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| The tribes and their habitat | [1] |
| The buffalo (Bison americanus) | [3] |
| Villages and forms of structures | [7] |
| Algonquian tribes | [8] |
| Ojibway | [8] |
| Cree | [17] |
| Cheyenne | [21] |
| Blackfoot confederacy | [25] |
| Arapaho | [33] |
| Sauk and Foxes | [37] |
| Illinois | [41] |
| Siouan tribes | [43] |
| Dakota-Assiniboin group | [44] |
| Mdewakanton | [45] |
| Wahpeton | [52] |
| Yanktonai | [54] |
| Yankton | [57] |
| Teton | [59] |
| Oglala | [63] |
| Assiniboin | [71] |
| Dhegiha group | [77] |
| Omaha | [77] |
| Ponca | [87] |
| Kansa | [89] |
| Osage | [98] |
| Quapaw | [108] |
| Chiwere group | [112] |
| Iowa | [113] |
| Oto | [114] |
| Missouri | [121] |
| Winnebago | [122] |
| Mandan | [122] |
| Hidatsa group | [140] |
| Hidatsa | [141] |
| Crows | [150] |
| Caddoan tribes | [155] |
| Pawnee | [155] |
| Arikara | [167] |
| Wichita | [179] |
| Waco | [181] |
| Caddo | [182] |
| Conclusion | [184] |
| Authorities cited | [186] |
| Synonymy | [193] |
| Explanation of plates | [194] |
| Index | [203] |
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