Title:
Native attitude towards dogs
Date:
ND
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous typewritten papers relating to the native attitude toward dogs.
The Penobscot Indians believed that dogs and other animals were "highly endowed creatures with characteristic powers and their own different modes of life."
The Eskimo and North American Indians usually treated their dogs with affection and even with respect and esteem, in many cases actually personifying them.
20 pages
The Penobscot Indians believed that dogs and other animals were "highly endowed creatures with characteristic powers and their own different modes of life."
The Eskimo and North American Indians usually treated their dogs with affection and even with respect and esteem, in many cases actually personifying them.
20 pages
Object ID:
DOC.ND02322
Object Name:
Misc. papers
Collection:
Hunting Dogs
People:
Ninegret
Search Terms:
dogs
myths
Eskimo
Penobscot
Algonkian
myths
Eskimo
Penobscot
Algonkian