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# Introductory—the Indians’ Present Condition

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Introductory—the Indians’ Present Condition of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 9 sentences and 264 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself.

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The present condition of the Indians is very different from that when the tribes roved for thousands of miles either in pursuit of enemies or for food.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics")

Now they are prevented by law from fishing or hunting outside the boundaries of their various reservations, to which they were sent by the government for different reasons.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") For many years meat and flour were given to some tribes as rations at certain periods of the year, when they also received money and blankets.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") A number of tribes have become much like the white man, and live in houses and have large numbers of horses and cattle upon the plains or on their farms in the east; other tribes, proud of their ancient customs, still try to live as nearly as possible in the way of their ancestors.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics")

Their love for their nation, tribe, and family is very great, and that is one reason why a few of the Indian students become once more Blanket Indians.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") They cannot endure the taunt that they have forgotten their own people.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics")

The old myths of years ago are repeated in Indian homes, and many of the stories, like those told in the poem of Hiawatha, are familiar tales to little children in western teepees.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Hiawatha the Wise we now know is an Iroquois hero; Menabozho, who is called the Foolish or Sly One, is an Algonquin hero, and they are two very different characters in the lore of two different Indian nations.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Hiawatha the Iroquois is always dignified; Menabozho the Algonquin is very powerful but full of boyish tricks.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics")

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