Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian

CONTENTS

Volume: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Vol.1. The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navaho.

Portfolio 1

Vol.2. The Pima. The Papago. The Qahatika. The Mohave. The Yuma. The Maricopa. The Walapai. The Havasupai. The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai.

Portfolio 2

Vol.3. The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Three

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Teton Sioux	1
General Description	3
Historical Sketch	31
Religion	55
Ceremonies	71
Folk-tale	111
The Yanktonai	119
The Assiniboin	125
Appendix	135
Tribal Summary	137
Note on the Indian Music	142
Hunka-Lowanpi Prayers	151
Dakota Vocabulary	152
High Hawk's Winter-count	159
Biographical Sketches	182
Index	191

Portfolio 3

Vol.4. The Apsaroke, or Crows. The Hidatsa.

Portfolio 4

Vol.5. The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina.

Portfolio 5

Vol.6. The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho.

Vol. 6 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Red Plume - Piegan	Frontispiece
Piegan Camp	Facing page 4
Piegan Lodge	6
Mountain Chief - Piegan	8
Two Medicine River - Piegan	10
A Prairie Camp - Piegan	12
A Buffalo-fall - Piegan	14
Piegan War-bonnet and Coup-stick	16
Lodge Interior - Piegan	18
The Grizzly-bear - Piegan	20
Camp in the Foot-hills - Piegan	22
Piegan Woman	24
Overlooking the Camp - Piegan	26
A Grave-house - Piegan	28
A Piegan Home	30
Navel-amulets - Piegan	36
In the Lodge - Piegan	38
Goldenrod Meadows - Piegan	40
The Crier - Piegan	42
Return to Faster's Lodge - Piegan	44
The Pledger - Piegan	46
Return with Willows - Piegan	48
Substitute Sacred Head-dress - Piegan	50
Piegan Dancers	52
The Whistler - Piegan	54
The Sun-lodge - Piegan	56
Day-dreams - Piegan	58
Camp by a Prairie Lake - Piegan	60
Piegan Girls	62
A Child's Lodge - Piegan	Facing page 64
Buffalo-stones - Piegan	66
Medicine-bags - Piegan	68
Running Owl - Piegan	70
A Favorite Cheyenne Costume	72
Cheyenne Woman	74
Wood Gatherers - Cheyenne	76
Cheyenne Matron	78
Cheyenne Man	80
Cheyenne Female Profile	82
Cheyenne Female Type	86
Sun Dance Pledgers - Cheyenne	88
Return of Scouts - Cheyenne	90
Warrior Society Encircling Camp - Cheyenne	92
Cutting the Centre-pole - Cheyenne	94
Return with Boughs - Cheyenne	96
Boughs for the Altar - Cheyenne	98
Departure from Preparation Lodge - Cheyenne	100
Lame Deer Monuments - Cheyenne	102
Offering Pipe to the Earth - Cheyenne	104
Offering Pipe to the Skull - Cheyenne	106
Priests Passing before Pipe - Cheyenne	108
Painting the Poles - Cheyenne	110
Before the Final Journey - Cheyenne	112
Crazy Dancers - Cheyenne	114
Animal Dance - Cheyenne	116
Sweat-lodge Frame - Cheyenne	118
Devotees en Route - Cheyenne	120
Building the Sun-lodge - Cheyenne	122
Beginning of the Altar - Cheyenne	124
The Altar - Cheyenne	126
Sun Dance in Progress - Cheyenne	128
Gray Dawn - Cheyenne	130
Dancing - Cheyenne	132
Cheyenne Young Woman	134
The Ancient Arapaho	136
A Smoke - Arapaho	Facing page 138
Good Man - Arapaho	140
Arapaho Maiden	142
Arapaho Youth	144
Arapaho Camp	146
Eagle Chief - Arapaho	148
Arapaho Water Girl	150
Stone Grave - Cheyenne	156
Mother and Child - Arapaho	158
On Little Powder River - Arapaho	164

