THE HUNTERS
became hunters and left
those living in strong houses.
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The lonely tough men are shown on the right. The man living in the strong house indicates his
possession by the cane pressed to the ground,
possession by the cane pressed to the ground,
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Nordic inheritance tradition was that the oldest son got the farm, the house and probably the most competent woman in the neighborhood.
The younger sons became hunters, who survived by growing tough during their lonely hunting.
The younger sons became hunters, who survived by growing tough during their lonely hunting.
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Those "Prongs" on their heads may have been the Lenape historian's method of identifying Catholics, who always mentioned the "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" as part of their rituals.
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Catholics still do.
Separated from home
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Catholics still do.
like breasts on the same body
the hunters became tougher
extremely good and
they reached for the sky.
This pictograph looks similar to the images of Thor that were being etched in Northern Europe. That image carried a hammer and a lighting bolt.
This pictograph shows the two important tools the hunters need to survive: an arrow to get meat to eat. They thought God could grow meat better than humans. Somewhere in the stories are tales of the Hunters asking God for forgiveness as they pulled the arrow back in the bow.
They used the paddle to travel fast and far.
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An entrry in the Jesuit Relations tells of the Bishop warning new priests, who will be going to the field.
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The Bishop's warning was: Do not worry about breaking something in their teepees. They forgive decent humans.
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They will convey you wherever you want to go. But if you pick up and use a paddle, be prepared to paddle from sun up to sun down.
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Do not damage their canoes or harm their waterways!
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