The Indian and the Pioneer: An Historical Study, Volume 1C. W. Bardeen, 1893 - Cayuga County (N.Y.) |
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... new life were neces- sary , so colonies of young immigrants were frequent- ly sent out by the mother tribe and established in new lands or among lately acquired possessions . THE " LONG HOUSE " " 13 The infusion of 12 THE IROQUOIS.
... new life were neces- sary , so colonies of young immigrants were frequent- ly sent out by the mother tribe and established in new lands or among lately acquired possessions . THE " LONG HOUSE " " 13 The infusion of 12 THE IROQUOIS.
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... mothers carry their babies strapped to the back and thus expose the tender eyes to the glaring sun and injure the delicate sight . Let it be remembered that the Indian mother carries her pappoose , snugly tied in its gaonseh , or baby ...
... mothers carry their babies strapped to the back and thus expose the tender eyes to the glaring sun and injure the delicate sight . Let it be remembered that the Indian mother carries her pappoose , snugly tied in its gaonseh , or baby ...
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... mother - in - law's house , she always carried a loaf of corn - bread as a sample of her housewifely skill , and as an earnest of her good intentions to contribute to the happiness of the household . The liberality of the Indian toward ...
... mother - in - law's house , she always carried a loaf of corn - bread as a sample of her housewifely skill , and as an earnest of her good intentions to contribute to the happiness of the household . The liberality of the Indian toward ...
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... mother , and to this significant fact alone much of the existing confusion in regard to the tribe of certain prominent characters is , in a great measure , due . If a Seneca brave married a Cayuga squaw , the children . were not Senecas ...
... mother , and to this significant fact alone much of the existing confusion in regard to the tribe of certain prominent characters is , in a great measure , due . If a Seneca brave married a Cayuga squaw , the children . were not Senecas ...
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... mothers arranged the marriage and the children were told they were married . The men were usually not married until they ... mother and belonged to her tribe , where they were controlled . Even when dead the women were treated with great ...
... mothers arranged the marriage and the children were told they were married . The men were usually not married until they ... mother and belonged to her tribe , where they were controlled . Even when dead the women were treated with great ...
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Page 41 - Ye whose hearts are fresh and simple, Who have faith in God and Nature, Who believe, that in all ages Every human heart is human, That in even savage bosoms There are longings, yearnings, strivings, For the good they comprehend not, That the feeble hands and helpless, Groping blindly in the darkness, Touch God's right hand in that darkness And are lifted up and strengthened...
Page 153 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, " Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 90 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 89 - I appeal to any white man to say if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites that my countrymen pointed as they passed and said, ' Logan is the friend of the white man.
Page 79 - The white men speak bad of the Indian, and look at him spitefully. But the Indian does not tell lies; Indians do not steal. An Indian who is as bad as the white men, could not live in our nation; he would be put to death, and be eaten up by wolves.
Page 92 - The Empire State, as you love to call it, was once laced by our trails from Albany to Buffalo — trails that we had trod for centuries — trails worn so deep by the feet of the Iroquois that they became your roads of travel, as your possessions gradually eat into those of my people. Your roads still traverse those same lines of communication which bound one part of the Long House to the other. Have we, the first holders of this prosperous region, no longer a share in your history ? Glad were your...
Page 163 - Saw the moon rise from the water, Rippling, rounding from the water, Saw the flecks and shadows on it, Whispered, " What is that, Nokomis?" And the good Nokomis answered : ' ' Once a warrior, very angry, Seized his grandmother, and threw her Up into the sky at midnight ; Right against the moon he threw her ; 'Tis her body that you see there." Saw the rainbow in the heaven, In the eastern sky the rainbow, Whispered, "What is that, Nokomis...
Page 81 - Farewell, my nation ! Black Hawk tried to save you, and avenge your wrongs. He drank the blood of some of the whites. He has been taken prisoner, and his plans are stopped. He can do no more. He is near his end. His sun is setting, and he will rise no more. Farewell to Black Hawk.
Page 78 - You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer and give you more trouble before I surrendered. I tried hard to bring you into ambush, but your last general understands Indian fighting.
Page 152 - Colonel Cresap, a man infamous for the many murders he had committed on those much injured people...