John Long's Journal

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This personal account from 1791 offers insights into the customs and lifestyles of North American Indians, as narrated by an Indian interpreter and trader. It details various posts along the St. Laurence River and Lake Ontario. Additionally, the book features a vocabulary of the Chippewa language, alongside word lists in Iroquois, Mohegan, Shawanee, and Esquimo, as well as a comparative table of the Algonquin and Chippewa languages, making it a valuable resource for understanding Indigenous cultures and languages.