Portfolio 6

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Six
Piegan	plate no. 184
Morning Eagle – Piegan	plate no. 185
Painted lodges – Piegan	plate no. 186
Tearing Lodge – Piegan	plate no. 187
In a Piegan lodge	plate no. 188
White Calf – Piegan	plate no. 189
Two Bear Woman – Piegan	plate no.190
Double Runner - Piegan	plate no.191
Sun dance encampment – Piegan	plate no.192
Travaux – Piegan	plate no. 193
Gambler – Piegan	plate no. 194
At the water's edge – Piegan	plate no. 195
Yellow Kidney – Piegan	plate no.196
Idle hour – Piegan	plate no. 197
Grizzly-bear brave – Piegan	plate no. 198
Medicine-pipe – Piegan	plate no. 199
New Chest – Piegan	plate no. 200
Crow Eagle – Piegan	plate no. 201
Middle Calf – Piegan	plate no. 202
Weasel Tail – Piegan	plate no. 203
Old person – Piegan	plate no. 204
Bringing the sweat-lodge willows – Piegan	plate no. 205
Iron Breast – Piegan	plate no. 206
Piegan encampment	plate no. 207
Piegan dandy	plate no. 208
Three chiefs – Piegan	plate no. 209
Cheyenne type	plate no. 210
Cheyenne profile	plate no. 211
Cheyenne girl	plate no. 212
Two Moons – Cheyenne	plate no. 213
At the ford – Cheyenne	plate no. 214
Camp in the cottonwoods – Cheyenne	plate no. 215
Porcupine – Cheyenne>	plate no. 216
Camp in the cottonwoods - Cheyenne	plate no. 217
Waiting in the forest - Cheyenne	plate no. 218
Little Wolf – Cheyenne	plate no. 219

Vol.7. The Yakima. The Klickitat. Salishan tribes of the interior. The Kutenai.

Portfolio 7

Vol.8. The Nez Perces. Wallawalla. Umatilla. Cayuse. The Chinookan tribes.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Eight

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Nez Perces	1
Historical Sketch	3
General Description	40
Religion and Ceremonies	52
Wallawalla, Umatilla, Cayuse	77
The Chinookan Tribes	83
General Description	86
Mythology	106
Appendix	155
Tribal Summary	157
Additional Nez Perce Songs	183
Additional Wishham Songs	185
Vocabularies	191
Index	207

Portfolio 8

Vol.9. The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa.

Portfolio 9

Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

Portfolio 10

Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

Portfolio 11

Vol.12. The Hopi.

Portfolio 12

Vol.13. The Hupa. The Yurok. The Karok. The Wiyot. Tolowa and Tututni. The Shasta. The Achomawi. The Klamath.

Portfolio 13

Vol.14. The Kato. The Wailaki. The Yuki. The Pomo. The Wintun. The Maidu. The Miwok. The Yokuts.

Portfolio 14

Vol.15. Southern California Shoshoneans. The Diegueños. Plateau Shoshoneans. The Washo.

Vol. 15 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Andres Canon - Cahuilla	Frontispiece
Moriar Pits - Cupeno	6
Sandstone Vessels from Santa Catalina Island	8
Streatite vessels from Santa Catalina Island	10
Basketry of the Mission Indians (a)	12
Basketry of the Mission Indians	14
Southern Shoshonean	16
A Cupeno Woman	18
A Cupeno Female Type	20
Site of Prehistoric Village - Cahuilla	22
Ancient Shore of Salton Sea	24
Remains of ancient fish-pounds - A	26
Fiesta camp - Cahuilla	28
A Cahuilla child	30
Remains of ancient fish-pounds - B	32
A desert Cahuilla woman	34
Desert Cahuilla home	36
Modern rancheria at Santa Ysabel - Diegueño	38
A Santa Ysabel woman - Diegueño	40
A southern Digueño woman	42
Monkey Face - Mesa Grande Digueño	44
A northern Digueño type	46
A Campo female type - Diegueño	48
Communal ceremonial shelter at Capitan Grande - Diegueño	50
Summer shelter at Campo - Diegueño	52
An Owens Valley Mono	54
A Mono type	56
Mono house near Independence	58
A Lake Mono basket-maker	60
Mono basketry	62
Mono summer shelter	64
Mono summer kitchen	66
Pavaish - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	68
The ancient shore of Walker Lake	70
Western shore of Walker Lake	72
Paviotso basketry	74
Modern Paviotso beadwork	76
Paviotso house at Walker Lake	78
Paviotso woman of Pyramid Lake	80
Su-donii - "Osier-willow blossom" - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	82
Volcanic mud formation at Pyramid Lake	84
Bob Lowry - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	86
Phallic rock painting at Walker Lake	88
Washo house	92
Washo cradle-baskets	94
A Washo gem	96
Captain Pete, Namina - Washo	98
Scraping a deerskin - Washo	100
Primitive Chemehuevi dwelling	104
Chemehuevi house on Colorado River	106
Chemehuevi granary	108
Chemehuevi basketry and pottery	110
Cahuilla house in the desert	112
Modern houses at Palm Springs - Cahuilla	114
The harvester - Cahuilla	116
Palm fruit	118
Under the palms - Cahuilla	120
A desert Cahuilla female type	122
Marcos - Palm Canon Cahuilla	124
A man of Palm Springs - Cahuilla	126
A woman of Palm Springs - Cahuilla	128
Modernized house at Capitan Grande - Digueño	130
Modern house at Mesa Grande - Digueño	132
A Capitan Grande man - Digueño	134
A Capitan Grande woman - Digueño	136
A Mesa Grande man - Digueño	138
A Santa Ysabel man - Digueño	140
A young woman of Campo - Digueño	142
Paviotso female type	144
Pahu-Kumaa - "Sunflower Edge" - Walker Lake Paviotso	146
A Paviotso woman of Walker Lake	148
A Pyramid Lake matron - Paviotso	150
Washo burden-basket and trinket-basket	152
Washo basketry designs	154
A Washo woman	156

