Ottawah, the last chief of the Red Indians of Newfoundland [microform] : a romance

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by  Murray, Charles Augustus, Sir, 1806-1895

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OTTAWIH,
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PREFACE.
The leading incidents of this tale, are interwoven with the latter
part of the history of a long isolated portion of the great human
family, now believed to have utterly perished, without leaving any
record of their existence, save some traditionary legends which are
mingled with those of another tribe, and a few sepulchral memorials.
The traditions are found among a dispirited and inactive race of
Indians of the continent, who were the perpetual enemies of the
Newfoundland tribe, and who have been also, introduced in the
tale, in their happier generation.
For the discovery of the monumental remains, we are indebted to
more than one enterprising English traveller, and to the English and
French fishermen frequenting the northern shores of the island.
From these, it is at least cerlain, that a remnantofa tribe of Indians,
which there is reason to believe had not a common origin with the
rest of the native Americans, did, even recently, exist, within a hun-
dred miles of our settlements : and it is probable, that the dread of
white men,with whom they seem never to have held intelligible inter-
course, and by whom they have been wantonly destroyed wherever
found, may have induced a few that may yet survive to confine them-
selves to the unexplored districts of the island, where they may
still live in their native fi*eedom and primeval simplicity.
With the free use then, of all the information that could be ob-
tained through these sources, after more than once visiting New-
foundland, and after a long sojourn with the Indians that possess the
traditions, which indeed, liave afforded by far the greater portion of
the materialsfrom which the tale is constructed, little more has been
attempted, than to drrw a few pictures of the incidents of savage
warfare, and Indian social history, in arigorous climate, and under
the influence that the pL.aiomena which the heavens, and the face
of the earth, and the elements in a state of commotion, exerciseover
the character and actions of the wild man.
IV I'RRPACE.
The mime of " Red ludiaus," has been in uii especial manner
given to the native tribe of Newfoundland, because it appears to be
peculiarlythe appellation by which they are known to the continental
tribes, as well as that l>y which they are distinguished by the
Europeans who have visited, or resided in, the island.
The usual Fronch spelling of the name of the Labratlor Indians,
has been departed from, to avoid the awkwardness which would
attend the want of sufficient distinction between the singular and
the plural, witliout the use of the French article,which in the mouth
of an Indian, would assuredly not b(; admissible in a tale of this
character.
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CHAPTER T-ashedby the Atlantic on the east, and
I. dividedfromthe main land bythe strait
"Whyibould calamitybeftiUofwords?" of BeUe-Isle om the north west. Here,
BlCHABI)III. atleast, the^^dweltinvillages,long after
Morethanfive generationsof menhave thediminutionoftheir numbers, and the
arisen, andgonedown to the tomb, since loss of their ancient hunting grounds.
theRedIndians,'*Vhowereformerlyspr-^ad Theykeptthefastnessesofthemountains
over the greater part of Newfoundland, during tnesummer; but in the autumn,
ceasedtomaintaintheirsovereigntyover when the deer and other animals, upon
anyportion ofthat extensive island. If which they subsisted, migrated towards
any ofthetiibe still exist, they prcV<ably the south, they descended to the coast,
inhabit thatnarrow countrywhich forms wliere they lived chieflv on the flesh of
the northern arm of the island, and is seals, seacows,andwhales ofthe smaller
* Whyeipeciallythuientitled,seethePreface. species thatfrequentthese shores.
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