...counselors. The kind intention of the government is, however, appreciated by the Indians. In return, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we offer to give them a thorough Indian education, and to make men of them. V. Forms for headings of letters....

...short, they were totally good for nothing. "If the gentlemen of Virginia," said the Indians in reply, "will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take...instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." They believed that the glory of the young man was in his strength, in his skill in hunting and doing...

...Manners differ from ours, which we think the Perfection of Civility; they think the same of theirs. . . . Having frequent Occasions to hold public Councils,...acquired great Order and Decency in conducting them. . . . He that would speak, rises. The rest observe a profound Silence. When he has finish'd and sits...

...are, however, not the less obliged by your kind ofïer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send ns a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them In all we know,...

...fit for Hunters, Warriors, nor Counsellors, they were totally good for nothing. . . . We will take Care of their Education, instruct them in all we know, and make Men of them. 4 The lesson should be clear. If we wish to genuinely understand and come to know other cultures, we...

...woods ... totally good for nothing. We are, however, .. .obliged by your kind offer... and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will ... instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Wisconsin 1872; "Prom many efforts that have...

...We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it. And to show our grateful sense of it, if the Gentlemen of Virginia...education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.1 These remarks, made by Red Jacket of the Senecas in l744, ring as true today as then. The needs...

...We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, tho' we decline accepting it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.90 The downfall of the Indians' memorized oral tradition and its replacement by a European system...

...grateful Sense of it, if the Gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a Dozen of their Sons, we will take care of their Education, instruct them in all we know, and make Men of them. Conassatego, of the Iroquois League, replying to an offer by the Virginia Legislature to the Six Nations,...

...offer, though we decline accepting it. To show our gratefulness, if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care with their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them. Canassatego Treaty of Lancaster...