| [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [V] [W] | |
|---|---|
| A | |
| Page | |
| ABORTION, means used to produce | [521] |
| ACCOUNTS, method of keeping | [420]-421 |
| ADOPTION OF CAPTIVES | [552] |
| ADULTERY, punishment of | [482] |
| See also INFIDELITY | |
| ADVANCEMENT OF TRIBES | [579]-580 |
| AGED PEOPLE, treatment of | [422], [443]-444, [576]-577 |
| AGRICULTURE— | |
| among the Missouri Indians | [463]-464 |
| claim to land based on | [477] |
| need of | [543] |
| of the Plains tribes | [407] |
| AMERICAN FUR COMPANY, traders of | [621] |
| AMPUTATION, practice of | [427]-428 |
| ANIMAL LIFE, of the upper Missouri | [410]-412 |
| ANIMAL SYMBOLS, use of | [412] |
| ANIMALS— | |
| belief concerning | [487] |
| custom regarding killing of | [412] |
| list of, used for food | [583] |
| ANNUITIES, distribution of | [473] |
| ANTELOPE, hunting of | [535] |
| ANTIQUITIES, absence of | [413], [414] |
| ARIKARA— | |
| migration of | [405] |
| pottery of | [413] |
| ARROW AND BOW, used in buffalo hunting | [542] |
| ARROWS, game played with | [570] |
| ASSINBOIN INDIANS— | |
| advancement of | [579]-580 |
| attitude of, toward debts | [476] |
| character of | [459] |
| characteristics of | [397], [468] |
| discussion of method of dealing with | [470]-474 |
| etymologic interpretations of the name | [381] |
| intellectual capacity of | [593]-602 |
| intertribal relations of | [403]-404 |
| names of | [396] |
| origin of | [395] |
| progress of | [620]-623 |
| strength of, compared with white man's | [529] |
| territory occupied by | [396]-397 |
| traditional origin of | [382] |
| ATONEMENT, no conception of | [490] |
| AUDUBON, assisted by Denig | [381] |
| B | |
| BAD ANIMAL, Assiniboin war leader, | [402] |
| BALL GAME, described | [565]-566 |
| BAND, composition of | [431] |
| BEADS— | |
| use of | [590] |
| BEAR— | |
| claws of, worn as necklace | [553] |
| dead, invocations to | [499]-500 |
| killing of | [537]-538 |
| BEARD— | |
| extraction of | [593] |
| BEAVER, trapping of | [411], [538] |
| BELIEFS— | |
| concerning animals | [487] |
| concerning astronomy | [414]-418 |
| concerning crime | [479]-483 |
| concerning future life | [418] |
| concerning Great Spirit | [397] |
| concerning prehistoric annuals | [412] |
| concerning territorial rights | [476]-478 |
| concerning the earth | [406] |
| BETTING, on races | [566] |
| BIRDS— | |
| list of, eaten by Indians | [583] |
| BLACK ROOT, medicinal use of | [425]-426 |
| BLACKFEET, migration of | [405]-406 |
| BLEEDING, practice of | [426] |
| BLUE THUNDER, Assiniboin warrior | [402] |
| BODY PAINTING, for the dance | [559], [562] |
| BONES— | |
| of prehistoric animals | [411]-412 |
| of the dead, reinterred | [574]-575 |
| BOW AND ABROW, use of | [542], [555] |
| BOWL GAME, description of | [567]-569 |
| BOYS, ASSINOBOIN, characteristics of | [444] |
| BRAVERY, exhibition of | [550] |
| BRAVES' DANCE, described | [558]-560 |
| BUFFALO— | |
| as food | [581]-582 |
| discussion of destruction of | [460]-462 |
| hunting of | [530]-536 |
| importance of | [410]-411 |
| parts of, eaten raw | [581] |
| See also GAME; HUNTING | |
| BULLS' DANCE, described | [532] |
| BULL'S DRY BONES, doctor and soothsayer | [422] |
| BURIAL CUSTOMS | [570]-576 |
| BURIAL MOUNDS, absence of | [573] |
| BURIALS— | |
| in lodge | [573] |
| in sitting position | [573], [574] |
| on hilltop | [572] |
| orientation in | [572], [573] |
| scaffold or tree | [493], [571], [572], [574] |
| See also GRAVES | |
| C | |
| CALUMET, ceremonial use of | [446]-447 |
| CAMP— | |
| Indian life in | [508]-510 |
| organization of | [440]-446 |
| CANNIBALISM, in time of famine | [523], [534] |
| CANOE INDIANS, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| CANOES— | |
