997 - Algonquian Indians |
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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
... previous discourse , êwako ôma ' it is this ( previously mentioned ) , introduce the speaker into the discourse , nîsta oma ' it is me too ' , and acknowledge the other elder present , nîci - kisêyin awa ' this is my co - elder ' .
... previous discourse , êwako ôma ' it is this ( previously mentioned ) , introduce the speaker into the discourse , nîsta oma ' it is me too ' , and acknowledge the other elder present , nîci - kisêyin awa ' this is my co - elder ' .
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The presiding elder uses two sticks to roll the first rock into the east side of the pit . As the first seven glowing red rocks are placed in positions representing the seven directions — east , south , west , north , below , centre ...
The presiding elder uses two sticks to roll the first rock into the east side of the pit . As the first seven glowing red rocks are placed in positions representing the seven directions — east , south , west , north , below , centre ...
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Contents
SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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