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  • Long before they reached the "Longhouse" they could hear the wild beat of the drum, could count the beats of the dance rattles, could distinguish the half-sad chant of the worshippers.

    The Shagganappi 1913

  • He thoroughly ignored the little Delaware boys, whose fathers worshipped idols fifty years ago, and on all the feast days and dance days he would accompany his parents to the "Longhouse" (which was their church), and take his little part in the religious festivities.

    The Shagganappi 1913

  • "Longhouse" they could hear the wild beat of the drum, could count the beats of the dance rattles, could distinguish the half-sad chant of the worshippers.

    The Shagganappi E. Pauline Johnson 1887

  • He thoroughly ignored the little Delaware boys, whose fathers worshipped idols fifty years ago, and on all the feast days and dance days he would accompany his parents to the "Longhouse" (which was their church), and take his little part in the religious festivities.

    The Shagganappi E. Pauline Johnson 1887

  • For some 30 years, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse), often known as the Six Nations Confederation, have been accustomed to traveling internationally from and back to North America on Haudenosaunee passports.

    Steven Newcomb: The Haudenosaunee 'Right of Return' Steven Newcomb 2010

  • Longhouse, the first such structure in Seattle in 110 years.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Authorities instituted a voluntary evacuation, first establishing the White Swan Longhouse as a shelter.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The Squaxin Island Tribe and The Evergreen State College Longhouse Education and Cultural Center received the $100,000 grant that is aimed to increase the number of Squaxin artists; expand indigenous artist networks; and increase art appreciation, cultural tourism and economic development.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • PJS1 Longhouse residents 'purchase of low-cost units made official drama, residents of the PJS1 Longhouse in Taman Petaling Utama will get to sign the Sales and Purchase agreement for their

    WN.com - Articles related to Henin advances after straight sets victory in Miami 2010

  • The minister moved on to Buau Longhouse, where conversing with Longhouse Chief Bundak Anak Ambas and other longhouse residents provided him with a deeper understanding of their their daily lives and a clearer idea of how the minis try can help improve the quality of life for residents in the area.

    Brudirect News1 Syed Rory Malai Hassan 2010

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