. On snow-shoes to the barren grounds [microform] : twenty-eight miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison. Hunting; Chasse. THE NORTHLAND INDIAN AS HE IS 99 o no native industries of any description, no weaving of blankets, no making of jewelry or pottery, absolutely noth- ing beyond some indifferent beading and porcupine-quill work, which is done by several other tribes, and most notably by the Navajos in New Mexico. As for sentiment, they have none beyond that torpo- rific bliss caused by a full stomach. Yes, they have one other—fear. They are abject cowards. In an earlier chap- ter I spoke of a
. On snow-shoes to the barren grounds [microform] : twenty-eight miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison. Hunting; Chasse. THE NORTHLAND INDIAN AS HE IS 99 o no native industries of any description, no weaving of blankets, no making of jewelry or pottery, absolutely noth- ing beyond some indifferent beading and porcupine-quill work, which is done by several other tribes, and most notably by the Navajos in New Mexico. As for sentiment, they have none beyond that torpo- rific bliss caused by a full stomach. Yes, they have one other—fear. They are abject cowards. In an earlier chap- ter I spoke of a gift of moccasins conveying indication of a tender sentiment*, but that sentiment is The men marry to have some one to make moc- casins for them, and the women marry be- cause, poor things, they have little choice in the matter, and that little probably sug- gests it is better to be the servant of one man than the diudge of a family. There are no playful displays of maternal affec- tion. I think I saw just one instance of the kind on my trip; and, on the other hand, I saw one young mother take her crying and moss-bag-enveloped baby out of the lodge and stand it up in the snow to weep itself into exhaustion ! There are no gentle words to convey the tender solicitudes of courtship, no terms of or- dinary politeness: only in the Loucheux tongue can thanks be expressed. The exposure to which they are subjected in their wanderings, and the withering of the famines and gluttony of the feasts, combine to break down health and shorten life. And the greatest blessing they enjoy probably is that they die comparatively young, and go, wherever it may be, to a place which they make sure cannot be more barren of comfort or ANCIENT KNME WITH liKAVER- TOOTII I .. 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 th
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