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

 
 
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Portfolio 1


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

 

The North American Indian

ii
  

Contents of Volume Two

v
  

Alphabet used in recording Indian Terms

vi
  

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vii

Introduction

xi

The Pima

1
Tribal Characteristics
3
Ceremonies
11
Creation Myth
14

The Papago

25

The Qahatika

39

The Mohave

45
Habitat, Home Life and Social Customs
47
Creation Myth
56
Ceremonies
58

The Yuma

61
Homeland, Arts and Customs
63
Ceremonies
70
Creation Myth
73

The Maricopa

79
Customs, Arts and Beliefs
81
Creation Myth
86

The Walapai

89

The Havasupai

95

The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai

103

Appendix

107
Tribal Summary
109
Piman Comparative Vocabulary
118
Yuman Comparative Vocabulary
123

Index

129
 
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Vol.3. The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin.

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

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

 

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

ii
  

Contents of Volume Five

v
  

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

vi
  

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vii

Introduction

xi

The Mandan

1
History and Customs
3
Religious Beliefs and Ceremonies
19
Mythology
39

The Arikara

57
General Description
59
Ceremonies
64
Mythology
80
Folk-tales
86

The Atsina

101
Traditions and History
103
Political and Ceremonial Organization
112
Religion
119
Myths and Tales
123

Appendix

141
Tribal Summary
143
Vocabularies
169
Biographical Sketches
178

Index

185
 
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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
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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
 

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

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

 

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

ii
  

Contents of Volume Eight

v
  

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

vi
  

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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

Vol. 8 Illustrations

 
 
Facing Page
Tsagiglalal, the Guardian of Nihhluidih
Frontispiece
A Typical Nez Perce
Facing page 4
Nez Perce Warrior
6
A Nez Perce
8
Nez Perce Matron
10
Kulkultsalum - Nez Perce
12
Grizzly-bear Ferocious - Nez Perce
14
Half-shorn - Nez Perce
16
No Wings - Nez Perce
18
Nez Perce Profile
20
Fort Lapwai
22
Joseph - Nez Perce
24
Three Eagles - Nez Perce
26
Half Moon - Nez Perce
28
A Young Warrior - Nez Perce
30
Two Moons - Nez Perce
32
Nez Perce Girl
34
A Young Nez Perce
36
Last Home of Joseph - Nez Perce
38
Lodge of the Joseph "Dead Feast " - Nez Perce
40
Nez Perce Sweat-lodge
42
The Scout - Nez Perce
44
Nez Perce Canoe
46
The Old-time Warrior - Nez Perce
48
A Mat Lodge - Umatilla
50
White Bull - Umatilla
52
A Young Umatilla
54
Umatilla Child
56
In the Forest - Cayuse
58
With Her Proudly Decked Horse - Cayuse
Facing page 60
Umatilla Girl
62
Cayuse Type
64
Cayuse Profile
66
Falling On The Land - Cayuse
68
Cayuse Matron
70
Cayuse Youth
72
Cayuse Mother and Child
74
Cayuse Woman
76
A Mountain Home - Umatilla
78
Youth in Holiday Costume - Umatilla
80
Learning to Ride - Cayuse
82
Chinook Female Type
84
Chinook Female Profile
86
Tamlaitk - Namnit
88
Spidis - Wishham
90
Wishham Beadwork
92
Pounding Fish - Wishham
94
Island of the- Dead - Wishham
98
Salmon Fishing - Wishham
100
Wishham Fishing Platform
102
Bone Carving - Cascade
104
Wishham - Female Type
106
Wishham - Female Profile
108
Petroglyphs - Wishham
110
Wishham Basket Worker
112
On the Columbia - Wishham
114
Wishham Man
116
At the Spring - Wishham
118
Mnashwai - Wishham
120
Wishham Young Woman
122
Wishham Girls
126
Water Baskets - Wishham
128
Kyetani - Wishham
130
Wishham Child
132
Below the Cascades
134
Wind Mountain
Facing page 136
Kamagwaith - Cascade
138
Wishham Bowl
140
At the Site of Wahala - Cascade
142
Preparing Salmon - Wishham
146
Map of Nez Perce Territory
160
Daughter of Tamahus - Cayuse
164
Wishham Handicraft
172
Caches at Celilo
174
The Rock Slide - Wishham
176
Lewis and Clark's Landing-place at Nihhluidih
180
Map of Chinook Territory
182
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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Eight

 

