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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 .
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 .
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Bears were the war chiefs and warriors ; the Martens were fierce and warlike , and had absorbed the quarrelsome and once - powerful Moose totem . Unlike the Central Algonquian clans , however , none of the Upper Algonquian totems had ...
Bears were the war chiefs and warriors ; the Martens were fierce and warlike , and had absorbed the quarrelsome and once - powerful Moose totem . Unlike the Central Algonquian clans , however , none of the Upper Algonquian totems had ...
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a personal totem is an oxymoron . Long's idea of totemism , however , presented as it was in a then - popular format , a travel narrative , was to have a more lasting and far - reaching influence than the better - informed works of ...
a personal totem is an oxymoron . Long's idea of totemism , however , presented as it was in a then - popular format , a travel narrative , was to have a more lasting and far - reaching influence than the better - informed works of ...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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