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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Five

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
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

Vol. 5 Illustrations
	Facing Page
On the Banks of the Missouri	Frontispiece
Mandan Earthen Lodge	4
Crow's Heart - Mandan	6
Cutting Rushes - Mandan	8
Mandan Bull-boat	10
The Bather - Mandan	12
Buffalo-berry Gatherers - Mandan	14
Offering the Buffalo-skull - Mandan	16
Scattered Corn Woman - Mandan	18
Record of Custodians of a Turtle-drum - Mandan	21
Contents of Bundle of Numak-mahana - Mandan	22
The Sacred Turtles - Mandan	24
The Turtles, with Feather Adornment - Mandan	26
Numak-mahana	28
Buffalo Dance Costume - Mandan	30
Ready for Okipe Buffalo Dance - Mandan	32
Packs Wolf as Numak-mahana - Mandan	34
Buffalo Dancer - Mandan	36
Mandan Girl	40
In the Medicine-lodge - Arikara	60
Arikara Maiden	62
Ground Plan of Arikara Medicine-lodge	64
Arikara Medicine-lodge	66
The Altar - Arikara	68
Contents of Arikara Tribal Medicine Bundle	70
Arikara Corn Ceremony - Bearing out the Osiers	72
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Bears	74
Medicine Bundles - Arikara	76
Arikara Medicine Ceremony -Bear, Buffalo, and Night Men	78
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Buffalo	80
Bringing the Cedar - Arikara	82
Blessing the Children - Arikara	84
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - Night Men Dancing	86
"At the water's edge"	88
The Bear Emerges - Arikara	90
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Buffalo Dancing	92
The Brush-gatherers - Arikara	94
The Buffalo-medicine - Arikara	96
The Bear-medicine - Arikara	98
Prayer to the Cedar - Arikara	100
Atsina War-party	102
Atsina Camp Scene	104
Atsina Scalp Dance	106
Making a Travois - Atsina	108
A Gathering War-party - Atsina	110
Parfleches - Atsina	112
Atsina Fly Dance	114
Atsina Fly Dance - "Robes outstretched"	116
Atsina Crazy Dance - A Dancer Kisses the Grandfather	118
Atsina Crazy Dance - The Flight of Arrows	120
Atsina Crazy Dancers	122
Singing in the Crazy Dance	124
Incense - Atsina	126
The Pipe-bearer - Atsina	128
Travaux - Atsina	130
"Beside the stream"	132
The Halt - Atsina	134
Moving Camp - Atsina	136
Atsina Burial	138
Travelling Atsina	140
Rattles of Arikara Bear Medicine-men	142
Dancing into the Medicine-lodge - Arikara	144
Keeper of a Medicine Bundle - Arikara	146
Arikara Woman	148
Arikara Summer Home	150
Camp Gossips - Atsina	152
Atsina Burial-ground	154
Singing to the Cedar - Arikara	170
Atsina Maiden	172
Curly Head - Atsina	174
Three White Cows - Atsina	178
Red Star - Atsina	180
Crow Ghost - Arikara	182
Cuts Tether - Atsina	182
Running Fisher - Atsina	184
White And Yellow Cow - Atsina	186

Portfolio 5

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Five
Yellow Owl – Mandan	plate no. 148
Spotted Bull – Mandan	plate no. 149
Bear's Belly – Arikara	plate no. 150
Four Horns – Arikara	plate no. 151
White Shield – Arikara	plate no. 152
Sitting Bear – Arikara	plate no. 153
Bear's Teeth – Arikara	plate no. 154
Little Sioux – Arikara	plate no. 155
Bull Neck – Arikara	plate no. 156
Arikara medicine fraternity	plate no. 157
Arikara medicine ceremony - Dance of the fraternity	plate no. 158
Announcement – Arikara	plate no. 159
Rush gatherer – Arikara	plate no. 160
Arikara medicine ceremony - The Bears	plate no. 161
Arikara medicine ceremony - Dance of the black-tail deer	plate no. 162
Arikara medicine ceremony - The Ducks	plate no. 163
Arikara medicine fraternity - The prayer	plate no. 164
Arikara gir	plate no. 165
Arikara chief	plate no. 166
No Bear – Atsina	plate no. 167
Eagle Child – Atsina	plate no. 168
Land of the Atsina	plate no. 169
Horse Capture – Atsina	plate no. 170
Assiniboin boy – Atsina	plate no. 171
Assiniboin boy – Atsina	plate no. 172
On the war-path – Atsina	plate no. 173
Red Whip – Atsina	plate no. 174
Atsina camp	plate no. 175
Scout – Atsina	plate no. 176
Head-dress – Atsina	plate no. 177
War-party's farewell – Atsina	plate no. 178
Atsina warriors	plate no. 179
Lone Flag – Atsina	plate no. 180
Awaiting the scouts' return – Atsina	plate no. 181
Scout's report – Atsina	plate no. 182
Otter Robe – Atsina	plate no. 183

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

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.

Portfolio 7

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.

Portfolio 9

Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

Portfolio 10

Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

Portfolio 11

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.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Thirteen

Illustrations	vii
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

Portfolio 13

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

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

Portfolio 15

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.

