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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



Fig. 16. 



-Horn ladle and Spoon ; ^ 



SIZE. 



BRIEF SUMMARY. 



Introduction to Paper on the Western Denes. 



I. Classification of Tribes, population and habitat. 



II. Physical characteristics — wearing- apparel. 



III. Habitations, &c., — moral characteristics. 



IV. Clan organization, exogamy, ranking of relationships. 



V. Marriages, contracting of. 



VI. Eflfect of marriage on property and succession. 



A'll. Birth and care of children — vital statistics. 



VIII. Modes of hunting. 



IX. Fishing. 



X. Presei-ving berries. 



XI. Arts and Industries. 



XII. War implements. 



XIII. War and social organization. 



XIV. Modes of disposing of the dead. 

 XV. Solemnities. 



XVI. Amusements— specimens of Dene jnusic. 



XVII. Religious beliefs — medicine-men. 



XVIII. Superatitiotis observances. 

 Conclusion with sentences in the Dene langiige written with newly invented charactei-s. 



110, 

 110, 

 112, 



113, 

 114, 

 115, 

 116, 



125, 

 129, 



ERRATA. 



Line 17 from the top— /or Nahanes 



read 



bottom line 



Line 6 from the top 

 " 10 " " " 

 " 15 " " " 

 " 12 " " " 



t. chene 



Nah-anes 



Tsekenne 



Tsatens, 



Nah-anes 

 " 2 " " " " Sekanais 



line 4 from the bottom for Dentalium Indianoram read dentalium indianorum. 

 " 1 " " top " Dentalium " dentalium. 



" " " " " " Hyaqua " " hyaqua. 



" 6 " " " " Toenezoi " Tceneza. 



"2 " " bottom " hwonoeth'a " hwonoelh'a. 



Nah'an^s. 



t-chene. 



Nah'-anes. 



T'sekenne. 



T'satens. 



Nah'-anes. 



Sekanais. 



