Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folklore

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Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
By J. Walter Fewkes

Reprinted From The Journal Of American Folk-Lore, October-December, 1890

The study of aboriginal folk-lore cannot reach its highest scientific value until some method is adopted by means of which an accurate record of the stories can be obtained and preserved. In observations on the traditions of the Indian tribes, the tendency of the listener to add his own thoughts or interpretations is very great. Moreover, no two Indians tell the same story alike. These are sources of error which cannot be eliminated, but by giving the exact words of the speaker it is possible to do away with the errors of the translator. Read more...

• A Contribution To Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore

• The Snake Dance

• Snake Song

• Trade Dance

• War Songs

• "M' Toulin"

• The Origin of the Thunder-Bird

• Black Cat And The Sable

• A Story Of Leux

• How A Medicine Man Was Born, And How He Turned Man Into A Tree

• Mythological Characters

• Footnotes

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