CONTENTS

Part One
MY INDIAN CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER PAGE
I."The Pitiful Last"[1]
II.Early Hardships[9]
III.An Indian Sugar Camp[19]
IV.Games and Sports[26]
V.An Indian Boy's Training[37]
VI.The Boy Hunter[48]
VII.Evening in the Lodge[58]
Part Two
STORIES OF REAL INDIANS
I.Winona's Childhood[75]
II.Winona's Girlhood[83]
III.A Midsummer Feast[93]
IV.The Faithfulness of Long Ears[103]
V.Snana's Fawn[118]
VI.Hakadah's First Offering[131]
VII.The Grave of the Dog[145]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Snana called loudly to her companion turnip-diggers [ Frontispiece]
So he bravely jumped upon the nest PAGE [32]
"Oh, what nice claws he has, uncle!" I exclaimed eagerly [ 69]
He began to sing a dirge for him [ 140]

PART ONE

MY INDIAN CHILDHOOD

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