| use of | [579] |
| CAPACITY, INTELLECTUAL, of the Indian | [593]-602 |
| CAPTIVES, treatment of | [551], [552], [553] |
| CATAMENIAL CUSTOMS | [524] |
| CHARMS— | |
| animal symbols used as | [412] |
| belief in | [495] |
| CHASTITY— | |
| attitude toward violation of | [482] |
| of captives, violation of | [553] |
| See also ADULTERY; VIRGINITY | |
| CHIEFS— | |
| authority of | [622] |
| duties of | [431]-432, [441] |
| See also HEAD CHIEF; WAR CHIEF | |
| CHIEFTAINSHIP— | |
| settlement of | [432]-433, [435] |
| succession in | [449] |
| CHILD BEARING, age of | [513] |
| CHILDBIRTH, customs connected with | [429], [516]-517 |
| CHILDREN— | |
| behavior of | [520] |
| care of | [444] |
| correction of | [620] |
| customs concerning | [519] |
| grief over loss of | [573] |
| male, most desirable | [521] |
| mortality among | [513] |
| orphan, care of | [576] |
| torture of, as captives | [551], [552] |
| CLAN TOTEMS, absence of | [435] |
| CLANS, of the Upper Missouri Indians | [434]-435 |
| CLIMATE | |
| of the Upper Missouri | [410] |
| CLOTHING | |
| cost of | [585]-588 |
| decorated with hair | [560] |
| made of skins | [504], [506] |
| of men | [585]-586 |
| of the Assiniboin | [464]-465, [584]-590 |
| of women | [587]-588 |
| renewal of | [588] |
| worn while sleeping | [590] |
| See also COSTUMES | |
| COLUMBIA FUR COMPANY, traders of | [621] |
| COMMERCE, effect of, on Indian | [464], [485], [621]-623 |
| See also TRADE; TRADERS | |
| CONJURORS. See DOCTORS | |
| COOKING, methods of, | [582] |
| COSTUME | |
| of warriors | [548], [552]-554 |
| worn at Bulls' dance | [562] |
| worn at Fox dance | [561] |
| worn at Soldiers' dance | [563] |
| COUNCIL, description of | [436]-440, [446]-448 |
| COUNCIL LODGE, diagram of | [437] |
| COUNCILS, discussion of | [451] |
| COUNTING, system of | [418]-420 |
| COUP, counting of | [560] |
| COURTSHIP, customs of | [510]-511 |
| CRADLE BOARDS, use of | [519]-520 |
| CRAZY BEAR, Chief | |
| account of | [401] |
| made head chief | [431] |
| speech of | [597]-599 |
| CREATOR, conception of | [486] |
| CREDIT, among the Indians | [459] |
| CRIME | |
| beliefs concerning | [479]-483 |
| Indian conception of | [483] |
| punishment of | [448], [452], [455] |
| See also RETALIATION | |
| CROW DANCE, described | [584] |
| CROW INDIANS | |
| amputation practiced by | [427] |
| crime among | [454] |
| dress of | [587], [588] |
| treatment by, of captives | [551], [552] |
| D | |
| DANCES | |
| description of | [556]-565 |
| love making at | [558] |
| purpose served by | [556], [557], [563], [564]-565 |
| DEATHS, causes of | [478] |
| See also BURIAL CUSTOMS; MOURNING CUSTOMS | |
| DEBTS, payment of | [459] |
| DECORATION— | |
| See also ORNAMENTS | |
| DEER hunting of | [536] |
| DENIG, E.T.— | |
| ancestry of | [383]-384 |
| brief account of life of | [380]-381 |
| character of | [382] |
| Indian name of | [386] |
| tribes described by | [379] |
| DE SMET, REV. G.I.— | |
| acknowledgment by, to Denig | [386] |
| object of correspondence with | [467] |
| DESTRUCTION— | |
| rarity of | [425] |
| DIVINING DANCE, briefly described | [564] |
| DIVINING MAN | |
| application of the term | [494] |
| dress of | [586] |
| See also DOCTORS; PRIESTS | |
| DIVORCE, right of | [512] |
| DOCTORING, See MEDICINE | |
| DOCTORS— | |
| activities of | [443] |
| character of | [492] |
| fear of | [485] |
| office of | [492-493] |
| payment to | [423], [424] |
| See also DIVINING MAN; PRIESTS | |
| DOGS | |
| ceremonial eating of | [489, 491] |
| feast on, at soldiers' dance | [563] |
| DREAMS— | |
| beliefs concerning | [494-495] |
| symbols adopted after | [412] |
| DRESS, See CLOTHING, COSTUMES | |
