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On the letter of credence appear not the individual names of the representatives,
but their totems (Figure 4). The group from Monmonceau was led by a chiefofthe
crane totem; there were three warriors from the martentotem, and one each ofthe
...
On the letter of credence appear not the individual names of the representatives,
but their totems (Figure 4). The group from Monmonceau was led by a chiefofthe
crane totem; there were three warriors from the martentotem, and one each ofthe
...
Page 347
An Indian, it is well known, will tell his specific name with great reluctance, but his
generic or family name — in other words, his Totem, he will declare without
hesitation, and with an evident feeling of pride. [Mason 1993:94] Similarly, in
1839 ...
An Indian, it is well known, will tell his specific name with great reluctance, but his
generic or family name — in other words, his Totem, he will declare without
hesitation, and with an evident feeling of pride. [Mason 1993:94] Similarly, in
1839 ...
Page 350
The word was gradually extended to describe the social organization ofall North
American tribes,* as scholars beganto searchfor,andsometimes created,
evidence that wouldlinkthe Algonquian totem with the Australian kabong and the
African ...
The word was gradually extended to describe the social organization ofall North
American tribes,* as scholars beganto searchfor,andsometimes created,
evidence that wouldlinkthe Algonquian totem with the Australian kabong and the
African ...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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