. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. p- m .. I. m, \ ... -.â^'-"WJ M . ^^T h 't! i: t L .^'* 11 1'^ «»"i' â¢i il 44 rill' LAND ()!â THI- MISKMO And though the Crees despise the Beavers as an inferior race, this feeling is more personal than tribal. The Cree Indians are, for the most part, dark, spare men, showing many of the usual characteristics of the aborigines of the continent, but of peaceful disposition and great charm of manner. They speak an exceedingly beautiful language, and converse with ease and iluency, pro- nouncing their words with wonderful di
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. p- m .. I. m, \ ... -.â^'-"WJ M . ^^T h 't! i: t L .^'* 11 1'^ «»"i' â¢i il 44 rill' LAND ()!â THI- MISKMO And though the Crees despise the Beavers as an inferior race, this feeling is more personal than tribal. The Cree Indians are, for the most part, dark, spare men, showing many of the usual characteristics of the aborigines of the continent, but of peaceful disposition and great charm of manner. They speak an exceedingly beautiful language, and converse with ease and iluency, pro- nouncing their words with wonderful distinctness, and showing their meanini'- with many well-considered gestures. Their chief topic of conversation is naturally hunting, for by this they gain their living, but they seem also to be very fond of tale-telling, and now and again one may hear legends and fables from the older men, which speak of the times when the game was more plentiful in the country, and consequenth men had more time for talk. I have set down two such tales" here, as I think they may be of interest The first recalls the Welsh story of Gelert, and one would be curious to know if it is current amongst other peoples. Thus runs the tale :â. A 1 ISll SI' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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