| DRUMS, described | [619] |
| DUCK DANCE, described | [562] |
| DYESTUFFS, native | [591] |
| E | |
| EAGLE FEATHERS— | |
| badge of distinction | [449] |
| value of | [589] |
| EARTH, beliefs concerning the | [414] |
| EARTH LODGES, construction of | [579] |
| ECLIPSE, beliefs concerning | [415] |
| EDUCATION, discussion of need of | [466]-470 |
| ELK, hunting of | [537] |
| ELK HORNS, mound of | [398] |
| ELK TEETH, value of | [589] |
| ERMINE SKINS, value of | [589] |
| EXCHANGE, no medium of | [420] |
| EYESIGHT, acuteness of | [527-528] |
| F | |
| FABLES, of the Assiniboin | [609-617] |
| FACIAL PAINTING | |
| for burial | [570] |
| for the dance | [557], [563] |
| for war | [554] |
| FAMILY LIFE, of the Assiniboin | [503-508] |
| FASTING | |
| in time of scarcity | [509] |
| object of | [489-490] |
| FATHER-IN-LAW TABOO | [503-504] |
| FEASTING, IN TIME OF PLENTY | [509] |
| FEATHERS, eagle | |
| a mark of rank | [553] |
| value of | [589] |
| FETISHES— | |
| belief in | [495] |
| See also CHARMS | |
| FEUDS, the result of murder | [453] |
| See also RETALIATION; REVENGE | |
| FIREARMS— | |
| importance of | [466] |
| valued highly | [555] |
| See also GUNS | |
| FIRST-WHO-FLIES, account of | [401-402] |
| FISHING, among Upper Missouri Indians | [544], [582] |
| FLUTE, use of | [512] |
| FOOD— | |
| animal, of the Upper Missouri Indian | [581]-582 |
| of the Plains tribes | [407]-408 |
| quantities of, consumed | [509] |
| FOOT RACES, popularity of | [566] |
| FORT BENTON, a trading point | [407] |
| FORT BERTHOLD, a trading point | [407] |
| FORT CLARKE, a trading point | [407] |
| FORT PIERRE, a trading point | [407] |
| FORT UNION— | |
| a trading point | [407] |
| described by Denig | [381] |
| FOX DANCE, described | [561] |
| trapping of | [538-539] |
| FUR TRADE, See TRADE; COMMERCE | |
| FUTURE LIFE, belief in | [418] |
| G | |
| GAMBLING— | |
| among women | [569]-570 |
| games used for | [567]-570 |
| infatuation for | [567] |
| losses in | [569] |
| See also BETTING | |
| GAME— | |
| abundance of | [460] |
| discussion of diminution of | [460]-630 |
| division of, after hunt | [456], [531], [533]-534, [539] |
| laws regarding | [455]-456 |
| of the upper Missouri | [410]-411 |
| GAMES, of the Indians | [565]-566 |
| GENS DES CANOTS, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GENS DES FILLES, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GENS DES ROCHES, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GENS DU GAUCHE, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GENS DU LAC, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GENS DU NORD, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| GHOSTS, beliefs concerning | [493], [494] |
| GIFTS— | |
| compensation expected for | [600] |
| for treatment of the sick | [424] |
| return of | [475] |
| GIRLS, ASSINIBOIN, characteristics of | [444] |
| GOVERNMENT, Assiniboin | [435], [445]-446 |
| See also CHIEFS, CHIEFTAINSHIP, TRIBAL ORGANIZATION | |
| GRAVES— | |
| not marked | [572], [576] |
| GRAZING, on the plains | [408] |
| GREETINGS, of the Indians | [524] |
| GROS VENTRES— | |
| ceremonial scarification of | [490] |
| self-torture of | [522] |
| women and children spared by | [551] |
| GROS VENTRES OF THE PRAIRIE— | |
| migration of | [405] |
| once Arapaho | [405] |
| GUNS, manner of using | [555] |
| H | |
| HABITAT, of the Assiniboin | [406-410] |
| HAIR— | |
| symbolism of, when decorating clothing | [560] |
| HAIRDRESSING | [554] |
| HANDGAME, description of | [569] |
| HAYDEN, F.V.— | |
| Denig manuscript used by | [380] |
| Denig's vocabulary mentioned by | [382] |
| HEAD CHIEF, duties of | [441] |
| HORSE RACES, trickery in | [566] |
| HORSES— | |
| a cause of warfare | [470] |
