NOR'Hl AMERICAN INDIANS



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THE CHARACTER OF THE FIVE INDIAN NATIONS
OF CANADA, BY LORD CAD WALLADER COLDEN.*



The Five



Nations are a , poor and generally called a



barbarou



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people,



bred



and yet a briarht and noble geniu
clou1s. None of the greatest 1
covered a areater love of country
          .t.,



than these
li berty cam
hav3 outdc
the greates
selves to ai
refused to (
thouL(rht th



but hai
tormen
Five T
luition
Christi
reason
sation
were b
only ta
be fore
lhave o0



ve g
ts o-
ratio
cou
ill's
to II
and
efor

that
eCCtlS



pe

ine
t o
T01
I .



ople called 1
[i competition
J the RItomans
f those Roma
d shame or to
      I



iie meanly, or xv
eir countryfs hoi]
iveu their bodiec
[ their eneries, ti
nlls colnsisted of ri
ild not slacken.
done to make f
e ashamned that t



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I



11( ~r
they
t t}iei
tinie.
onied



bourhloorfl
knew usI
-I Vice, tP
  'rile il
this anid



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r



I)lrIari
. Inl]
in  thi
,11 he ro(
rients



itl



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b.-L



ii
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under the darkest ignorance *



is shines through these
Lomnan heroes have dis-
y or contempt of death,
ans have done, when
eed, I think our Indians
s particular. Somoe of
is have mu rdered tllem-
; hbut our Indians have
it little pain when they
vould he at stake by it;
ingo-iy to the most cruel
w, as they said, that the
vrliose courage and reso-



tour
; xvii
Slor
ien,
  13l'

hewSe
are
Inm
t the'
row
x7 iII



It What)
better,
iiifidels
Ibeco me
Ste ad of



vI
0



v
C
el



public m-ischief, if the zovemnors 4
put a stop to these  towvin r0 evils
wilined at, instead of faithilili frien(d
fouglhit our baffles for us, the Five
faithless thieves aind robhers, mirud ic



that can give hope of pilunder.
  "If care were taken to plant



d-



em e
es of
CiISI0
Df th
If tl
s thial
Ntai



   C
alas ! haive we
we hfave indeed



I

I-
LI
Ii
01



I
Pt



by our cot
v\ orse thcan
Virtue we
tirely free
[iiviate int(
I greatelr
people di
ese practici
have man



oils Wi.



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b



e



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iver-
thley
ha--ve
from
2 ,rest,
envet
1)Hot
es be
fully
zomne



)1nl witi) every enemy



and



cultivate in theni



  *One of his Majesty's consuls, and Surveyor General of New
York.



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