Chief Joseph - Nez Perce

 plate no. 256

Yellow Bull - Nez Perce

 plate no.257

Typical Nez Perce

 plate no. 258

Raven Blanket - Nez Perce

 plate no. 259

Night scout - Nez Perce

 plate no. 260

Watching for the signal - Nez Perce

 plate no. 261

Nez Perce warrior

 plate no. 262

Nez Perce brave

 plate no. 263

Lawyer - Nez Perce

 plate no. 264

Black Eagle - Nez Perce

 plate no. 265

Nez Perce babe

 plate no. 266

Piopio-maksmaks – Wallawalla

 plate no. 267

Piopio-maksmaks, profile – Wallawalla

 plate no. 268

Umatilla maid

 plate no. 269

Innocence – Umatilla

 plate no. 270

War chief - Nez Perce

 plate no. 271

Cayuse warrior

 plate no. 272

Holiday trappings – Cayuse

 plate no. 273

Fisherman – Wishham

 plate no. 274

Dip-netting in pools – Wishham

 plate no. 275

Spearing salmon – Wishham

 plate no. 276

Fish carrier – Wishham

 plate no. 277

Wishham girl

 plate no. 278

Wishham girl, profile

 plate no. 279

Wishham woman

 plate no. 280

Wishham bride

 plate no. 281

Hlalakum – Wishham

 plate no. 282

Kashhila – Wishham

 plate no. 283

Wishham maid

 plate no. 284

Columbia near Wind River

 plate no. 285

Lower Columbia

 plate no. 286

Evening on the Columbia

 plate no. 287

Middle Columbia

 plate no. 288

On Klickitat River – A

 plate no. 289

On Klickitat River – B

 plate no. 290

On Klickitat River – C

 plate no. 291

On the beach – Chinook

 plate no. 292

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

 
 
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Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

 
  

Vol. 10 Illustrations

 
 
Facing Page
Tenaktak Wedding Guests
Frontispiece
Sailing - Qagyuhl
Facing page 4
Nimkish Village at Alert Bay
8
A House-front - Awaitlala
10
A "Begged-from" Cedar
12
A Fair Breeze
14
Preparing Cedar-bark - Nakoaktok
16
A Tsawatenok House-front
18
A Koskimo House
20
A Koskimo Dandy
22
Front Interior Posts of a Koskimo House
24
At Kwaustums Village
26
The Octopus Catcher - Qa'gyuhl
28
Ready for the Cast - Qa'gyuhl
30
Tenaktak Canoes
32
Tenaktak House, Harbledown Island
34
At Memkumlis
36
Kwaustums Village, Gilford Island
38
A Kwakiutl Canoe
44
The Hand-game - Qagyuhl
48
A Mamalelekala Chief's Mortuary House
52
Tsawatenok Tree Burial
54
Mamalelekala Cemetery on Village Island
56
Kekuhtlala - Koeksotenok
62
Naemahlpunkfuma - Hahuamis
66
Lagyus - Tsawatenok
70
Tlahleelis - Koprino
74
Gyalkum - Koskimo
78
Nultsi - Lekwiltok
82
Yumqas - Mamalelekala
Facing page 86
Tsawatenok Girl
90
Twin Child Healer - Koskimo (a)
92
Twin Child Healer (b)
94
Nakoaktok Warrior
98
Crossing the Strait
104
Embarking
108
Crests of a Nimkish Family
138
Tenaktak Crest Posts, Harbledown Island
140
Nakoaktok Chief and Copper
146
PaqusilaIh Emerging from the Woods - Qagyuhl
158
Kaloqutsuis - Koskimo
160
Kaloqutsuis - Qagyuhl
162
Nu'nalalahl - Qagyuhl
164
Paqusilahl - Qagyuhl
166
Hamatsa Emerging from the Woods - Koskimo
172
A Nakoaktok Mawihl
174
A Nakoaktok Mawihl
176
Nunhltsistalahl - Qagyuhl
178
Hamatsa - Qagyuhl
182
Nane - Qagyuhl
184
Tsunukwalah - Qagyuhl
186
A Hamatsa Costume - Nakoaktok
194
Grizzly-bear Dancer - Qagyuhl
202
An Incident of the Winter Dance - Nakoaktok
210
Sisiutl Dancer - Qagyuhl
212
Sisiutl - Qagyuhl
214
Nuhlimahla - Qagyuhl
216
Hamasilahl - Qagyuhl
228
Tawihyilahl - Qagyuhl
230
Qunhulahl - Qagyuhl
232
Kwahwumhl - Koskimo
234
Hami - Koskimo
236
Atlumhl - Koskimo
238
Nuhltmkilaka - Koskimo
240
A Tlu'wulahu Mask - Tsawatenok
Facing page 242
A Tlu'wulahu Costume - Qagyuhl
244
Mask of Octopus Hunter - Qagyuhl
246
Waswaslikyi - Qagyuhl
248
Thunderbirds and Whales
250
Pgwis - Qagyuhl
262
A Koeksotenok House-front
264
Komuqi - Qagyuhl
276
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums
296
The Octopus Hunter - Qagyuhl
298
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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Ten

