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<p>[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 9471974, member: 35"]I'm glad Komokwa elaborated on what I wrote. Apart from small pox, the other deadly thing that the white man brought with him was "fire water" (alcohol). The Haida were known to be a very fierce and warlike tribe. OTOH, when they had "get-togethers" with other tribes, the party could go on for a very long time and the host tribe had to be prepared with plenty of food. Gifts were also obligatory. Here's a story about my great-grandmother: one winter she was inside her home and some native men came in and sat against the wall. They were just trying to warm up. However they also weren't very clean so the atmosphere inside started to smell rather badly. My grandmother sprinkled pepper on the stove which made the men sneeze and they got up and left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 9471974, member: 35"]I'm glad Komokwa elaborated on what I wrote. Apart from small pox, the other deadly thing that the white man brought with him was "fire water" (alcohol). The Haida were known to be a very fierce and warlike tribe. OTOH, when they had "get-togethers" with other tribes, the party could go on for a very long time and the host tribe had to be prepared with plenty of food. Gifts were also obligatory. Here's a story about my great-grandmother: one winter she was inside her home and some native men came in and sat against the wall. They were just trying to warm up. However they also weren't very clean so the atmosphere inside started to smell rather badly. My grandmother sprinkled pepper on the stove which made the men sneeze and they got up and left.[/QUOTE]
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