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Excerpt from Dakota Superstitions
On the morning Of July 4, 1851, at Traverse des Sioux, Robert Hopkins, a missionary Of the American board to the Dakotas was drowned in the Minnesota river. It was the general belief and talk among the Dakotas, who were acquainted with the facts, that this god destroyed his life and ate his soul - nagi - because he had spoken against his worship in the medicine-dance.
It is related that as some Indians were once passing through Lake Pepin, they suddenly found themselves aground in the middle of the lake. Their god had risen to the surface, and they were lifted from the water on his back! Instantly they were enveloped in Clouds.
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On the morning Of July 4, 1851, at Traverse des Sioux, Robert Hopkins, a missionary Of the American board to the Dakotas was drowned in the Minnesota river. It was the general belief and talk among the Dakotas, who were acquainted with the facts, that this god destroyed his life and ate his soul - nagi - because he had spoken against his worship in the medicine-dance.
It is related that as some Indians were once passing through Lake Pepin, they suddenly found themselves aground in the middle of the lake. Their god had risen to the surface, and they were lifted from the water on his back! Instantly they were enveloped in Clouds.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Gideon H. Pond
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ISBN - 9780267602964
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 35
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Gideon H. Pond
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ISBN - 9781333864262
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 37
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