ATHAPASCAN LANGUAGES. 



63 



McLean (J.) — Continued. 



In Canadian Institute, Pnic. tliiid scrii's, m>1. 

 a, pp. 215-218, Toronto. 18K8, 8\ 



Contains (1) list of languages in M:initol)a, 

 Keewatin, anil Xo^th-^YC.'^t Tenitiiiics; (2) lan- 

 giiasf's in Britisli Columbia; and (.'!) Ilio lan- 

 gnaycs of wliiLli vocabularies and grammars 

 have been published, the authors and place of 

 publication, the latter containing a number of 

 references to the Athapascan. 



The Indians | their maiini'r.s and cus- 

 toms. I By I John McLean, M. A. , Ph. D. 

 I (Robin Rnstler.) | With Eighteen 

 fnll-i>age Illustrations. | 



Toronto : | William Brigys, 78 & 80 

 King street east. | C. W. Coates, Mon- 

 treal. S. F. Huestis, Halifax. | 1889. 



Frontispiece 1 1. title verso copyright notice 

 1 1. dedication verso blank 1 1. preface pp. vii- 

 viii, contents pp. ix-x, list of illustrations verso 

 blank 1 1. text pp. 13-351, 12°. 



Chapter vii, Indian languages and literature, 

 pp. 235-258. This consists first of a notice of tlie 

 development of Indian languages from picture- 

 writing through ideographic symliols to pho- 

 netic signs classified in .alphabets. Then tlie 

 field of literature in general devoted to the 

 Indians is scanned, enumerating works of 

 special interest to the student of philology, 

 conimencing on p. 241. This includes titles of 

 works in a number of American languages, 

 among them the Tukudh. Indian syllabics 

 (Tukudh, Clierokee, Cree), pp. 251-253. 



Copies seen: Eames, Pilling, Powell. 



Rev. John McLean was born in Kilmarnocli, 

 Ayrshire, Scotland, Oct. .30, 1852; came to Can- 

 ada in 1873, and was gradnaf<'d B. A. from Vic- 

 toria University, Col)ourg, Ontario. Some years 

 afterward his alma mater conferred on him the 

 degree of M. A. In 1874 ho entered the ministry 

 of the Methodist church. In 1880, at Hamilton. 

 Ontario, he was ordained for special work 

 among the Blackfoot Indians, leaving in June 

 of the same year for Fort MacLeod, Korthwest 

 Territory, accompanied by Iiis wif(>. At this 

 point were gathered about 700 Blood Indians, 

 which number was subsequently increased l)y 

 the arrival of Bloods and Blackfcet from ifcn- 

 tana to 3, .500. Mr. McLean settled upon the 

 reserve set apart for these Indians and dili- 

 gently set to work to master their language, 

 history, etc., and (m these subjects lie has pub- 

 lished a number of articles in the magazines 

 and society publications. At the recjuest of the 

 anthropological comniittee of the British Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science, Dr. 

 McLean has for several years ])repared notes on 

 the language, customs, and traditions of the 

 Blackfoot Confederacy, and tlie results of this 

 labor are partly given in one of tlie reports of 

 the committee. Although luirdeiied with the 

 labors of a missionary, he found time to prepare 

 a post graduate course in history and tonk tlie 

 degree of Ph. D. at the Wesleyan University. 



McLean (J. ) — Continued. 



Bloomingtoii, 111., in 1888. Besides tlie articles 

 which have appeared under his own name. Dr. 

 McLean has writtt'ii extensively for the press 

 under the noin de phime of Robin Rustler. He 

 isnow(Fcliruarj', 1892) stationed at Moose.Taw, 

 Nortliwcst Territory, having left the Indian 

 worlc in July, 1889. He has for several years 

 been insjieetor of schools, and is now a member 

 of the board of education and of the board of 

 examiners for the Xorthwest Territory. 



M'Murray (Alexander H.) See Murray 



(A.H.) 

 M'Pherson (Mnrdoeh). Voealiiilary of 

 the Chepewyan language. 



In Richardson (J.), Arctic searching expedi- 

 tion, vol. 2, ]ip. 382-385, London, 1851, 8°. 



Contains aliout 100 words and the numerals 

 1-300. 



Reprinted in the later editions of the same 

 work ; see Richardson (J . ) 



M'Pherson ( .Un 



ardson (.1. ) 



Murdoch). See Rich- 



Maisonneuve. This word following a title or in- 

 cluded within parentheses after a note iiulicates 

 that a copy of the work referred to has been 

 seen by the compiler in the bookstore of Mai- 

 sonneuve et Cie., Paris, France. 



Manual of devytion in the Beaver Indian 

 dialect. See Bompas (W. C.) 



Massachusetts Historical Society: These words 

 following a title or Mithin parentheses after a 

 note indicate that a copy of the work referred 

 to has been seen by the compiler in the library 

 of that society, Bosttn, Mass. 



MattheAVS (Dr. Washington). A part of 

 the Navajo's mythology. By W. Mat- 

 thews. 



In American Antiijuarian, vol. 5, })p. 207-224, 

 Chicago. 1883, 8f>. (Bureau of Ethnology.) 



Contains many Navajo terms and names of 

 mythic personages passim. 



Is.s'ued separately as follows : 



A Part of the Navajos' Mythology. | 



By W. Matthews. | From the American 

 Antiquarian for April, 1883. 

 [Chicago: 1883.] 



Half-title on cover as above, no inside title; 

 text pp. 1-18, 8°. 



Linguifstic contents as under title next above. 

 Copies seen : Pilling. 



[ ] A night with the Navajos. By 



Zay Elini. 



Ill Forest and Stream, vol. 23, pp. 282-283, 

 New York, Nov. 6, 18H4, f.dio. (Bureau of Eth 



Contains a number 

 meanings passim. 



if Navajo words with 



