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(11.) The making of inter-family and inter-tribal arrangements, 

 e.g., treaties as to boundaries, peace and war, sale and purchase ; the 

 solemnities observed among larger and smaller groups : 



(12.) The eultus and sacrifices which obtain in suli-families, fami- 

 lies, totem, etc.; moral or religious code which accompanies them; 

 the form ami purpose of the different tribal or inter-tril)al ceremonies 

 in use, e.f/., dog-, sun-, thirst-dance, etc. : 



(13.) Death and birth rates; eflects c-f miscegenation : 



(1-1.) Practice in cases of burial, its rites : 



(15.) Border civilization, its effect upon the beliefs and moral con- 

 duct of Indian peoples : 



(16.) The influence of territorial reserves, outside jurisdiction, 

 education and support upon the Canadian Indians : 



The Institute will be hajipy to receive and give its best attention 

 to ]»apers upon any and all the above, or such other subjects allied tp 

 them as may seem to you important. 



It woidd Mppear from reports published in the newspapere that in 

 the Piovince of Ontario, in the other Provinces and the Territories of 

 the Dominion, a considerable quantity of valuable information con- 

 cerning our Indian peoples is reduced to writing, but is not given to 

 the woihl bt'cause no proper channel has been established for its 

 dissemination. This Institute desires to draw these scattered rays to 

 a focus for the benefit of students at home and abroad ; and believes 

 that investigators will find in its Proceedings (now circidating 

 among members in Canada, 300, toreign societies and institutes, 400,) 

 that avenue of communication of which they have been so long in 

 need. Proprietaiy rights in the papo's may be reserved. 



For some years the Institute has given special attention to collect- 

 ing and classifying specimens of natural history, geology, and Indian 

 arehieology which, according to the custom of the Institute, are duly 

 inscribed with the names of the donors. Its museum includes many 

 very rare and valuable sjiccimens which are open for inspection and 

 study eveiy lawful day from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is the desire of the 

 Institute to increase its collection in all departments, enhance its 

 public usefulness and render it worthy of the Dominion as a national 

 institution. Through the liberality of the Canadian Pacific Railway 



