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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume One

Alphabet Used In Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Foreword	xi
General Introduction	xiii
Introduction to Volume One	xix
The Apache	1
Historical Sketch	3
Homeland and Life	13
Mythology	23
Medicine and Medicine-Men	35
The Jicarillas	51
Home and General Customs	53
Mythology	60
The Navaho	71
Home Life, Arts, and Beliefs	73
History	81
MYTHOLOGY	83
Ceremonies	116
Appendix	129
Tribal Summary	131
Southern Athapascan Comparative Vocabulary	139
Index	145

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.

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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Six

Alphabet Used In Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Piegan	1
General Description	3
Religion and Ceremonies	31
The Cheyenne	85
Historical Sketch	87
Tribal Organization	103
The Arapaho	135
Appendix	151
Tribal Summary	153
Arapaho Songs	160
Note on the Indian Music	165
Western Algonquian Comparative Vocabulary	167
Index	175

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.

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

Portfolio 8

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

Vol. 9 Illustrations
	Facing Page
In the Forest - Quinault	Frontispiece
Shores of Puget Sound	Facing page 4
Shores of Shoalwater Bay	6
On Shoalwater Bay	8
The Mouth of Quinault River	10
On Skokomish River	12
Cowichan Warrior	14
Quinault War Canoes	16
Shoalwater Bay Type	18
Shoalwater Bay Profile	20
Lahkeudup - Skokomish	22
Kalasetsah - Skokomish	24
Bahlkabuh - Skokomish	26
Yalqablu - Skokomish	28
Family Party - Puget Sound	30
Cowichan River	32
Qamutsun Village - Cowichan	34
Henipsum Village - Cowichan	36
Cowichan Woman	38
Primitive Dress - Quinault	40
Shell Ornaments - Quinault	42
Cowichan Houseframe	44
Cowichan Housefront	46
Puget Sound Camp	48
Settling the Net - Quinault	50
Lifting the Net - Quinault	52
Going for Clams - Quinault	54
Digging Clams - Puget Sound	56
Digging Skunk-cabbage Roots	58
Canoe Finishing - Quinault	60
Skokomish Baskets	Facing page 62
Basket Maker	64
Quinault Handiwork	66
Quinault Berry Picker	68
Looking up Cowichan River	70
Goat-hair Blanket	72
Warrior's Scalp Head-dress - Cowichan	74
Warrior's Feather Head-dress - Cowichan	76
Tsatsalaltsa - Quilcene	78
Lotsubelo - Quilcene	80
Gathering Tules - Cowichan	82
Tying the Bundle - Cowichan	84
The Head-strap - Cowichan	86
Homeward Bound - Cowichan	88
Drying Tules - Cowichan	90
Quinault Female Type	92
Quinault Female Profile	94
Kaktsamah - Cowlitz	96
River Canoes - Quinault	98
Quinault Canoes	100
River "Shovelnose" Canoes - Quinault	102
Quinault Girl	104
A Quinault Type	106
Carved Figure - Cowichan	108
A Mat Shelter - Skokomish	110
Tule Gatherers - Puget Sound	112
A Cowichan Mask	114
Masked Dancer - Cowichan	116
Still Life - Puget Sound	118
Grave House - Snohomish	120
On the River - Puget Sound	122
A Primitive Camp	124
On Quinault River	126
A Skokomish Camp	128
Watching for the Salmon - Quinault	130
Quinault Houses	132
Hop Pickers - Puget Sound	Facing page 134
Chimakum Woman	136
Chimakum Female Type	138
Chimakum Female Profile	140
Silto - Quilliute	142
Silto - Quilliute	144
Quilliute Girl	146
Hoh Type	148
Hoh Profile	150

Portfolio 9

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Nine
Primitive Quinault	plate no.293
Quinault female type	plate no. 294
Quinault female profile	plate no. 295
Mouth of Quinault River	plate no. 296
On Quinault River	plate no. 297
Hleastunuh – Skokomish	plate no. 298
Tsatsalatsa – Skokomish	plate no. 299
Chief's daughter – Skokomish	plate no. 300
Mat house – Skokomish	plate no. 301
Fishing camp – Skokomish	plate no. 302
Quilcene boy	plate no. 303
Lelehalt – Quilcene	plate no. 304
Suquamish woman	plate no. 305
Suquamish girl	plate no. 306
Squaxon matron	plate no. 307
Puget Sound type	plate no. 308
Puget Sound baskets	plate no. 309
Basket maker	plate no. 310
Basket carrier	plate no. 311
Evening on Puget Sound	plate no. 312
Mussel gatherer	plate no. 313
Princess Angeline	plate no. 314
Tule gatherer – Cowichan	plate no. 315
Sunset on Puget Sound	plate no. 316
Clam digger	plate no. 317
Homeward	plate no. 318
Snoqualmu type	plate no. 319
Lummi type	plate no. 320
Lummi woman	plate no. 321
Cowichan warrior	plate no. 322
Cowichan girl	plate no. 323
Spearing salmon – Cowichan	plate no. 324
Cowichan canoes	plate no. 325
Masked dancer – Cowichan	plate no. 326
Cowichan River	plate no. 327
Quamichan Lake	plate no. 328

Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

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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

