The Lenâpé and Their Legends With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity

CHAPTER VII.--THE WALAM OLUM:

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ITS ORIGIN, AUTHENTICITY AND CONTENTS 148

Biographical Sketch of Rafinesque.--Value of his Writings.-- His account of the WALUM OLUM.--Was it a Forgery?-- Rafinesque's Character.--The Text Pronounced Genuine by Native Delawares.--Conclusion Reached.

Phonetic System of the WALUM OLUM.--Metrical Form.-- Pictographic System--Derivation and Precise Meaning of WALUM OLUM.--The MS of the WALUM OLUM.--General Synopsis of the WALUM OLUM--Synopsis of its Parts.

THE WALUM OLUM.--ORIGINAL TEXT AND TRANSLATION 169

NOTES 219 VOCABULARY 233 APPENDIX 255 INDEX 257

THE LENAPE AND THEIR LEGENDS.