Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines

by Lewis Henry Morgan

INDEX.

A.

Abert, J. W., cited
Aboriginal history perverted
Acosta, J. de, cited
Adair, J., cited
Adobe houses, ruins of
mortar
Aleuts, communal dwellings
hospitality of the
Altars, Mound-Builders'
Amidas, P.
Ancient society, uniformity in the plan of
Anonymous Conqueror
Arroyo pueblo
Arickarees
Athenian tribes, coalescence of
Atolli
Aztec Confederacy
Aztecs, cremation among the
eating customs of the
extravagant accounts concerning the
governmental institutions of the
houses of the
social system of the

B.

Bachofen, Professor
Bancroft, H. H.
cited
Bandelier, A. F., cited
Barlow, Arthur
Bartram, John, cited
Brasseur de Bourbourg, C. E.

C.

Calpulli
Caribs, communal dwellings of the
houses of the
Carver, J., cited
Casa Cerrada or closed house
Castanyada, S. de N., cited
Catlin, G., cited
Champlain, S. de, cited
Chiapas, village of
Chickasas, gentes and phratries
Chilluckittequaw, hospitality of the
Chimneys, absence of
unknown in Yucatan and Central America
Chinooks, houses of the
Chocta, gentes and phratries
Chopunish, house of the
Cibola, Seven Cities of
site of the
Clahclellahs, houses of the
Clan, the Scottish
Clarke, J. S.
Clatsops, houses of the
Clavigero, F. S. cited
Columbus, Christopher
Communal dwellings
of tribes in Lower Status of barbarism
of tribes in savagery
of Village Indians of New Mexico
Communism among ancient Mexicans
in living
in relation to dwellings
Confederacies, origin of
Confederacy confined to a common language
Iroquois. See Iroquois Confederacy.
of the Aztecs
Creek
Dakota
Moki
Ottawa
the nearest analogue of nation
Copan grave posts
idols
Coronado, F. V., cited
Core used in the architecture of Yucatan
Cortez, F.
cited
Coues, E., cited
Creek Confederacy
Creek Indians, communal dwellings of the
Crees
Cremation among Mound-Builders
practice of, among the Aztecs
Mayas
Tlascalans
Crossman, Captain, cited
Culture periods
Curia, the Roman
Cutler, J. G.

D.

Dakota League
lodge described
Dakotans, communism of the
Dall, W. H., cited
Dankers, Jasper, cited
Delawares, communism of the
eating customs of the
hospitality of the
Descent in female line in archaic period
De Soto, Hernando, cited
Diaz, Bernal, cited
Dwellings, communal. See Communial dwellings.

E.

Earth works, object of the
size of the
Embankments as base of houses
Emory, General W. H., cited
Eskimos
Ethnic or culture periods
Exaggerations in the accounts of the ancient Mexicans.

F.

Feudalism, absence of in America
Food, joint ownership in
Foster, J. W.
Frontenac, L. de B.
Funeral practice, organization at.

G.

Galbraith, F. G.
Garcilasso de la Vega
Gardens, artificial
Gens, archaic form
as it exists among American aborigines
founded upon kin
intermarriage in, prohibited
Iroquois
rights, privileges, and obligations
number of persons in
rights, privileges, and obligations of
stages of development
the Greek
the Latin
the Sanskrit
Gentes and tribes formed by natural growth
Chickasas
Chocta
Dakotan
Iroquois, number of
list of
Maya
Mohegan
named after animals
Ojibwa
Omaha
similar in different tribes
Tlingit
transfer of, between phratries
Gentile organization
society distinguished from political
Gorman, S., cited
Government, growth of the idea of
plan of among American aborigines
stages in the development of
Governor's House
Granganimeo
Grave posts of chiefs
Greenbalgh
cited
Grenville, R.
Grijalva, J., cited
Guerra, C., cited
Gyneocracy among the Iroquois.

H.