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

Vol. 17 Illustrations
	Facing Page
The cliff-dweller	Frontispiece
A San Juan home	4
A San Juan man	6
Tse-ka - "Douglas Spruce Leaf", cacique of San Juan	8
Good luck dance by San Juan hunters	10
Shrine of Yellow Cloud Man on Tsikumupi - Tewa	12
Winnowing wheat - San Juan	14
Firing pottery - Santa Clara	16
Santa Clara and the Rio Grande	18
A San Juan farmhouse	20
The harvest - San Juan	22
Tewa dance - costume	24
Cleaning wheat - San Juan	26
A kiva at Santa Clara	28
Puye	30
Cave-dwellings at Puye	32
Ruins on the mesa at Puye	34
Oyegi-aye - "Frost Moving", Santa Clara governor	36
Peach harvest - San Ildefonso	38
Pojoaque	40
By the old well at San Juan	42
Tewa war-god effigies	44
San Ildefonso women	46
In Santa Clara	48
Ko-pi - "Buffalo Mountain" - San Juan	50
Okuwa-tsire - "Cloud Bird" - San Ildefonso	52
Eagle dancer - San Ildefonso	54
Tablita woman dancer - San Ildefonso	56
Oyi-sawi - "Ice Terrace" - Santa Clara	58
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - A	60
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - B	62
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - C	64
Tablita dancers returning to the kiva - San Ildefonso	66
Tablita dancers at the kiva - San Ildefonso	68
Tablita dancers - San Ildefonso	70
A kiva at Nambe	72
Yan-tse - "Willow Yellow" - Nambe	74
Pose-aye - "Dew Moving", profile - Nambe	76
Pose-aye - "Dew Moving" - Nambe	78
Fo-e - "Snow Child" - Santa Clara	80
Zuñi	84
Corn Mountain	86
Onate's inscription	88
Monastery and church at Hawikuh	90
Hawikuh - A	92
Hawikuh - B	94
A Zuñi house shrine	96
Zuñi village at Ojo Caliente	98
Zuñi gardens	100
Zuñi pottery	102
A Zuñi doorway	104
Boy and girl columns at Corn Mountain - Zuñi	106
Ruins on Corn Mountain - Zuñi	108
Zuñi water carriers	110
Shiwawatiwa - Zuñi	112
Zuñi ornaments	114
Siyotiwa, Zuñi kyaqimassi	116
A Zuñi girl	118
Laitsanyasitsa - Zuñi	120
A Zuñi man	122
A Zuñi governor	124
Kuse-pi - "Rock-purple Mountain" - San Juan	126
A San Juan matron	128
Yan-tsire - "Willow Bird" - San Ildefonso	130
Povi-yemo - "Flower Falling" - San Ildefonso	132
Agoyo-aye - "Star Moving" - San Ildefonso	134
A Nambe girl	136
Kwaa-Povi - "Bead Flower" - Nambe	138
Mowa - "Shining Light" - Nambe	140
A Santa Clara man	142
Agoyo-tsa - "Star White" - Santa Clara	144
Tambe - "Drum" - Santa Clara	146
A Tesuque ancient	148
Shrine and effigies of the elder war-god on Corn Mountain - Zuñi	150

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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Seventeen
Sentinel - San Ildefonso	plate no. 580
Povi-Tamu ("Flower Morning") - San Ildefonso	plate no. 581
Okuwa-tse ("Cloud Yellow") - San Ildefonso	plate no. 582
On the Rio Grande - San Ildefonso	plate no. 583
Kiva stairs, San Ildefonso	plate no. 584
Fruit gatherer - San Ildefonso	plate no. 585
Offering - San Ildefonso	plate no. 586
San Ildefonso pottery	plate no. 587
Tablita dancers and singers - San Ildefonso	plate no. 588
In San Ildefonso	plate no. 589
Girl and jar - San Ildefonso	plate no. 590
In the gray morning - San Ildefonso	plate no. 591
Offering to the sun - San Ildefonso	plate no. 592
From the threshing floor - San Juan	plate no. 593
Washing wheat - San Juan	plate no. 594
Street scene at San Juan	plate no. 595
Ambrosio Martinez - San Juan	plate no. 596
San Juan pottery	plate no. 597
Gossiping - San Juan	plate no. 598
Offering at the waterfall – Nambe	plate no. 599
Tesuque buffalo dancers	plate no. 600
Oyi (Duck White), summer cacique of Santa Clara	plate no. 601
Potter - Santa Clara	plate no. 602
Pottery burners at Santa Clara	plate no. 603
Inscription rock	plate no. 604
Zuni street scene	plate no. 605
Grinding medicine – Zuni	plate no. 606
Zuni governor	plate no. 607
Load of fuel – Zuni	plate no. 608
Terraced houses of Zuni	plate no. 609
Zuni girls at the river	plate no. 610
Lutakawi, Zuni Governor	plate no. 611
Waihusiwa, a Zuni kyaqimassi	plate no. 612
Zuni girl	plate no. 613
Zuni woman	plate no. 614
Corner of Zuni	plate no. 615

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

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.

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Portfolio 2

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Two

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Portfolio 3

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Portfolio 4

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