DCHP-3

dog feast

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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among certain Indian tribes, a ceremonial feast in which dogs were eaten to propitiate evil spirits.

Quotations

1755
[Each tent killed two Dogs & had a Grand Feast.]
1857
The heathen Indians [at Fort Garry] held their dog feasts and medicine dances on the open plain. In one instance five dogs were slaughtered cooked and devoured. . . .
1940
The year 1873, which saw the last Indian dog feast at Point Douglas, saw also the . . . cluster of buildings . . . incorporated as Winnipeg.
1963
It was known as the coteau des festins, because the local Indians from time immemorial had held dog feasts on the site.