Show an old indian custom an indian widow was forbidden by custom to marry for a year after her husbands death because the abe spirit of her departed spouse was believed to stay with hei that long during the year she cot coi id not accept gifts of meat from anyone nor could she even buy it ale had to get it herself if she lived through the year says the cleveland plain dealer and observed all the rigid customs she would then be giver given i gifts by both the men and wom woi in IR in the tribe and she would fusul j because get another husband because bec se we next spouse would know that she was obedient and he could depend on her indian men were not down by such straitjacket strait jacket rules they C could uld even put up their squaws squads as a stakes ui gambling |