. of native peoples. ba ; Travellers. tales have . generally... “been. treated »-as.- - curiosity - items : without ., giving - them’ much. . credibility, “but... when , we_ ‘- ‘gather these. tales. together similarities that any’ serious investigator into -the para- normal must treat them with respect. = ‘The native ‘peoples, of Canada and’ the: U.S. (wrongly named ‘Indians’. by © early “.explorers. from | x. ‘Columbus on) and the many . “differing tribes of Africa may “not seem:to. be culturally ". linked, but when we look at the medicine men or shaman of the native: Americans, and the witch doctors of the ‘ Africans, several similarities appear. 4 / , A shaman is.a person who | ~entersinto : a trance and who | ,. allows “various - spirits | to % _ Speak through him... : When the ‘first xplorers. came to: North. i merica they | wigwam, enter into it ‘and. make divinations and revelations in response to questions.-The curious thing » about this is that the tent would shake violently while the ceremony was taking ‘place even though the shaman would often be tied hand and foot. One detailed account of a ‘shaking tent’ ceremony was. written by Alexander Henry The Elder, a British trader who travelled in Canada between 1760 and 1776. He was a prisoner of the Ojibway at Sault Ste Marie s ‘ Henry, : conquerors. ~In- 1764- ‘messengers ‘were™ “sent. to the Ojibway'from Sir William . Johnson, Chief Indian “agent .in -North _ America, inviting them to we find so many connecting send a deputation to feast . with hin at Fort: ‘Niagara on. Lake ‘Ontario. and to con- cliide a peace treaty with the’ English. Alexander Henry, “seeing - this as his . opportunity to i return to” ‘bis own “world,” urged .the Indian chief to. accept | but the Chief wouldn't make a decision. “Brother,” he -- said this invitation is ‘a trap. We shall let Mikinak, the Great . Turtle, decide for us.” Next day “braves built an extra large | wigwam and inside that set entered the tent. immediately began to ) shake ‘and many..strange sounds — "and different | voices ‘languages were heard by the” and. - observers. ‘Finally the Ojibway ‘chiet stepped forward with gifts of tobacco and asked | the medicine man to tell them if the English were preparing to make war on them and how many redcoats were at Fort Niagara. There followed a piercing cry, then total silerice for about 15 minutes after which the medicine man ‘returned’ and made his report. “At Fort Niagara the Great Turtle has seen no Summer day camp programs by Neighborhood House North Shore Neigh- bourhood House, 225 East Second. Street, North Vancouver, will again be xunning Day Camp for boys and girls 6 to 12 years for the months of July and August. There will be 4 two-week sessions: July 2nd to 13th, July 16th to 27th, July 30th to August 10th, dnd August 13th to 24th. 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Every” we man will feturs nome solely © a oe suggests ‘that the shaman was . “able to project himself to the distant parts .of Niagara and | Montreal to make ‘on-the- _ But on going. down. the St. “Lawrence. to Montreal; ‘he ‘has. found the river there covered: with boats, and the © boats filled with: redcoats.- and guns,-in number like the: oo. Teaves: of the trees.” ‘The Chief asked: “If the Ofibways. ‘go to. visit ‘Sir . outsof body tr travel. . "And 80 it tutned out. "Now this interesting. ‘tory “said: Nzago. “Then come to © my hut. this evening. Ir shall: leave: from there.” spot observations—a. clear case of astral. projection or Nzago, was. also: ‘the. witch doctor. fe oo Trilles: ‘that on ‘the following’. day. there “was. to’ be’ a‘ big’ ‘palaver’. ‘of all magicians of . the* ‘region and. ‘that they 16". were to: mect on the plateau . him to keep.” _ SPage’$7, June, 1979 - North Shore News the ‘Father’ that*his. niessage : Se chad been. give! Esab this disclosure. because he. knew. that Yemvi} was a:good. four. days march away and ‘doubted. that. ‘Nzago - ‘could * "get. there ‘in’ time - for’ ‘the “meeting... “You do not believe. me,” ‘Father Filles complied but in order to verify the fact, asked the. chief: to. “do: _ something for hini. “On your: 4 Way to- Yemvi-you have. to ; is pass” the” ‘village. ‘of. Nahong. quite. ‘similar, ‘réported. by a’ -where’:E Father Trilles who was living © lives. _ with:the Yabakou tribe. The © -chief:.of: his. tribe,. ‘Negema: Esaba’.my catechist. «Tell him. to ‘come: and. . ee me and to bring me the cartridges of. the: gun I i gave. ‘The, chief. ‘agreed, and... Ly prepared himself for.a trance — with. chants © -_cantations, then ‘fell: ‘into a “deep sleep... He . awoke -the following. morning and told “and. -:in- TENDER TOOTSIES . On the evening ‘of the third: day after the trance,. 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