Portfolio 15

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Fifteen
Before the white man came - Palm Cañon	plate no. 508
Basketry of the Mission Indians	plate no. 509
Cupeño woman	plate no. 510
Modern Cupeño house	plate no. 511
Serrano woman of Tejon	plate no. 512
Tejon Serrano	plate no. 513
Modern house at Tejon	plate no. 514
Chemehuevi house	plate no. 515
Home in the Mesquite – Chemehuevi	plate no. 516
Marcos - Palm Cañon Cahuillavi	plate no. 517
Home in the Mesquite – Chemehuevi	plate no. 518
Numero - Desert Cahuilla	plate no. 519
Cahuilla house in the deserti	plate no. 520
Under the palms – Cahuillai	plate no. 521
Desert Cahuilla womani	plate no. 522
Andres canoni	plate no. 523
Diegueño homei	plate no. 524
Diegueño house at Campo	plate no. 525
Diegueño of Capitan Grande	plate no. 526
Diegueño woman of Santa Ysabel	plate no. 527
Southern Diegueño house	plate no. 528
Southern Diegueño	plate no. 529
Diegueño woman of Campo	plate no. 530
Degueño house at Santa Ysabel	plate no. 531
Diegueño of Santa Ysabel	plate no. 532
Mono home	plate no. 533
Shores of Walker Lake	plate no. 534
Pyramid Lake Paviotso	plate no. 535
Primitive artist – Paviotso	plate no. 536
Aged Paviotso of Pyramid Lake	plate no. 537
Fishing with a gaff-hook – Paviotso	plate no. 538
Walker Lake Paviotso	plate no. 539
Datsolali, Washo basket-maker	plate no. 540
Washo baskets	plate no. 541
Modern designs in Washo basketry	plate no. 542
Washo woman	plate no. 543

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

Portfolio 16

Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

Portfolio 17

Vol.18. The Chipewyan. The Western Woods Cree. The Sarsi.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Eighteen

Illustrations	vii
Alphabet Used in Recording Indians Terms	x
Introduction	xi
The Chipewyan	1
The Western Woods Cree	53
The Sarsi	89
Mythology	123
Be-tsune-yenehlshai, His Grandmother She-reared-him	125
Bozeli-aze, Powerless Small	126
Tseqi Tsatsane Hehohl'ai, Woman Copper She-found	127
The First Beavers	128
Dza-ghal-iaze, Lower-leg Trembles Little	128
Da-tsa-thi, Beak Excrement [Raven] Head	129
Niyanimis Overcomes Cold	129
Origin of the Sun Dance	131
Some Adventures of Wisakechahk, The Trickster	132
Isqeu Ka-napeu Isihut, Woman Like-man Dressed	133
The Chief's Son Who Wanted an Otter-skin	134
Missu-ghunnisagha, His-grandmother Reared-him	136
The Girl Who Married a Star	140
The Creation	141
Sarsi Migration Myth	141
His Brother Chopped the Tree Down with Him in the Water	141
Natuusughu-sitinne, Snake Sleeping	143
Appendix	145
Tribal Summary	147
Vocabularies	199
Chipewyan	201
Cree	205
Sarsi	210
Northern Assiniboin	214
Index	219

