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.

Vol. 3 Illustrations
	Facing Page
The Sioux	Frontispiece
Calico - Ogalala	2
In the Shadow of the Cliff	4
In Camp	6
When Winter Comes	8
Shield - Ogalala	10
Start of a War-party	12
Stands First - Ogalala	14
Good Lance - Ogalala	16
Mother and Child	18
Daughters of a Chief	20
Tipi Construction (A)	22
Tipi Construction (B)	24
Pipe-bags	26
Sioux Maiden	28
Scalp-shirts	30
Iron Plume - Ogalala	32
Short Log - Two Kettle	34
Brule Warriors	36
Struck By Crow - Ogalala	38
Sioux Hunters	40
Scouts	42
Custer Battle-field - Map	44
Custer's Crow Scouts	46
White Man Runs Him	48
Custer Monument	50
White Man Runs Him	52
Red Cloud's Granddaughter	54
Elk Head, and the Sacred Pipe Bundle	56
The Camp	58
Daughter of American Horse	60
Ogalala Child	62
Big Road's Twin Daughters	64
In the Mountains	66
Fasting	68
Slow Bull's Tipi	70
A Prairie Camp	72
Huka-lowapi - Fire-carrier Bringing the Skull	74
Huka-lowapi - " Work-do removes the covering"	76
Huka-lowapi- Painting the Skull	78
Huka-lowapi - The Altar Complete	80
Singing Deeds of Valor	82
Crow Dog - Brule	84
Slow Bull's Wife	86
After the Snow	88
No Flesh - Ogalala	90
The Parley	92
Blue Horse - Ogalala	94
Drying Meat	96
Returned Scout - Ogalala	98
Good Day Woman - Ogalala	100
He Crow - Ogalala	102
Making Camp	104
Kills In Timber - Ogalala	106
Standing Bear - Ogalala	108
Little Hawk - Brule	110
Ring Thunder - Brule	112
Elk Boy - Ogalala	114
Spotted Elk - Brule	116
His Fights - Ogalala	118
A River Camp - Yanktonai	120
Gray Bear - Yanktonai	122
Yellow Horse - Yanktonai	124
Camp Life - Assiniboin	126
An Assiniboin Lodge	128
Long Fox - Assiniboin	130
Good Voice Hawk - Yanktonai	132
Flying Shield - Yanktonai	134
Winter-count - First Period	158
Winter-count- 1540	160
Winter-count - 1680	162
Winter-count - 1701-1727	164
Charge Crow - Yanktonai	180
Eagle Elk - Ogalala	182
Fast Thunder - Ogalala	184
Little Dog - Brule	186
Red Hawk - Ogalala	188
Yellow Hawk - Yanktonai	188

Portfolio 3

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Three
Medicine-man	plate no. 76
Ogalala war-party	plate no. 77
Two Strike	plate no. 78
Sioux chiefs	plate no. 79
Oasis in the Bad Lands	plate no. 80
Jack Red Cloud	plate no. 81
Hollow Horn Bear	plate no. 82
Sun dancer	plate no. 83
Slow Bull - Ogalala	plate no. 84
Brule war-party	plate no. 85
Gray day in the Bad Lands	plate no. 86
High Hawk	plate no. 87
Prairie chief	plate no. 88
Little Hawk	plate no. 89
Hukalowapi ceremony	plate no. 90
Prayer to the Mystery	plate no. 91
Fast Elk	plate no. 92
Sioux camp	plate no. 93
Ogalala woman	plate no. 94
In the land of the Sioux	plate no. 95
Ogalala girls	plate no. 96
Sioux girl	plate no. 97
Planning a raid	plate no. 98
Morning attack	plate no. 99
Heavy load - Sioux	plate no. 100
Black Eagle - Assiniboin	plate no. 101
Mosquito Hawk - Assiniboin	plate no. 102
Red Cloud - Ogalala	plate no. 103
Crazy Thunder - Ogalala	plate no. 104
Wood gatherer - Sioux	plate no. 105
Winter camp - Sioux	plate no. 106
Assiniboin camp	plate no. 107
American Horse - Ogalala	plate no. 108
Invocation - Sioux	plate no. 109
Mountain-sheep hunter - Sioux	plate no. 110
In the Bad Lands	plate no. 119

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.

Portfolio 6

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

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Seven

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
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

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.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Fifteen

Alphabet Used in Recording Indians Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
Southern California Shoshoneans	1
The Luisenos	5
The Cahuilla	21
The Dieguenos	37
Plateau Shoshoneans	53
The Mono	55
The Paviotso	66
The Washo	87
Mythology	99
Taqish	101
Suskia, the Giantess	103
Temet'awi', the Magic Hunter	105
The Creation	106
The Creation	110
The Creation	121
The Origin of People	128
Origin Myth	129
Origin Myth	134
Hainanu, the Transformer	135
Tavuu, the Transformer	143
Origin of the Belt of Orion	147
Origin of Pine-nuts and Death	148
Origin Myth	149
The Monster Bird	150
How the Animals Were Named	151
Tamalili and Goji	151
The Women Who Married Stars	154
Appendix	157
Tribal Summary	159
Vocabularies	173
Index	193

Portfolio 15

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

Portfolio 16

Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Seventeen

Illustrations	vii
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

Portfolio 17

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

Portfolio 18

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

Portfolio 19

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.

Portfolio 20

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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.

Vol. 3 Illustrations

Portfolio 3

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Three

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.

Portfolio 6

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