 

Painting a hat – Nakoaktok

 plate no. 329

Carved posts at Alert Bay

 plate no. 330

Qa'hila – Koprinok

 plate no. 331

Mowakiu – Tsawatenok

 plate no. 332

Hamasaka in Tlu'wulahu costume with speaker's staff –Qagyuhl

 plate no. 333

Nakoaktok chief's daughter

 plate no. 334

Siwit – Awaitlala

 plate no. 335

Kotsuis and Hohhuq – Nakoaktok

 plate no. 336

Coming for the bride

 plate no. 337

Chief's party – Qagyuhlk

 plate no. 338

On the beach – Nakoaktokk

 plate no. 339

In Kwakiutl waters

 plate no. 340

Koskimo house-post

 plate no. 341

Gathering abalones – Nakoaktok

 plate no. 342

Kwakiutl house-frame

 plate no. 343

Wedding party – Qagyuhl

 plate no. 344

Quatsino Sound

 plate no. 345

Yakotlus - Quatsino, profile

 plate no. 346

Yakotlus – Quatsino

 plate no. 347

Group of winter dancers – Qagyuhl

 plate no. 348

Fire-drill – Koskimo

 plate no. 349

Nimkish village at Alert Bay

 plate no. 350

Masked dancers in canoes - Qagyhl, A

 plate no. 351

Rounding into port – Qagyhl

 plate no. 352

Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert

 plate no. 353

Koskimo woman

 plate no. 354

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon – Qagyuhl

 plate no. 355

Sailing – Qagyuhl

 plate no. 356

Wedding guests

 plate no. 357

Masked dancers – Qagyuhl

 plate no. 358

Passing a dreaded point

 plate no. 359

Inland waterway

 plate no. 360

Bridal group

 plate no. 361

Masked dancers in canoes - Qagyuhl, B

 plate no. 362

Tsulniti – Koskimo

 plate no. 363

Chief's daughter - Nakoaktok

 plate no. 364
 

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Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

 
 
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Vol.12. The Hopi.

 
  

Vol. 12 Illustrations

 
 
Facing Page
Nova - Walpi
Frontispiece
The Trail to Shipaulovi
Facing page 4
Approaching the Gap at Walpi
6
Return of a Trading Party
8
On a Walpi Housetop
10
A Visitor
12
Hotavila
14
Pakavi
16
Gossip at the Waterhole
18
Hopi Architecture
20
Household Utensils
22
On a Housetop - Walpi
24
East Mesa Pottery
26
Oraibi Plaques
28
Hano and Walpi Girls Wearing Atoo
30
A Hopi Flock
34
The Delights of Childhood
36
A Cave at Middle Mesa
38
Hopi Bridal Costume
40
A Cornfield
42
Grinding Meal
44
A Melon Field
Walled Gardens at Middle Mensa
46
The Stairway Trail at Walpi
48
Hopi Farmers, Yesterday and Today
50
A Hopi Woman
52
In the Cradle-basket
54
A Hopi Mother
56
A Middle Mesa Albino
60
Drying Pottery
62
Potter Building Her Kiln
64
Firing Pottery
66
An Ancient Pottery Kiln
68
Pele - Tewa
70
Tsetsanu - Tewa
72
Puliini and Koyame - Walpi
74
A Load of Wood
76
Shongopavi
78
The Plaza at Walpi
80
An Afternoon Chat
82
The Weaver
84
Good Morning
86
A Peach Orchard
88
Kachina Dolls
100
Shipaulovi Snake Kiva
106
Spectators at the Snake Dance
122
A Snake Priest
124
Walpi Snake Chief
126
Sikyaletstiwa - Shipaulovi Snake Chief
128
The Prayer
130
Snake Priest Entering the Kiva
132
Guarding the Snake Kiva
134
Singing to the Snakes - Shipaulovi
136
Antelopes Starting for the Plaza - Shipaulovi
138
Snakes and Antelopes at Oraibi
140
Snake Dancer and "Hugger"
142
The "Catcher"
144
A "Catcher" Picking up a Snake
146
Picking up the Snakes
148
Depositing Snakes in the Circle of Meal
150
Oraibi Snake Dance
152
Oraibi Snake Dance
154
Awaiting the Return of the Snake Racers
156
Snake Jars in the Kiva
158
Flute Dancers Dressing at Kachina House
160
Dressing the Flute Maiden
162
Flute Boys, Priest, and Maidens
164
Flute Dancers Approaching the Spring
166
Dressing at Tawapa Spring, Walpi Flute Ceremony
168
Entering the Spring, Walpi Flute Dance
170
Flute Dancers Returning to Walpi
172
Offering Sacred Meal, Mishongnovi Flute Dance
174
Sumaikuli Katsina at Hano
176
Buffalo Dance at hano
178
An East Mesa Girl
180
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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Twelve

