Canada, Britain's largest colony; with a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador; . knowTi as the sun dance. Thismeant that he must stand almost naked, butbearing his shield and weapons, while woodensplints were run through the flesh of his these were attached cords, the other ends ofwhich were tied to the top of a tall pole. Thewould-be brave, throwing his whole weight onthe cords, faced the sun when it first rose, and,mo\-ing in a circle round the pole, followed it untilits setting in the evening. During the ordeal the medicine man ofhis tribe and some of the warriors stood by towatch
Canada, Britain's largest colony; with a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador; . knowTi as the sun dance. Thismeant that he must stand almost naked, butbearing his shield and weapons, while woodensplints were run through the flesh of his these were attached cords, the other ends ofwhich were tied to the top of a tall pole. Thewould-be brave, throwing his whole weight onthe cords, faced the sun when it first rose, and,mo\-ing in a circle round the pole, followed it untilits setting in the evening. During the ordeal the medicine man ofhis tribe and some of the warriors stood by towatch him as he endured the agony of the splintersin his flesh, and to encourage him to preserve astoical demeanour. So well trained and physically fit weremost Indian youths, who had been taught fromtheir childhood to suffer pain without wincing,and whose muscles were like steel through con-stant exercise, that very few of them failed topass the test successfully. Those who did breakdo%\Ti had to face the contempt of all their people,and were considered to be disgraced for NG INDIAN BRAVES OF TO-DAY. i86 CANADA. The Tomahawk. Everyone who has read any stories of IndianHfe knows that the Red Mans chief weapon isthe tomahawk, but it is not everyone who is awarethat this article was generally of European manu-facture. The tornahawk with which the Indian warriorused to go to battle was a very deadly weaponin the shape of an axe with a keen, curved a rule, it also served as a pipe, the bowl beingon the side opposite to the axe-head, and thehollow handle forming the stem. With great dexterity an Indian could hurl atomahawk at an object several yards distant, andunerringly hit the mark, the weapon revolvingmany times in its flight. This, and his scalpingknife, also of steel, were indispensable to himbefore he learned the use of fire-arms. The Pipe of Peace. This tomahawk pipe must not be confusedwith the calumet, or pipe of peace, which was sucha prominent feature in India
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