Emily Stehr

Interesting History of Native American Mounds Emily Stehr

Interesting History of Native American MoundsDefinition of Mound Builder: "A member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern United States."https: //www.dictionary.com/browse/mound--builderGeorge Copway; The Life, History, and Travels, of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway): A Young Indian Chief of the Ojebwa Nation, a Convert to the Christian Faith, and a Missionary to His People for Twelve Years; with a Sketch of the Present State of the Ojebwa Nation, in Regard to Christianity and Their Future ...; 2nd edition; J Harmstead; 1847George Copway writes: "When I think of them, I feel pained to know that many have fallen to prey to its soul and body-destroying influence. I could adopt the language of the poet: "'I will go to my tent and lie down in despair, / I will paint with me black, and sever my hair, / I will sit on the shore where the hurricane blows, / And relate to the God of the tempest my woes; / For my kindred are gone to the mounds of the dead, / But they died not of hunger nor wasting decay, / For the drink of the white man hath swept them away.