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One representative illustrated that point by describing how one of his elders had passed knowledge about treaties to him by using objects to explain the spirit in which a treaty was concluded: a bag made of deer skin, representing the idea of sharing; a sacred pipe, representing truth and strength; and sweet-grass, representing kindness.
Pour illustrer ce point, un représentant a décrit comment un des anciens lui avait transmis ses connaissances sur les traités en utilisant des objets pour expliquer dans quel esprit un traité était conclu : un sac en peau de daim symbolisait l'idée du partage, une pipe sacrée la vérité et la force, et la glycérie la bonté.
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