Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 28, 1804
High winds prevented the planned council from being held on this day. The entry is brief, noting only that the violent wind made it impossible to sit in council. A footnote in the published journal references Alexander Mackenzie's account of the funeral rites of the Knisteneaux people, found in his General History of the Fur Trade, suggesting a comparison with practices observed among the Native peoples encountered by the expedition.
but could not sit in council, the wind blew so violent.
* See Mackenzie’s account of the funeral rites of the Knisteneaux, in his General
History of the Fur Trade.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 55
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but could not sit in council, the wind blew so violently.
* See Mackenzie's account of the funeral rites of the Knisteneaux, in his General History of the Fur Trade.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 55
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