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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



Fig. 16. — Horn ladle and Spoon; i size. 



BRIEF SUMMARY. 



Introduction to Paper on the Western Denes. 

 Classification of Tribes, population and habitat. 

 Physical characteristics — wearing apparel. 

 Habitations, &c., — moral characteristics. 

 Clan organization, exogamy, ranking of relationships. 

 V. Marriages, contracting of. 



VI. Effect of marriage on property and succession. 



VII. Birth and care of children — vital statistics. 

 VIII. Modes of hunting. 



Fishing. 



Presenting berries. 

 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. Superstitious obsenances. 

 Conclusion with sentences in the Dene languge written with newly invented characters. 



I. 

 II. 

 III. 

 IV. 



IX. 

 X. 

 XI. 



ERRATA. 



110, 

 110, 

 112, 



113, 

 114, 

 115, 

 116, 



125, 

 129, 



Line 17 from the top— /or Nahanes 



read 



t. chene 



Nah-anes 



Tsekenne 



Tsatens, 



Nah-anes 



Sckanais 



line 4 from the bottom /or Dentaliumlndianorum read dentalium indianorum. 

 " 1 " " top " Dentalium " dentaliun). 



" " " " " " Hyaqua " hyaqua. 



" 6 " " " " Toenezoi " Toeneza. 



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



bottom line 



Line G from the top 

 " 10 " " " 

 " 15 " " " 

 " 12 " " " 

 " 2 " " " 



Nah'anes. 



t-chene. 



Nah'-anes. 



T'sekenne. 



T'satens. 



Nah'-anes. 



Sckanais. 



