The burial rites here described resemble those of the Iroquois (Lafitau, Moeurs des Sauvages, II, pp. 389, 407) and of the Hurons, as described by Sagard (Histoire du Canada, p. 702) in the manner of placing the dead body in a sitting posture; but there it was wrapped in furs, encased in bark and set upon a scaffold till the feast of the dead.
Note 56, page [79].
Sagard, in his Huron Dictionary, gives village, andata; he is in the fort or village, andatagon; which is equivalent to Connadago, nd and nn being frequently used for each other.
Note 57, page [80].
For the condition of the women in a kindred tribe, compare Sagard, Histoire du Canada, p. 272; Grand Voyage, p. 130; Perrot, Moeurs et Coustumes des Sauvages, p. 30.
Note 58, page [80].
Among the Iroquois the husband elect went to the wife’s cabin and sat down on the mat opposite the fire. If she accepted him she presented him a bowl of hominy and sat down beside him, turning modestly away. He then ate some and soon after retired.—Lafitau, Moeurs des Sauvages, I, p. 566.
Note 59, page [81].
Sagard, in his Histoire du Canada, p. 185, makes a similar remark as to the Hurons, a kindred tribe, men and women acting as here stated, and he says that in this they resembled the ancient Egyptians. Compare Hennepin, Moeurs des Sauvages, p. 54; Description d’un Pays plus grand que l’Europe, Voyages au Nord, V, p. 341. {125}