. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ng if he is unsuccess-ful. But some of these tribes abandon the old and helpless without corn-Death and pnnction. Dead bodies are promptly got rid of, slaves beingburial, thrown into the water ; others, in a crouching position, in adeep box or in a canoe, are either suspended from a tree (the morehonourable form) or placed on the ground and covered with sticks andstones. The
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ng if he is unsuccess-ful. But some of these tribes abandon the old and helpless without corn-Death and pnnction. Dead bodies are promptly got rid of, slaves beingburial, thrown into the water ; others, in a crouching position, in adeep box or in a canoe, are either suspended from a tree (the morehonourable form) or placed on the ground and covered with sticks andstones. The chiefs have blankets and other valuables burned with them,hung above the grave, or buried. The women howl for days after adeath, sometimes keeping this up at intervals for months. As all kindsof faults and virtues are attributed to the^n, it is best to regard them as ino worse and no better than their kin. All these coast tribes of Columbia have little that can be calledworship. The Haidahs believe the great solar spirit to be the creatorand supreme ruler. The Nootkas regard a great personagecalled Quahootze as inhabiting the sky ; and they call uponhim with chants and drumbeating when there is a great storm. They. DECORATION OF NOOTKA SODND INDIANS. Worship. NE WI^O UNDLANDERS. 725 fast before hunting and feast in his honour after success in sport. They beheve in numberless spirits of various kinds ; and • the medicine-man is able to influence or control them. There are several inlarid tribes in the Columbian region, forming the Shushwap division, including the Okanagans and Kootenais; but they will be best described with the similar tribes in the ad- r , ^ ^TT • n • • 1 Inland ana jacent Umted States territories. The same is the case with Eastern the members of the great Algonquin and other families foundin Canada, such as the Chippewas or Ojibways, the Ottawas, the Crees,the Blackfeet, etc., and members of the famous six nations. Most ofthe tribes that once occupied
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