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Page 446
... chief elected by the chiefs of the various villages . The tribal chief attained his status through his personal qualities rather than through birth , and this was true of local chiefs also . The village chief , aided by a council of all ...
... chief elected by the chiefs of the various villages . The tribal chief attained his status through his personal qualities rather than through birth , and this was true of local chiefs also . The village chief , aided by a council of all ...
Page 507
... chief ; the Flathead had a powerful head chief with subordinate band chiefs . There were annual firstling rites on the occa- sion of the first salmon catch and the first root or berry harvest . Trickster , or transformer , fig- ures ...
... chief ; the Flathead had a powerful head chief with subordinate band chiefs . There were annual firstling rites on the occa- sion of the first salmon catch and the first root or berry harvest . Trickster , or transformer , fig- ures ...
Page 600
... chief . A state reformatory , established there in 1871 , is now the Pontiac Correctional Center . The community's basically agricul- tural economy - corn ( maize ) and soybeans- is supplemented by light industry , including the ...
... chief . A state reformatory , established there in 1871 , is now the Pontiac Correctional Center . The community's basically agricul- tural economy - corn ( maize ) and soybeans- is supplemented by light industry , including the ...
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