Includes Maclean's perspectives on spirituality, regalia, influence of missionaries, signing, camps, particular individuals including Crowfoot, Poundmaker, Hiawatha, Shawundais, Mikasto as well as general commentary on Sarcee, Stoney, Cree, Inuit, Dakota, Nakota, Ojibwa, Mi'kmaq and other peoples.
The introduction states that "the following vocabularies are presented about 211 words of one or more dialiects of every Indian language spoken on the Pacific slope from the Columbia River north to the Tshilikat River". A map of the distribution of these languages is appended.
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
The Menomini Indians by Walter James Hoffman
The Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542 by George Parker Winship
New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues: The First Ever Published on the Grammatical System
New Familiar Abnakis and English Dialogues: The First Vocabulary Ever Published in the Abnakis Language ...
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Author/Creator
Joseph Laurent
Description
"Comprising: the Abenakis alphabet, the key to the pronunciation and many grammatical explanations, also synoptical illustrations showing the numerous modifications of the Abenakis verb, &c. : to which is added the etymology of Indian names of certain localities, rivers, lakes, &c., &c."
Contains bylaws of the Mississaguas of the Credit and is a certified copy of a report of a Committee of the Privy Council, which was approved by the Governor General in Council on the 24th of October, 1884.
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas
On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs by William H. Dall
Omaha Sociology by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey
Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881 by William H.
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States by William Henry Holmes
Stone Art by Gerard Fowke
Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona by Cosmos Mindeleff
Omaha Dwellings, Furniture, and Implements by James Owen Dorsey
Casa Grande Ruin by Cosmos Mindeleff
Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths by Frank Hamilton Cushing