Excerpt from The Owl Sacred Pack of the Fox Indians That the pack is genuine is certain by what I know of the contents of other Fox packs. That the information given in connection with it is authentic is shown by the fact that the myths and folk tales which I have obtained from Alfred Kiyana (such as those of the the one whose father was the Sun, the Origin of the Months, the Bear and the Wife, the Youth who fasted too long and became a fish, Feather, Fox and Wolf) have checked up exceedingly well with corresponding ones obtained from other informants; as has the ethnological information (on gentile organization, the tribal dual division, marital and mortu ary customs and Observances, and ceremonial organization) obtained from him. Moreover, the kind of information given in the present text is much the same as that given by other informants regarding other packs. Lastly, Edward Davenport vouches for its authenticity. The translation of the text has been made as literal as possible Without violence to English idiomatic usage, as my plan has been to make this volume serviceable not only to ethnological but also to linguistic students. No interlinear translation has been added, as three specimens of Fox interlinear texts have been published; and owing to the genius of Algonquian languages interlinears are typo graphically awkward. However, the list of stems occurring in the text is practically exhaustive; so that the serious student should have no difficulty in working out the Indian text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.