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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume 3-4

Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume 3-4

Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume 3-4.cAmerican Museum of Natural History
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume 3-4
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Author: American Museum of Natural History
Number of Pages: 220 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130997347
File Name: Anthropological.Papers.of.the.American.Museum.of.Natural.History.Volume.3-4.pdf
Download Link: Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume 3-4
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...The same spirit also informs him of future events. The Stoneys sometimes allowed themselves to be tied up in a moose-skin for a night. A supernatural being would come and carry them up to the sky. Ghosts. Though ghosts (wana'ri) do not appear to play a prominent part in the religious life of the people, narratives of individual encounters with them are not lacking. My Stoney interpreter was once riding in the dark, when he suddenly caught sight of a fire. He cried out, "What are you doing there?" There was no reply. He rode on. Then he felt stones and sticks thrown at him, not hurting, but merely touching him. The pelting continued for about half an hour. He was nearly frightened to death before he reached camp. Another Stoney was out one night, and suddenly heard a shot. Quite close he heard another shot. Suddenly a man of queer appearance was standing on the other side of the fire.. At first he looked at the Indian without saying a word. Then he took his gun and pointed it four times at my informant's face. The Indian was stiff with fright. The visitant looked at the man's anus, then he departed. Soon he was heard shooting outside again, and squirrels came running by. Then the Stoney heard him laugh, saying, "I missed them." A little later, he said, "Now, I have killed them." The Indian started homewards. As he was walking along, the ghost said, "You will get to your mother's lodge to-morrow morning. Before you get there, I shall give you four deer." The Indian really shot four deer on his way. According to Maximilian and De Smet,2 the souls of the deceased go south. I could not get any confirmation of this statement from the Stoneys, and my Ft. Belknap informant declared that the dead go towards the east (indo'gara...

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