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

 
 
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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.

 
 
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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.

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

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

 
  

Vol. 7 Illustrations

 
 
Facing Page
Camp in the Forest - Kutenai
Frontispiece
Mat Lodge - Yakima
Facing page 4
Drying Piahe - Yakima
6
The Root Digger- Yakima
8
Sons of a Yakima Chief
10
A Young Yakima
12
Mnainak, a Yakima Chief
14
Lishhaiahit - Kittitas
16
A Holiday Lodge - Yakima
18
An Old Man of Waiyam
20
Camp of the Root Diggers - Yakima
22
Author's Temporary Camp
24
Deserted Lodge - Yakima
26
Yakima Boy
28
On the Move - Spokan
30
A Hill Camp - Spokan
32
Skuhun - Klickitat
34
Mitsa - Klickitat
38
Flathead Buffalo-skin Lodge
40
Flathead Young Woman
42
Nine Pipes - Flathead
44
Flathead Warrior
46
Not Indian - Flathead
48
Many Bears - Flathead
50
Red Owl - Flathead
52
Ahlahlemila - Flathead
54
Door-of-lodge Grizzly - Flathead
56
Jerking Meat - Flathead
58
Drying Meat - Flathead
60
Flathead Type
Facing page 62
On Nespilim Creek
64
A Dance in the Forest - Flathead
66
A Drink - Flathead
68
Flathead Mother
70
A Flathead Chief
72
Flathead Maiden
74
Flathead Horse Trappings
76
Flathead Baby-carrier
78
Kalispel Village
80
Touch Her Dress - Kalispel
82
Kalispel Canoes
84
Kalispel Camp
86
Masselow, Kalispel Chief
92
The Peace-officer - Kalispel
94
Chief Of The Land - Kalispel
96
The Chief's Wife - Kalispel
98
Crossing the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel
100
Kalispel Maiden
102
Young Kalispel Girl
104
Kalispel Youth
106
Shirt - Kalispel
108
Home of the Kalispel
110
On the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel
112
Spokan Woman
114
On Flathead Lake - Kutenai
116
Kutenai Woman
118
Not Grizzly-bear - Kutenai
120
Dressing Skins - Kutenai
122
Kutenai Type
126
Kutenai Profile
128
Kutenai Maiden
130
Komitsa - Kutenai
134
Kutenai Female Type
136
A Young Kutenai
140
A Kutenai Man
146
Kutenai Girls at the Lake-shore
Facing page 148
Kutenai Canoe
150
Evening on Flathead Lake
152
Author's Camp among the Spokan
154
Returning to Camp - Spokan
156
Spokan Matron
158
Klickitat Basketry
160
Pukimanstula - Spokan
162
Typical Spokan Woman
164
In the Mountains - Spokan
166
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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Seven

 

Inashah – Yakima

 plate no. 220

Wife of Mnainak – Yakima

 plate no. 221

Wishnai – Yakima

 plate no. 222

Camp of the Yakima

 plate no.223

Mountain camp – Yakima

 plate no. 224

Klickitat type

 plate no.225

Klickitat profile

 plate no. 226

Flathead type

 plate no. 227

Flathead profile

 plate no. 228

Flathead chief

 plate no. 229

Big Knife – Flathead

 plate no. 230

Flathead camp

 plate no. 231

Flathead camp on Jocko River

 plate no. 232

Stormy day – Flathead

 plate no. 233

Flathead dance

 plate no. 234

Flathead childhood

 plate no. 235

By the river – Flathead

 plate no. 236

Kalispel type

 plate no. 237

Dusty dress – Kalispel

 plate no. 238

Village of the Kalispel

 plate no. 239

Kalispel scene

 plate no. 240

Spokan man

 plate no. 241

On Spokane River

 plate no. 242

Spokan camp

 plate no. 243

Nespilim man

 plate no. 244

Nespilim woman

 plate no. 245

Nespilim girl

 plate no. 246

Luqaiot – Kittitas

 plate no. 247

Country of the Kutenai

 plate no. 248

Kutenai duck hunter

 plate no. 249

Embarking – Kutenai

 plate no. 250

On the shore of the lake – Kutenai

 plate no. 251

Crossing the lake – Kutenai

 plate no. 252

Kutenai girls

 plate no. 253

Kutenai camp

 plate no. 254

Rush gatherer – Kutenai

 plate no. 255
 

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

 
 
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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.