Portfolio 12

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

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

Contents of Volume Fourteen

Illustrations	vii
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

Vol. 14 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Yokuts Baskets	Frontispiece
A Kato Woman	6
A Kato Matron	8
Tachahaqachile - Kato	10
A Wailaki Woman	14
A Wappo Matron	16
Old Woman in Mourning - Yuki	22
A Yuki Woman	26
Modern Yuki Cabin	26
Construction of a Tule Shelter - Upper Lake Pomo	28
Sherwood Valley Girl - Pomo	30
A Mixed-blood Coast Pomo	32
A Coast Pomo Man	34
On the Shores of Clear Lake	40
Koshonono - Pomo	42
An Eastern Pomo	44
A Pomo Camp	46
A Pomo Girl	48
A Coast Pomo	50
Eastern Pomo Woman	52
In the Tule Swamp - Upper Lake Pomo	56
Pomo Baskets	58
Pomo Baskets and Magnesite Beads	60
Cooking Acorns - Upper Lake Pomo	62
Tule Balsa on Clear Lake	64
Conception Rock near Ukiah - Pomo	66
Basket Used in Puberty Rites - Pomo	68
Pomo Dance Costume	70
A Summer Camp - Lake Pomo	74
On Russian River - Pomo	76
Summer Shelter - Lake Pomo	78
Coast Pomo with Feather Head-dress	80
Coast Pomo Bridal Costume	82
Gathering Tules - Lake Pomo	84
Gathering Seeds - Coast Pomo	86
Camp Under the Oaks - Lake Pomo	88
Pomo Mother and Child	90
On the Merced - Southern Miwok	92
A Southern Miwok	94>
A Southern Miwok - Profile	96
Sifting Basket - Southern Miwok	100
A Southern Miwok Youth	102
On the South Fork of Tule River	104
A Bowlder Milling-stone - Miwok	106
A Southern Miwok Woman	108
Otila - Maidu	110
A Maidu Woman	110
A Maidu Man	114
A Maidu Boy	116
Cradle-basket - Chukchansi Yokuts	118
A Chukchansi Woman	120
A Chukchansi Woman - Profile	122
A Yaudanchi Yokuts Woman	124
A Chukchansi Matron	130
A Chukchansi Yokuts Woman (a)	132
A Chukchansi Yokuts Woman (b)	134
A Chukchansi Head-man	136
A Chief - Chukchansi Yokuts	138
A Yauelmani Yokuts	140
Old Bob - Tachi Yokuts	142
A Chukchansi Yokuts	144
Jack Rowan - Chukchansi Yokuts	146
The Tule Pool - Southern Yokuts	152
A Gem of Basketry - Southern Yokuts	154
The Hunting Basket	156
The Pigeon-blind - Yokuts	158
Entrance to the Painted Cave	160
Looking out of the Painted Cave	166
Chukchansi Cradle-baskets	168
Yokuts Kitchen Utensils and Milling-stone	170
Rattlesnake Design in Yokuts Basketry	172
Animal Designs in Yokuts Basketry	174
Baskets in the Painted Cave - Yokuts	176
Among the Tules - Yokuts	178

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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Fourteen
Mitat – Wailaki	plate no. 472
Old "Ukiah" – Pomo	plate no. 473
Hunter - Lake Pomo	plate no. 474
Burden-basket – Pomo	plate no. 475
Mixed-blood Coast Pomo	plate no. 476
On the shores of Clear Lake	plate no. 477
Shatila – Pomo	plate no. 478
Summer camp - Lake Pomo	plate no. 479
Wild grapes – Pomo	plate no. 480
Gathering tules - Lake Pomo	plate no. 481
Pomo girl	plate no. 482
Coast Pomo woman	plate no. 483
Pomo seed-gathering utensils	plate no. 484
Pomo baskets, mortar, and pestle	plate no. 485
Pomo baskets, mortar, and pestle	plate no. 486
Fishing camp - Lake Pomo	plate no. 487
Aged Pomo woman	plate no. 488
Aged Pomo woman	plate no. 489
Wappo	plate no. 490
Wappo woman	plate no. 491
Otila – Maidu	plate no. 492
Miwok head-man	plate no. 493
Fishing-pool - Southern Miwok	plate no. 494
Southern Miwok	plate no. 495
Fisherman - Southern Miwok	plate no. 496
Chukchansi Yokuts	plate no. 497
Chukchansi Yokuts	plate no. 498
Art as old as the tree - southern Yokuts	plate no. 499
Rattlesnake design in Yokuts basketry	plate no. 500
By the pool - Tule River Reservation	plate no. 501
Yokuts basketry designs – A	plate no. 502
Yokuts basketry designs – B	plate no. 503
Chukchansi Yokuts type	plate no. 504
Chukchansi matron	plate no. 505
Quiet waters - Tule River Reservation	plate no. 506
Yaundanchi Yokuts woman	plate no. 507

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

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Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Sixteen

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

viii

Illustrations	ix
Introduction	xiii
The Tiwa	1
Isleta	3
Taos	27
The Keres	63
Cochiti	65
Santo Domingo	122
Acoma	169
Laguna	240
Appendix	249
Ancient Jemez Villages	251
Jemez Names for Indian Tribes	252
Cochiti Names for Indian Tribes	252
Taos Names of the Moons	252
Laguna Names of the Moons	253
Isleta Names for Indian Tribes	253
Isleta Relationship Terms	253
Taos Relationship Terms	254
Cochiti Relationship Terms	255
Laguna Relationship Terms	256
Laguna Villages	258
Laguna Names for Indian Tribes	258
Pueblo Population	259
native Names of Pueblos	260
Vocabularies	266
Index	283

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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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