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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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Contents of Volume Five

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

vi
  

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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.

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

 

The North American Indian

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Contents of Volume Seven

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

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Introduction

xi

The Yakima

1

The Klickitat

35

Salishan Tribes of the Interior

41
Flatheads and Pend d'Oreilles
43
Kalispel
51
Coeur d'Alenes
53
Spokan
54
Colvilles
62
Lakes
64
Sanpoel
64
Nespilim
64
Okanagan
65
Methow
65
Sinkiuse
66
Wenatchee
69
Salishan Culture
69
Mythology
95

The Kutenai

115
General Description
117
Religious Practices
128
Mythology
146

Appendix

157
Tribal Summary
159
Vocabularies
172

Index

191
 
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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.

 
 
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Vol.12. The Hopi.

 
 
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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.

 

The North American Indian

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Contents of Volume Fourteen

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Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

ix

Introduction

xi

The Kato

1

The Wailaki

19

The Yuki

37

The Pomo

53

The Wintun

71

The Maidu

97

The Miwok

127

The Yokuts

149

Mythology

163
The Deluge
165
The Creation
165
Coyote Provides Daylight
167
Coyote and Yitestai Provide Salmon
167
Coyote Temporarily Slain for Misdeeds
167
Coyote and Bat War with the Birds
168
A Girl Taken by Water-Cougar
168
Good Luck Acquired from Cougar
168
Adventure with the White Wolf
169
The Creation
169
Fire is Stolen from Spider
170
The Creation
170
Coyote Creates Sun and Moon
171
Wren Kills the Bears
171
Hawk and the Monster Birds
172
The Creation
173
The Creation
173
The Girl Who Would Not Use the Menstrual Hut
176
Sachacha, the Ogre
176
Yalali, the Giant
177
The Creation
177
Prairie-falcon, Chicken-hawk, and the Monster
177
Coyote and Talkakuna
178
Coyote Steals the Morning-star
179

Appendix

181
Tribal Summary
183

Vocabularies

199
Athapascan
201
Yukian
207
Pomo
214
Wintun
220
Northwestern Maidu
229
Miwok
237
Yokuts
244

Index

249
 
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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.

 
 
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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

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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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