 

Loitering at the spring

 plate no. 400

Buffalo dance at Hano

 plate no. 401

Tewa girl

 plate no. 402

Hopi mother

 plate no. 403

Antelopes and snakes at Oraibi

 plate no. 404

Watching the dancers

 plate no. 405

Hopi girl

 plate no. 406

Evening in Hopi land

 plate no. 407

Honovi - Walpi snake priest, with Totokya Day painting

 plate no. 408

On the housetop

 plate no. 409

Walpi

 plate no. 410

Hopi woman

 plate no. 411

Hopi maiden

 plate no. 412

Counting the record

 plate no. 413

Chaiwa – Tewa

 plate no. 414

Chaiwa - Tewa, profile

 plate no. 415

At the trysting place

 plate no. 416

East side of Walpi

 plate no. 417

Snake priest

 plate no. 418

Potter mixing clay

 plate no. 419

Hopi man

 plate no. 420

Hopi architecture

 plate no. 421

Snake dancers entering the plaza

 plate no. 422

Primitive style of hairdressing

 plate no. 423

Walpi man

 plate no. 424

Mishongnovi

 plate no. 425

Potter

 plate no. 426

East mesa girls

 plate no. 427

Modified style of hairdressing

 plate no. 428

Walpi snake priest

 plate no. 429

Snake dancer in costume

 plate no. 430

Flute dancers at Tureva Spring

 plate no. 431

Piki maker

 plate no. 432

Depositing a prayer-stick

 plate no. 433

Tewa girl

 plate no. 434

Water carriers

 plate no. 435
 

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

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

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

 
 
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Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

 
 
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Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

 

The North American Indian

ii
  

Contents of Volume Seventeen

v
  

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

x

Introduction

xi

The Tewa

1
San Juan
4
San Ildefonso
30
Nambe
61

Zuni

83
History
85
Arts and Industries
95
Cosmogony
104
Games
104
Organization
105
Social Customs
107
Sorcery
111
Warfare
111
Origin and Migration
113
Priesthoods and Fetishes
123

Mythology

169
Poseyemo
171
The War-gods Destroy Tsimayo
172
Antelope Races with Hawk
172
Shitsukye An Telapnawe, Shitsukye His Stories
173
A Youth Destroys Achiyalatapa
176
Tsuya, Hummingbird
179

Appendix

183
Tribal Summary
185
Additional Notes on the Hopi Snake Dance
195
Vocabularies
200

Index

211
 
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Vol.18. The Chipewyan. The Western Woods Cree. The Sarsi.

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

 

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

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Contents of Volume Nineteen

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

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The Indians of Oklahoma

1
Historical Introduction
3
Population of the Indians of Oklahoma in 1926
32

The Wichita

33
General Description
35
Religious Beliefs
44
Witchcraft
56
Ceremonies
64
Mythology
85

The Southern Cheyenne

105
Introduction
107
Origin of the Forty-four Chief-sticks and the Election of Chiefs
110
Ceremonies
112
Band and Society Legends
Witchcraft
138
The Sweat-lodge
140
Mythology
143

The Oto

149
General Description
151
Genesis of the Clans
158
Mythology
164

The Commanche

179
General Description
181
Mythology
189

The Peyote Cult, the "Stomp" Dance, and the Forty-nine Dance

Peyote Ritual
203
Peyote Experiences
213
The "Stomp Dance and the Forty-nine Dance
214

Appendix

221
Tribal Summary
223
Vocabularies
230

Index

239
 
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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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