Halls unknown in Indian architecture
Hayden, F. V.
Heckewelder, J. cited
Heffernan
Herrera, A. de, cited
Hiawatha
High-Bank pueblo described
Hindus, communal customs among the
Hospitality general among Indians of America
law of
of the Aleuts
Delawares
Indians of California
Mexico, Central and South America
Ohio
South America
Carolina
the Columbia
Northwest
Iroquois
Mandans
Mayas
Nez Perces
North Carolina Indians
Onondagas
Pimas
Southern Indians
tribes of the Missouri
Upper Mississippi
Village Indians of New Mexico
House architecture modified by climate
Household, number of persons in
House life of the Indians
of the Dwarf
Nuns at Uxmal
Old Woman
Pigeon
Turtle
Houses of Central America
capacity of the
of Indian tribes north of New Mexico
the Aztecs
California Indians
Caribs
Chinooks
Chopunish
Clahclellahs
Clatsops
Indians of Columbia Valley

Houses of the Kutchin
Makah Indians
Mandans and Minnetarees
Maricopas and Mohaves
Nyack Indians
Pueblo Taos
Uxmal
Village Indians
Virginia Indians
ruins of, in Yucatan and Central America
safe against Indian assault
Howitt, A. W., on Australian customs.

I.

Idols at Copan
Indian society unlike European
Indians, house life of the
of Mexico and Central America, communal dwellings of the
tenure of lands
New Mexico, communal dwellings of the
land customs of the
Northwest coast, communal dwellings of the
Peru, communism of the
Southern, communal dwellings of the
eating customs of the
Inheritance, customs of
Iroquois, communal dwellings of the
communion among
confederacy
cohesive principles of
democratic
founded on kinship
general features of the
origin of the
seat of the central tribes
Council, annual meeting of the
decisions of the
objects of the
eating customs of the
gens
rights, privileges, and obligations
gentes, number of the
list of the
hospitality of the
houses of the, described
lands of the
Long-House
migration of the
mother rights
number of, in existence
number of the
phratries
phratry, functions and uses
objects of the
sachemships of the
table of the
sachems, names bestowed upon
tribal epithets
government
war chiefs
Ives, J. C., cited.

J.

Jackson, W. H.
cited
Jaramillo, Juan, cited
Joliet, L.
Jones, S., cited
Jose, J.
Jus gentilicium.

K.

Kern
Kinship, rights and duties of, among the Aztecs
rights, duties, and obligations of
Kin the basis of gentes
Kootenays
Kutchin, houses of the.

L.

Lands, division of
of the Iroquois
ownership of, in common
severalty
of Village Indians, rights in
tenure of, among ancient Mexicans
Languages, stock, number of
great number of, among American aborigines
verbal, incapable of permanence
Lapham, J. A.
Las Casas, B. de, cited
Latin and Sabine gentes, coalescence of
Lewis and Clark, cited
Lintels of Pueblos of Mexico
wood and stone
Lolsel
Long-House of the Iroquois described
Onondaga described
symbol of the Iroquois Confederacy

M.

Maine
Maize indigenous to America
Makah Indians, houses of the
Mandan drying scaffolds
houses, interior of the
ladders
Mandans, communal dwellings of the
eating customs of the
hospitality of the
houses of the
Marcos, Friar
Male labor, first appearance of
Maricopas, houses of the
Marquette, J. cited
Marsh, O. C.
Maximilian, Prince
Mayas, communism in living
of the
cremation among
gentes of the
hospitality of the
of Yucatan
Meals, customs relating to
separation of the sexes at
Mexican houses, size of the
usually two stories high
land ownership, conclusions concerning
Mexicans, ancient inheritance among.

Mexican tribes, migration of the
Mexico, pueblo of
council-house
largest in America
Migration of the Iroquois
Migrations occur through physical causes
Miller, D. J. cited
Minnetarees, houses of the
Mishonginivi, pueblo of, described
Mitchell, H. L.
Mohaves, houses of the
Mohegan gentes and phratries
Moki confederacy
house, interior
Pueblos
Montezuma
a war chief
house of
Montezuma's dinner
palace
Mortar, use of among American Indians
Mound-Builders
arts and industries of the
circular enclosures of the
cremation among the
derived from Village Indians of New Mexico
earth-works, uses of
houses of the
in Middle Status of barbarism
migrations of the
migrations of, affected by climate
modification of house architecture
probable number of
probably derived from New Mexico
social organization of the
structure of, in Ohio
Mound, Grave Creek
Mounds at Mound City
Murphy, H. C.

N.

