Editing Toronto Dogs In The Vineyard:Lexicon (section)

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=== Departed Ones ===
Universal among the various Kenebune bands were the Departed Ones, powerful shamen who oversaw mystery cults and exercised prodigious secular power among the warrior societies.  The name stems from the widely-held belief that the souls of each of these elite shamen left for an extended trip for the duration of his life, reuniting only in death.  The Departed Ones seemed to form a loose network crossing the boundaries of band and kinship, and they often worked together.  Early Faithful accounts ascribe colorful acts of sorcery to the Departed Ones, including the summoning of demons and "strange winds".  The long conflict between Tall Pine Kenebune and the Bristlecone Lake Faithful includes many descriptions of Departed Ones summoning "demons" from the lake.  

- Dr. Carsten Lundegaard, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UG - Wahanish

See also "Warrior Societies", "Bristlecone Lake", "Watamaket"

===Dogs of Gilead===
Why can't the fathers of today be like their great-great-grandfathers?  
<br> A little too much "political correctness" and "secular humanism" have cut off today's men from the warrior spirit of their ancestors!  Every other town in Gilead has a statue to Ukaiah Heap, or a plaque in its temple saying "Heap preached here."  Today, we are supposed to be ashamed of Heap for his "insensitivity" to the Mountain Peo--- ... oops, I forgot: the university professors of Bridal Falls (whose university, I recall, was set up as a seminary!) don't want us to use that phrase (or "Indian") anymore.  I say to you men of Gilead, KEEP HEAP ALIVE!  Don't let the left-wing cultural elite, and the "Native" activists tear down those statues.  
<br>Recall that Heap learned his guerilla tactics from Kenebune warriors, warriors who had converted to the Faith.  Heap and his Dogs are supposedly guilty of "ethnic cleansing" or "genocide."  Well, Heap and his organization kept up negotiations with native tribes even after the Mertonville Massacre.  But when the truly genocidal Ghost Who Walks Through Doors began stirring up the tribes near Bethanay, Heap had no choice but to strike first.  And let us not forget that the scout on that mission was one Jacob King, a converted Kenebune.  There was a politically correct man for you!  He cared more for the souls of those who shared his morals and his religion than he did for those with the same skin colour.  
<br>I say to you, men of Gilead, don't let them tear down the monument to the Heroes of Bethany and build yourself a monument to those men in your hearts.

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- Bishop Oran Kupfelmeier, ''Build a City on a Hill: Rebirthing the Pioneer Spirit in Today's Faithful Families'', Bridal Falls: Focus on Faithful Families Publications, 1992.

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See also: Bethanay Creek, Mertonville Massacre.

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