 
 
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Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

 

The North American Indian

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Contents of Volume Eleven

v
  

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

vi
  

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Introduction

xi

The Nootka

1
General Description
3
Warfare
53
Sociology
62
The Winter Ceremony
68
Mythology
94

The Haida

113
Mythology
148

Appendix

175
Tribal Summary
177

Vocabularies

195
Nootka
197
Haida
204

Index

211

Vol. 11 Illustrations

 
 
Facing Page
A Nootka Belle
frontispiece
Village of Nootka
facing page 4
Tsahwismia - Nootka
6
Boston Cove
8
The Lake at Nootka>
10
A Nootka
12
Village Scene - Neah Bay
14
Makah Basketry
16
On Clayoquot Sound
18
Ceremonial Preparation for Whaling
20
Whale Ceremonial
22
Whaling Floats
26
The Whaler's Wife
28
Fastening the Harpoon Point
30
A Woman of Hesquiat
34
A Partially Cut up Whale
36
A Clayoquot Maiden
38
Cooking Whale Blubber
40
Hesquiat Girl in Cedar-bark Costume
42
Hesquiat Profile
44
Suqitlaa
46
Suqitlaa - Profile
48
A Shaman or Medicine Woman
50
Costume of a Woman Shaman - Clayoquot
54
Shaman and Patient
56
Woman Shaman Looking for Clairvoyant Visions - Clayoquot
58
Old Houses - Neah Bay
60
Clayoquot Woman in Cedar-bark Hat
62
A Hesquiat Belle
64
A Sea-otter Hunter
68
Waiting for the Seal
70
Harpooning
72
Ready to Throw the Harpoon
74
Halibut Fishers - Neah Bay
76
Gathering Seaweed
78
Before the Storm - Makah
80
The Shores of Nootka
82
Quiet Waters
84
By the Sea - Nootka
86
Dancing Mask - Nootka
88
Ceremonial Costume of Hemlock Boughs
90
The Bear Costume - Nootka
94
A Clayoquot Woman
96
Gathering Seaweed
98
Sketch of an Indian Fish-trap
100
The Old Makah
102
A Makah Profile
104
A Makah Woman
106
The Makah
108
Nootka Man
110
A Woman of Nootka
112
A Haida of Kung
116
A Raven Totem at Yan
118
Totems at Yan
120
Totems at Kung
122
A Bear Totem at Bassett
124
Totem at Yan, Representing a Caucasian
126
Sepulture in a Post at Yan
128
A Decaying Houseframe - Haida
130
A Haida of Massett
132
Haida Canoes
134
Slate Carvings Representing a Haida Shaman
136
A Haida Shaman's Rattle
138
Shaman's Rattle - Haida
142
Chilkat Blanket, the Haida Ceremonial Robe
144
Ravan Chief of Skidgate - Haida
146
Stlina, of Massett - Haida
148
Hahlkaiyans, of Massett - Haida
150
Kitkun, of Massett - Haida
152
A Haida Girl
154
Koyans - Haida
156
Ihltawat, of Massett - Haida
158
Hayas, of Kayung - Haida
160
A Woman of Massett - Haida
162
A Woman of Kiusta - Haida
164
Haida Slate Pipe
166
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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Eleven

 

