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23 the new corn dance, the Otter dance, the Bear dance, the begging dance, the morning dance, and the Pipes dance, the latter is much the most difficult and irksome? to perform. Their games are cards, Moccasin, shooting, sliding a crooked stick on the snow or ground, throwing a small stick out of the hand, and a variety of others too tedious to mention. They are more honorable in their gambling debts, than any other transaction. The Indians are warm friends, but most inveterate enemys.

           Warfair

Septr About - crossed out 1763 an Ottaway Chief named Pontiac commenced a war against the British who at that time had military possession of the north western country, and in one day and at the same hour, took all the military posts on the Lakes and their waters with the exception of Detroit, where Pontiac himself commanded.

 This achievement of Military skil was executed by stratagem.
In 1774 the first war commenced between the Americans and the North western Indians. The first action of any distinction