Nation, a coalition of tribes
National Assembly, functions of
Ncerchokioo
Nez Perces, hospitality of the
Norman, B. M., cited
Nyack Indians, houses of the.

O.

Ojibwa gentes
lodge, description of
Omaha gentes
Onondaga, Long-House of the, described
Onondagas, hospitality of the
Onondaga village described
Organization, social and governmental
Otoes
Ottawa confederacy
Ownership of lands in severalty.

P.

Palenque architecture
so-called palace of the
Parker William, a Seneca chief
Peru, tenure of lands in
Phrata of the Albanians
Phratric organization at funerals
Phratries, Chickasas
Chocta
composed of kindred gentes
Mohegan
of the Iroquois
Thinklit
Phratry, existence of the, in Mexico and Central America
in the military organization
Iroquois, functions and uses
objects of
marriage in the
older than the confederacy
the
Pimas, hospitality of the
Plant life in the Rocky Mountains
Pomeiock, village of, described
Powell, J. W.
Powers, Stephen, cited
Powhattan Village, communal dwellings of the
Prescott, W. H.
Pueblo of Chettro Kettle, size of the
Mexico
Pueblos, number of persons in
of North American, number of inhabitants
Yucatan and Central America, population of
size of

Q.

Quatmozin
Quelenes.

R.

Raleigh, Sir Walter
Religious beliefs
seclusion
Rights in lands among the Indians of Taos
Robertson, cited
Round towers
Ruins, east of the Rio Grande
in McElmo Canyon
the San Juan district
near base of Ute Mountain
in Mexico
of houses in New Mexico
the pueblo of Bonito
Hungo Pavie
Alto
Chettro Kettle
Penyasca Blanca
Pintado
Una Vida
Wejegi
Zayi
Arroyo
on the Animas River
outline plan
of

S.

Sachems of the Iroquois, names bestowed upon
Sachemships of the Iroquois Confederacy
table of

Sahagun, B. cited
Sandhill crane
San Juan district, ancient occupation of the
geographic relations of the
Valley, altitude of
Santo Domingo, pueblo of
Sauks, communal dwellings of the
Schulz, Carl
Secotan, village of, described
Seneca-Iroquois. See Iroquois.
Senel
Sept, the Irish
Shawnees, removal of the
Shoshones, hospitality of the
Sibley tent, aboriginal origin of the
Simpson, J. H.
cited
Sitgreave, L.
Shuyter, Peter, cited
Smet, P. J. de
Smith, John, cited
Social and governmental organization
Society, organization of
Sokulks, commercial dwellings of the
Spanish accounts of Aztec society
histories, how they should be regarded
Squire, E. G., cited
Squire and Davis, cited
Steck, M.
Stephens, J. L., cited
Stevenson, J.
Stevenson, Mrs. J., description of Zunyi, by
Stones of Pueblo dwellings
Swan, C.
Swan, J. G., cited
Symbol of the Iroquois Confederacy
Syndyasmian family.

T.

Taos, houses of
Indians, organization of
pueblo of described
Teepan, or official house of the tribe
Tenbroeck, cited
Teuchtli
Tlingit, gentes and phrates
Tiotohatton, size of
village of, described
Tlascalans, cremation among
the four lineages of the
Toques
Towers, round
Tribal government of the Iroquois
stages of
Tribe composed of gentes
functions and attributes of
the
Tribe, the characteristics of
Tribes and gentes continually forming
formed by natural growth
evolved from each other
in savagery, continual dwellings of
Tribute and tribute lands.

U.

Uxmal, Governor's House at
described
House of the Nuns at
ground plan
room described
structures of

V.

Vega, Garcillasso de la, cited
Village Indians, houses of the
of New Mexico, arts of
religious beliefs of
Voyage to New York in 1679-1680 by Dankers and Sluyter.

W.

Walker, F. A., on the Iroquois
Ward, J., cited
Whittlesry, C.
Wocoken, island of
Wolpi, pueblo of
Wright, A.
Wyth, J., cited.

Y.

Yucatan and Central American agriculture architecture confederacies general condition of the aborigines household life in Indians, condition and structures of languages of population of villages designed as fortresses ruins of houses in village life

Yzaes
Maya Indians of

Z.

Zaya, apartment in
architecture
ground plans of
ruins of
Zelsales
Zempoala described
Zunyi, pueblo of