Bowman

 plate no. 365

Shores of Nootka Sound

 plate no. 366

Hesquiat root digger

 plate no. 367

Berry-picker – Clayoquot

 plate no.368

Berry-picker – Clayoquot

 plate no. 369

Whale ceremonial – Clayoquot

 plate no. 370

Whale ceremonial – Clayoquot

 plate no. 371

Clayoquot girl

 plate no. 372

Canoeing on Clayoquot Sound

 plate no. 373

Nootka method of spearing

 plate no. 374

Oldest man of Nootka

 plate no.375

Oldest man of Nootka

 plate no. 376

Oldest man of Nootka

 plate no. 377

Clayoquot type

 plate no. 378

Hesquiat maiden

 plate no. 379

Into the shadow – Clayoquot

 plate no. 380

Nootka woman wearing cedar-bark blanket

 plate no. 381

Whaler – Clayoquot

 plate no. 382

Bark gatherer

 plate no.383

Nootka woman

 plate no. 384

Makah maiden

 plate no. 385

At Nootka

 plate no. 386

Waiting for the canoe

 plate no. 387

Haiyahl – Nootka

 plate no. 388

Shores of Nootka Sound

 plate no.389

Nootka man

 plate no. 390

On the west coast of Vancouver Island

 plate no. 391

On the west coast of Vancouver Island

 plate no. 392

Return of halibut fishers

 plate no. 393

Whaler

 plate no. 394

Whaler – Makah

 plate no.395

Captured whale

 plate no. 396

Haida chief's tomb at Yan

 plate no. 397

Haida of Massett

 plate no. 398

Haida of Kung

 plate no. 399

Haida slate carvings

 plate no. 400

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Vol.12. The Hopi.

 

The North American Indian

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Contents of Volume Twelve

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indians Terms

ix

Introduction

xi

The Hopi

1
General Description
3
Clan Legends
74
Religion
99
Ceremonies
105
Tradition and Mythology
184

Appendix

217
Tribal Summary
219

Vocabulary

243

Index

253

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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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

x

Introduction

xi

The Hupa

1

The Yurok

35

The Karok

55

The Wiyot

65

Tolowa and Tututni

89

The Shasta

103

The Achomawi

127

The Klamath

159

Mythology

181
The Gambler of Miskut Wins Good Luck
183
Origin of Medicine for Purifying Defiled Hunters and Weapons
184
Some Adventures of Coyote
184
Pulukuhl-qerreq, the Transformer
185
The Shinny Player of Kewet
187
Some Adventures of Coyote, the Trickster
189
Wahpeku-mau, Seducer of Women
190
Origin of the World
190
Puchur-ghurru, the Transformer
191
The First Shamans
192
How Salmon Were Brought to the Rivers
193
The First Deerskin Dance
195
The Cause of Lightning
195
The Pleiades and Their Pursuer
196
How the Bay Became Salt
196
The Man Who Became a Dog
196
The Sleepy Youth Who Was Saved by Adak-sora-hlukihl
197
Origin of Tobacco
198
The Man Who Caught the Ocean Cougars
199
Hair-seal He Played
199
Gull's Grandmother
200
The Man Who Visited the Creek Spirits
200
Lizard Boy and Grizzly-bear
201
Coyote and Raccoon
202
Beaver Overcomes Coyote
203
Coyote Destroys the Moons Who Kept the Earth Frozen
204
Destruction of the Itssuruqai Monsters
204
Horsefly Outwits Thunder
206
Why Frogs Are in the Water
206
The Creation
206
The Creation
210
Aissis
210
Why There Are No Fish in Crater Lake
212

Appendix

215
Tribal Summary
217

Vocabularies

241
Athapascan
243
Hokan
253
Algonquian
263
Lutuamian
272

Index

277
 
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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.

 
  

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
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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
 

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Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

 
 
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Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

 
 
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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.

 
 
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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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Alphabet Used in Recording Eskimo Terms

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Introduction

xv

The Alaskan Eskimo

1
Introduction
3

The Nunivak

5
General Description
5
Social Customs
48
Warfare
54
Ceremonies
55
Mythology
74

Eskimo of Hooper Bay

97

Eskimo of King Island

99
General Description
99
Mythology
105

Eskimo of Little Diomede Island

111
General Description
111
Social Customs
119
Mythology
124

Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales

135
General Description
135
Mythology
150

The Kotzebue Eskimo

161
General Description
161
Mythology
177

The Noatak

193
General Description
193
Mythology
197

The Kobuk

207
General Description
207
Mythology
214

The Selawik

225
General Description
225
Mythology
228

Appendix

241
General Summary
243
Appended Legends
245
Vocabularies
264

Index

279
 
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