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the gens to cultivate a particular tract is a matter settled in 

 the council of the tribe and the gena may abandon one 

 tract for another only with the consent of the tribe. The 

 women councillors partition the gentile Land among the 

 householders, and die household tracts arc dist incl ly marked 

 by them. The ground is re-partitioned once in two years. 

 The heads of households are responsible for the cultivation 

 of the tract, and should this duty be neglected the council 

 of the gens calls tin* responsible parties to account. 



Cultivation is communal ; that is, all of the able-bodied 

 women of the gens take part in the cultivation of each 

 household tract in the following manner: 



The head of the household scuds her brother or son into 

 the forest or to the stream to bring in game or fish for a 

 feast; then the able-bodied women of the gens are invited 

 to assist in the cultivation of the land, and when this work 

 is done a feast is given. 



The wigwam or lodge and all articles of the household 

 belong to the woman — the held of the household — and at 

 her death are inherited by her eldesl daughter, or nearest of 

 female kin. The matter is settled by the council women. 

 If the husband die his property is inherited by his brother 

 or his sister's son, except such porl ion as may be buried with 

 him. His property consists of his clothing, hunting and 

 fishing implements and such articles as are used personally 

 by himself. 



Usually a small canoe is the individual property of the 

 man. Large canoes are made by the male members of the 

 gentes, and are the property of the gentes. 



RIGHTS OF PERSON. 



Each individual has a right to freedom of person and 

 security from personal and bodily injury, unless adjudged 

 guilty of crime by proper authority. 



COMMUNITY i; I <if ITS. 



Each gens has the right to the services of all its women 



