68 MOOSWA 



THE OATH OF THE BOUNDARIES. 



&quot; c We, Dwellers within the Boundaries, swear 

 by the Spirit of Wiesahkechack, who is God 

 of the Indians and all Animals, that, come 

 Trap, come Ironstick, come White-powdered 

 Bait, come Snare, come Arrow, come what 

 soe er may, we will help each other, and warn 

 each other, and keep ward for each other; in 

 the Star-time and the Sun-time, in the Flower- 

 time and the Snow-time ; that the call of one 

 for help shall be the call of all ; and the fight 

 of one shall be the fight of all ; and the enemy 

 of one shall be the enemy of all. 



&quot; c By the Mark that is on the tail of each of 

 us, we swear this. By the White Tip that is on 

 the tail of Fox ; by the Black Gloss that is on the 

 tail of Marten ; by the Perfume that is on the tail 

 of Sikak ; by the great, bushy tail of Blue Wolf, 

 and the short tail of Bear ; the broad, hairless 

 tail of Beaver, and the strong tapered tail of 

 Otter; by the Kink that is in the tail of Mink; 

 by the much-haired tail of Fisher; the white 

 Cotton-tail of Rabbit, the fawn-coloured tail of 

 Mooswa, and the Bob-tail of Lynx ; by the 

 feathered tail of Whisky-Jack : and all others 

 according to their Tail-mark, we swear it. 