Vol. 18 Illustrations
	Facing Page
A Blackfoot	Frontispiece
A Chipewyan tipi	4
Nasurethur - Chipewyan	6
Nasurethur, profile - Chipewyan	8
A Chipewyan woman	10
Camp among the aspens - Chipewyan	12
Berry-pickers in camp - Chipewyan	14
Calling a moose - Cree	16
A Cree	18
Cree fishing camp	20
Picking blueberries - Cree	22
A Piegan woman	24
Makoyepuk - "Wolf-child" - Blood	26
Niukskai-Stamik - "Three Bulls" - Blood	28
An old woman - Blood	30
Atso Tohkomi - "Call-on-all-sides" - Blood	32
Astanihkyi - "Come-singing" - Blood	34
A travois - Blackfoot	36
A typical Blackfoot	38
A Blackfoot soldier	40
Blackfoot finery	42
A Blackfoot woman	44
Blackfoot cookery	46
Kaistosinikyi - "Kill-for-nothing" - Blood	48
Cree tipis	60
Isqe-sis - "Woman Small" - and child - Cree	62
Cree boatwomen	64
A Cree camp	66
Landing - Cree	68
Birchbark baskets - Cree	70
Mawinehikis - "Tries-to-excel" - Cree	72
Lac les Isles - Cree	74
A Cree girl	76
Wapistan - "Marten" - Cree	78
Napeu - "Man" - Cree	80
A Cree canoe	82
Frame of the sponsor's tipi, Cree sun-dance	84
Cree woman with fur robe	86
Aki-tanni - "Two Guns" - Sarsi	92
Typical female physiognomy - Sarsi	94
Ka'ni - Sarsi	96
A Sarsi tipi	98
A Sarsi woman	100
A Sarsi kitchen	102
Missi-tsatsa - "Owl Old-woman" - Sarsi	104
A Piegan play tipi	106
A Blood horseman	108
Modern Blackfoot burial	110
Bow River and the sandhills - Blackfoot	112
In a Blackfoot camp	114
A medicine-bag - Blackfoot	116
Frame of the sun-lodge - Piegan	118
Offerings in the sun-lodge - Piegan	120
Central post of the sun lodge - Piegan	122
A Piegan war-bonnet	148
Oksoy-Apiw - "Raw-eater Old-man" - Blackfoot	156
Itsipstsinikyi - "Kills-inside" - Piegan	158
Piksohkomi - "Calling-bird" - Piegan	162
Assiniboin bowman	164
The chief - Assiniboin	166
Assiniboin camp near the Rocky Mountains	168
Woman's costume and baby swing - Assiniboin	170
Assiniboin camp on Bow River	172
Painted tipis - Assiniboin	174
A chief's son - Assiniboin	176
Akatsim-atsissi - "Whistle Smoke" - Piegan	178
A Piegan tipi	180
Transporting the ceremonial bag and tipi-cover of a Blackfoot society	182
A beaver-bundle - Blackfoot	184
A Blackfoot ceremonial bag	186
Fat horse, with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier	188
Head-dress of Matoki Society - Blood	190
Lodge of the Horn Society - Blood	192
Blackfoot war-bonnet	194
A Blackfoot tipi	196

Portfolio 18

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Eighteen
A Chipewyan tipi among the aspens	plate no. 616
Titishu-kghitluhl ("Deer Running")	plate no. 617
Tsaaassi-mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace") - Sarsi	plate no. 618
Muwu ("His Tooth") – Sarsi	plate no. 619
A Sarsi camp	plate no. 620
A Cree canoe on Lac Les Isles	plate no. 621
A Cree girl	plate no. 622
Moose hunter – Cree	plate no. 623
Cree tipis	plate no. 624
Moss for the baby-bags – Cree	plate no. 625
A Cree	plate no. 626
A Cree woman	plate no. 627
A Cree camp at Lac les Isles	plate no. 628
Chief Hector – Assiniboin	plate no. 629
Assiniboin hunter	plate no. 630
Kindling fire – Assiniboin	plate no. 631
Assiniboin mother and child	plate no. 632
Painted tipi – Assiniboin	plate no. 633
Placating the spirit of a slain eagle – Assiniboin	plate no. 634
Agichide – Assiniboin	plate no. 635
Blackfoot country	plate no. 636
A Blackfoot travois	plate no. 637
Medicine-headdress – Blackfoot	plate no. 638
Oksoyapiw – Blackfoot	plate no. 639
Bear Bull – Blackfoot	plate no. 640
Calf Child – Blackfoot	plate no. 641
Blackfoot tipis	plate no. 642
Fleshing a hide – Blackfoot	plate no. 643
Bow River – Blackfoot	plate no. 644
Lodge of the Horn Society – Blood	plate no. 645
Sacred bags of the Horn Society – Blood	plate no. 646
Makoyepuk ("Wolf-child") – Blood	plate no. 647
Apio-mita ("White Dog") – Blood	plate no. 648
Astanighkyi ("Come-singing") – Blood	plate no. 649
Stsimaki ("Reluctant-to-be-woman") – Blood	plate no. 650
Soyaksin - Blood	plate no. 651

Vol.19. The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The Southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote Cult.

