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.

Vol. 2 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Yuma girl	Frontispiece
Author's camp, Walapai-land	x
Palo verde	xii
Pima-land	2
Gathering cactus fruit - Pima	4
A Pima home	6
Antonio Azul -Pima	8
Pima burial grounds	10
Pima granaries	12
Ceremonial Ki - Pima	14
Gathering arrow-brush - Pima	16
Joseph Head - Pima	18
Isevik-Pima	20
Casa grande ruin	22
Casa grande ruin	24
Papago kitchen	26
Mission San Xavier del Bac	28
Hokak - Papago	30
Kiho carrier - Qahatka	32
Papago burial	34
Papago matron	36
The Papago potter	38
Papago primitive home	38a
Hasen harvest - Qahtlka	40
Qahatlka village scene	42
Qahatika man	44
Qahatlka home	44a
Mohave child	46
The Mohave	48
Primitive Mohave	50
Sholya - Mohave girl	52
Stone maze	54
Mohave still life	56
Mohave potter	58
Primitive transportation - Mohave	60
Chacha - Mohave	60a
Yuma maiden	62
A Yuma house	64
A Yuma type	66
Hapchach - Yuma	68
A Yuma home	70
A Yuma	72
Mohave home construction	74
An old Mohave	76
Hipah - Mohave	78
Mohave mother	78a
Fruit gatherer - Maricopa	80
Maricopa woman mealing	82
Hipdh - Maricopa	84
Maricopa still life	86
Harvesting cactus fruit - Maricopa	88
Havachach Weaving - Maricopa	88a
Walapai winter camp	90
Ta'thamiche - Walapai	92
Walapai hunter	94
Nerije - Walapai	94a
The canon walls - Havasupai	96
Havasupai basket maker	98
Havasupai matron	100
Havasupai cliff dwelling	102
Walathoma - Havasupai	102a
Apache-Mohave homes	104
An Apache-Mohave woman	106
Gathering Haisn - Qahtka	108
A Papago	110
Mohave man	112
Yaqui girl	114
Gathering arrow-brush - Maricopa	116
Maricopa group	118
Maricopa water girl	120
Qahatika matron	122
Stone maze	124
Stone maze	126
Tokopala - Walapai	128
Maricopa house	130

Portfolio 2

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Two
Saguaro harvest - Pima	plate no. 40
Pima baskets	plate no. 41
Kaviu - Pima	plate no. 42
Burden-bearer - Pima	plate no. 43
The Pima woman	plate no. 44
Pima ki	plate no. 45
Pima matron	plate no. 46
Chijako - Pima	plate no. 47
Papago girl	plate no. 48
Gathering hanamh - Papago	plate no. 49
Carlos Rios - Papago chief	plate no. 50
Facade - San Xavier del Bac Mission	plate no. 51
Portal - San Xavier del Bac Mission	plate no. 52
Luzi - Papago	plate no. 53
Qahatika water girl	plate no. 54
Resting in the harvest field - Qahatika	plate no. 55
Qahatika girl	plate no. 56
Mohave chief	plate no. 57
Mohave water carrier	plate no. 58
Judith - Mohave	plate no. 59
Quniaika - Mohave	plate no. 60
Mosa - Mohave	plate no. 61
Yuma	plate no. 62
Hwalya - Yuma	plate no. 63
Havachachi - Maricopa	plate no. 64
Maricopa girl	plate no. 65
Mat Stams - Maricopa	plate no. 66
Hipah with arrow-brush - Maricopa	plate no. 67
By the canal - Maricopa	plate no. 68
Saguaro fruit-gatherers - Maricopa	plate no. 69
Pakit - Maricopa	plate no. 70
Captain Charley - Maricopa	plate no. 71
Captain Charley - Maricopa	plate no. 72
Pachilawa - Walapai chief	plate no. 73
Tonovige - Havasupai	plate no. 74
Getting water - Havasupai	plate no. 75

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

Portfolio 3

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

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Four

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Apsaroke, or Crows	1
General Characteristics	3
Tribal Organization	8
Arts	20
Social Customs - Daily Life	23
Historical Sketch	38
Religion and Ceremonies	52
War and the Chase	83
Myth and Legend	116
The Hidatsa	127
Tradition, Habitat, and Customs	129
Religious Beliefs and Ceremonies	143
Myth and Legend	162
Appendix	173
Tribal Summary	175
Hidatsa Songs	186
Apsaroke and Hidatsa Comparative Vocabulary	189
Biographical Sketches	197
Index	213

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.

Portfolio 7

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

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

Portfolio 8

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

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.

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

Portfolio 11

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

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.

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

Portfolio 14

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.

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

Portfolio 15

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

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

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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

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

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Eighteen

Illustrations	vii
Alphabet Used in Recording Indians Terms	x
Introduction	xi
The Chipewyan	1
The Western Woods Cree	53
The Sarsi	89
Mythology	123
Be-tsune-yenehlshai, His Grandmother She-reared-him	125
Bozeli-aze, Powerless Small	126
Tseqi Tsatsane Hehohl'ai, Woman Copper She-found	127
The First Beavers	128
Dza-ghal-iaze, Lower-leg Trembles Little	128
Da-tsa-thi, Beak Excrement [Raven] Head	129
Niyanimis Overcomes Cold	129
Origin of the Sun Dance	131
Some Adventures of Wisakechahk, The Trickster	132
Isqeu Ka-napeu Isihut, Woman Like-man Dressed	133
The Chief's Son Who Wanted an Otter-skin	134
Missu-ghunnisagha, His-grandmother Reared-him	136
The Girl Who Married a Star	140
The Creation	141
Sarsi Migration Myth	141
His Brother Chopped the Tree Down with Him in the Water	141
Natuusughu-sitinne, Snake Sleeping	143
Appendix	145
Tribal Summary	147
Vocabularies	199
Chipewyan	201
Cree	205
Sarsi	210
Northern Assiniboin	214
Index	219

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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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