 | 1826 - 520 pages
...Eagle, the Hawk, the Beaver, the Buffalo, and from all the ' beasts of the field, the fowls of the air,' and the fishes of the rivers and lakes. The succession...tribe affixes, whenever his mark is necessary, or wherever he wishes to leave a memorial of himself. This beloved symbol adheres to him in death, and... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pages
...Eagle, the Hawk, the Beaver, the Buffalo, and from all the ' beasts of the field, the fowls of the air,' and the fishes of the rivers and lakes. The succession...tribe affixes, whenever his mark is necessary, or wherever he wishes to leave a memorial of himself. This beloved symbol adheres to him in death, and... | |
 | Charles Johnston, Peter Johnston - 1827 - 276 pages
...beasts of the field, the fowls of the air,' and the fishes of the rivers and lakes. The succession of the tribes is in the female line, and the figure of...beloved symbol adheres to him in death, and is painted on the post which marks his grave."* Heckewelder says, " The Indians consider the earth as their universal... | |
 | William L. G. Smith - 1856 - 798 pages
...and from all the ' beasts of the field, the fowls of the air,' and the fishes of the rivers and the lakes. The succession in the tribes is in the female...wishes to leave a memorial of himself. This beloved svmbol adheres to him in death, and is painted upon the post which marks his grave." Speaking of the... | |
 | William L. G. Smith - 1856 - 798 pages
...and from all the ' beasts of die field, the fowls of the air,' and the fishes of the rivers and tie lakes. The succession in the tribes is in the female...figure of the sacred animal is the Totem, which every iudiridoaj of the tribe affixes, whenever his mark is necessary, or wutnever he wishes to leave a memorial... | |
 | Thomas W. Kelly - 1861 - 212 pages
...or bearing of each tribe into which the various nations are divided. It is the representation of the animal from which the tribe is named. The tribes are...This beloved symbol adheres to him in death, and is paJnted upon the post which marks his grave. — Remarks on the Condition, Character and Languages... | |
 | American Philological Association - 1871 - 806 pages
...as denoting " the representation of the animal from which the tribe is named. . . The figure of this sacred animal is the Totem, which every individual...tribe affixes, whenever his mark is necessary, or wherever he wishes to leave a memorial of himself. This beloved symbol adheres to him in death, and... | |
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... lakes. The succession in the tribes is in the female line, and the figure of the sacred animal is the Totem, which every individual of the tribe affixes, whenever his mark is necessary, or wherever he wishes to leave a memorial of himself. This beloved... 