Vol. 19 Illustrations
	Facing Page
The Washita	Frontispiece
A Wichita matron	36
Walter Ross - Wichita	38
Old grass-house - Wichita	40
Interior of Wichita grass-house	42
Wichita summer arbor	44
Ceremonial house - Wichita	46
Wichita mortar	48
Peeling pumpkins - Wichita	50
Peeled squash - Wichita	52
Braided squash - Wichita	54
The buffalo plains	60
The dance - Wichita	64
Dancers - Wichita	66
A Wichita dancer	68
Skidi and Wichita dancers	70
Modern dance costume - Pawnee	74
Woman's costume - Cheyenne	76
Cheyenne child	78
Cheyenne baby-carrier	80
Cheyenne footwear	82
Old Crow - Cheyenne	84
Wife of Old Crow - Cheyenne	86
Black Wolf - Cheyenne	88
Wife of Howling Wolf - Cheyenne	90
Red Bird - Cheyenne	92
Man On The Cloud - Cheyenne	94
Magpie - Cheyenne	96
Drying meat - Cheyenne	108
Chiefs in the sun dance parade - Cheyenne	110
Hivihhnihpoih Society, Cheyenne sun dance	112
Hefatyu Society, Cheyenne sun dance	114
Preparatory lodge, Cheyenne sun dance	116
Sun dance lodge - Cheyenne	118
Interior of sun dance lodge - Cheyenne	120
Sun dancers - Cheyenne	122
Buffalo society, animal dance - Cheyenne	124
Buffalo dancers, animal dance - Cheyenne	126
Animal dance - Cheyenne	128
Brush huts, animal dance encampment - Cheyenne	130
Brush lodge - Cheyenne	132
The clowns, animal dance - Cheyenne	134
The wolf, animal dance - Cheyenne	136
Deer society, animal dance - Cheyenne	138
Healing rite of the Deer society, animal dance - Cheyenne	140
Black Man - Arapaho	142
An Arapaho	144
Arapaho shield	146
Seeing High - Oto	152
Standing On The Earth - Oto	154
Oto puberty lodge	156
Wife of Wakonda - Oto	158
White Elk - Oto	160
A little Oto	162
Big Heart - Osage	164
Osage summer arbor	166
Frame of Osage arbor	168
A Ponca dancer	170
White Weasel - Ponca	172
The Whip - Ponca	174
First Walker - Ponca	176
Kicha - Comanche	182
Pakewa - Comanche	184
Comanche mothers	186
A little Comanche	188
Comanche footwear	190
A Comanche child	192
A Comanche girl	194
Wilbur Peebo - Comanche	196
The story-teller - Ponca	200
White Deer - Ponca	202
Oscar Makes Cry - Ponca	204
Frame of peyote sweat-lodge	206
Altar peyote with rattle - Osage	208
A Cheyenne peyote leader	210

Portfolio 19

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Nineteen
As it was in the old days	plate no. 652
A Wichita	plate no. 653
Wichita grass-house	plate no. 654
Grass-house ceremony – Wichita	plate no. 655
Henry – Wichita	plate no. 656
Walter Ross – Wichita	plate no. 657
Story of the Washita	plate no. 658
On the Canadian River	plate no. 659
Cheyenne sun-dance lodge	plate no. 660
Hotamitaye Society, Cheyenne sun-dance	plate no. 661
Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance	plate no. 662
At the pool, animal dance – Cheyenne	plate no. 663
Cheyenne chief	plate no. 664
Lone Chief – Cheyenne	plate no. 665
Cheyenne costume	plate no. 666
Cheyenne maiden	plate no. 667
Dog woman – Cheyenne	plate no. 668
Woista - Cheyenne woman	plate no. 669
Reuben Taylor (Istofhuts) – Cheyenne	plate no. 670
Black Belly – Cheyenne	plate no. 671
Old Cheyenne	plate no. 672
Old warrior – Arapaho	plate no. 673
Black Man – Arapaho	plate no. 674
Standing Two – Oto	plate no. 675
Lone Chief – Oto	plate no. 676
Wakonda – Oto	plate no. 677
Pipe-stem – Oto	plate no. 678
Old Eagle – Oto	plate no. 679
John Abbott – Osage	plate no. 680
John Quapaw - Hunta Wakunta	plate no. 681
Esipermi – Comanche	plate no. 682
Lefthand – Comanche	plate no. 683
Uwat – Comanche	plate no. 684
A Comanche mother	plate no. 685
A Comanche	plate no. 686
Peyote drummer	plate no. 687

Vol.20. The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik.

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