CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER I.—§ 1. The Algonkin Stock | [ 9] |
| Scheme of its Dialects.—Probable Primitive Location. | |
| § 2. The Iroquis Stock | [ 13] |
| The Susquehannocks—The Hurons—The Cherokees. | |
CHAPTER II.—The Wapanachki or Eastern Algonkin Confederacy | [ 19] |
| The Confederated Tribes—The Mohegans—The Nanticokes.—The Conoys. —The Shawnees.—The Saponies.—The Assiwikalees. | |
CHAPTER III.—The Lenape or Delawares | [ 33] |
| Derivation of the Name Lenape.—The Three Sub-Tribes: the Minsi or Wolf, the Unami or Turtle, and the Unalachtgo or Turkey Tribes.—Their Totems.—The New Jersey Tribes: the Wapings, Sanhicans and Mantas.—Political Constitution of the Lenape.—Vegetable Food Resources.—Domestic Architecture.—Manufactures.—Paints and Dyes.—Dogs.— Interments.—Computation of Time.—Picture Writing.— Record Sticks.—Moral and Mental Character.—Religious Belief.—Doctrine of the Soul.—The Native Priests.— Religious Ceremonies. | |
CHAPTER IV.—The Literature and Language of the Lenape | [ 74] |
| § 1. Literature of the Lenape Tongue.— Campanius; Penn; Thomas; Zeisberger; Heckewelder; Roth; Ettwem; Grube; Dencke; Luckenbach; Henry; Vocabularies; a Native Letter. | |
| § 2. General Remarks on the Lenape. § 3. Dialects of the Lenape. § 4. Special Structure of the Lenape.—The Root and the Theme; Prefixes; Suffixes; Derivatives; Grammatical Notes. | |
CHAPTER V.—Historical Sketches of the Lenape | [109] |
| § 1. The Lenape as "Women." § 2. Recent Migrations of the Lenape. § 3. Missionary Efforts in the Provinces of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. | |
CHAPTER VI.—Myths and Traditions of the Lenape | [130] |
| Cosmogonical and Culture Myths.—The Culture-hero, Michabo.—Myths from Lindstrom, Ettwein, Jasper Donkers, Zeisberger.—Native Symbolism—The Saturnian Age.—Mohegan Cosmogony and Migration Myth. | |
| National Traditions.—Beatty's Account.—The Number Seven.— Heckewelder's Account.—Prehistoric Migrations.—Shawnee Legend.—Lenape Legend of the Naked Bear. | |
CHAPTER VII.—The Walam Olum: Its Origin, Authenticity and Contents | [148] |
| Biographical Sketch of Rafinesque.—Value of his Writings.— His account of the Walum Olum.—Was it a Forgery?— Rafinesque's Character.—The Text Pronounced Genuine by Native Delawares.—Conclusion Reached. | |
| Phonetic System of the Walum Olum.—Metrical Form.— Pictographic System—Derivation and Precise Meaning of Walum Olum.—The MS of the Walum Olum.—General Synopsis of the Walum Olum—Synopsis of its Parts. | |
THE WALUM OLUM.—Original Text and Translation | [169] |
Notes | [219] |
| Vocabulary | [233] |
| Appendix | [255] |
| Index of Authors | [257] |
| Index of Subjects | [259] |
THE LENAPE AND THEIR LEGENDS.
CHAPTER I.
§ 1. The Algonkin Stock.