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CHAPTER V.--HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE LENAPE 109
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CHAPTER V.--HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE LENAPE 109 § 1. The Lenape as "Women." § 2. Recent Migrations of the Lenape. § 3. Missionary Efforts in the Provinces of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
CHAPTER VI.--MYTHS AND TRADITIONS OF THE LENAPE 130
Cosmogonical and Culture Myths.--The Culture-hero, Michabo.--Myths from Lindstrom, Ettwein, Jasper Donkers, Zeisberger.--Native Symbolism--The Saturnian Age.--Mohegan Cosmogony and Migration Myth. National Traditions.--Beatty's Account.--The Number Seven.-- Heckewelder's Account.--Prehistoric Migrations.--Shawnee Legend.--Lenape Legend of the Naked Bear.
CHAPTER VII.--THE WALAM OLUM: ITS ORIGIN, AUTHENTICITY AND CONTENTS 148
Biographical Sketch of Rafinesque.--Value of his Writings.-- His account of the WALUM OLUM.--Was it a Forgery?-- Rafinesque's Character.--The Text Pronounced Genuine by Native Delawares.--Conclusion Reached.
Phonetic System of the WALUM OLUM.--Metrical Form.-- Pictographic System--Derivation and Precise Meaning of WALUM OLUM.--The MS of the WALUM OLUM.--General Synopsis of the WALUM OLUM--Synopsis of its Parts.
THE WALUM OLUM.--ORIGINAL TEXT AND TRANSLATION 169
NOTES 219 VOCABULARY 233 APPENDIX 255 INDEX 257
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