| disposal of, at owner's death | [479] |
| introduction of | [412] |
| sacrifice of | [491] |
| stolen by war party | [547] |
| value of | [471] |
| wealth estimated by | [474] |
| HOSPITALITY, INDIAN— | |
| affairs settled through | [514] |
| discussion of | [513-515] |
| self-interest in | [515] |
| HUDSON BAY COMPANY | |
| custom of | [594] |
| ruse practiced | [595] |
| HUNTER— | |
| dress of | [586] |
| precarious life of | [504] |
| HUNTING— | |
| instruction in | [542] |
| laws connected with | [455] |
| season for | [539] |
| HUNTING CUSTOMS | [444-445, 504, 530-543] |
| HYDROPHOBIA, remedy for | [426] |
| I | |
| IDOLS, use of | [497] |
| IMMORTALITY, belief In | [418, 498-499] |
| IMPLEMENTS, of the upper Missouri tribes | [398, 414] |
| INDIAN AGENTS, discussion of office of | [473-474] |
| INDIAN DANCES, See DANCES | |
| INDIAN SCHOOLS, urgent need of | [466-470] |
| INDIAN SONGS, See SONGS | |
| INFANTICIDE, a common custom | [521] |
| INFIDELITY, punishment for | [504-505] |
| INHERITANCE, among the Assiniboin | [478-479] |
| INTERMARRIAGE, with whites | [625] |
| IRON ARROW POINT, CHIEF, mention of | [573] |
| J | |
| JUGGLERY, fear inspired by | [528] |
| K | |
| KINSHIP, terms of | [503] |
| KURZ, FREDERICK, Denig discussed by | [384]-386 |
| L | |
| LABOR | |
| attitude toward | [553] |
| division of | [463], [505] |
| LAND, rights to | [476]-478 |
| LANGUAGE, of the Assiniboin | [402], [625] |
| LANGUAGES | |
| preservation of | [405] |
| LARAMIE TREATY | |
| effect of | [467] |
| reference to | [431] |
| LE BAS ROUGE, a branch of | |
| the Canoe Indians | [431] |
| Le Chef du Tonnebbe, speech of | [600-602] |
| LE GROS FRANÇOIS, Assiniboin chief | [395] |
| LEGEND, Assiniboin | [500-503] |
| LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, | |
| mention of | [395] |
| LIQUOR, bad effects of | [530] |
| LODGES | |
| burial in | [573] |
| construction of | [577]-578 |
| manner of using | [578] |
| orderly life in | [507]-508 |
| soldiers' | [436] |
| See also EARTH LODGES; COUNCIL LODGE; SACRED LODGE | |
| LONG HAIR, Crow chief, mention of | [479] |
| LONGEVITY, of the Indians | [513] |
| LYING, a common custom | [482] |
| M | |
| MANDAN | |
| ceremonial scarification of | [490] |
| epidemic among | [400] |
| self-torture of | [522] |
| MARRIAGE CUSTOMS | [504], [506], [507], [510]-512, [522] |
| See also INTERMARRIAGE | |
| MASTER OF THE PARK, duties of | [443] |
| MEAT— | |
| curing of | [581] |
| division of, after hunt | [531] |
| MEDICINE— | |
| practice of | [422-426] |
| use of the word | [486] |
| MEDICINE MEN, See DOCTORS; PRIESTS | |
| MEDICINE SACK, described | [498] |
| MEDICINES, of the whites, Indian use of | [581] |
| MICE COMRADES' DANCE, described | [564] |
| MIDWIFE, office of | [516] |
| MIGRATION— | |
| of the Assiniboin | [395]-396 |
| of tribes | [405]-406 |
| MINERAL SPRINGS, occurrence of | [409] |
| MISSIONARIES, discussion of teachings of | [468] |
| MONGOLOID— | |
| beliefs concerning | [417], [484]-485 |
| time reckoned by | [416] |
| MORTALITY, among children | [513] |
| MORTUARY CUSTOMS, See BURIALS; GRAVES;MOURNING CUSTOMS; WIDOWERS; WIDOWS | |
| MOTHER-IN-LAW TABOO | [503-504] |
| MOUND, of elk horns | [398] |
| MOUNDS— | |
| absence of | [576] |
| MOURNING CUSTOMS | [556], [571], [572], [575] |
| MURDER— | |
| Indian beliefs concerning | [480] |
| punishment for | [452-454] |
| MUSIC— | |
| described | [617-618] |
| on the flute | [512] |
| MUTILATION, as a sign of mourning | [572] |
| MYTHOLOGY, of the Upper Missouri Indians | [500-503] |
| MYTHS, relating of | [607-608] |
| N | |
| NAMES— | |
| change of | [516]-517 |
| of camp soldiers, list of | [518] |
| of chiefs, list of | [518-519] |
| of warriors, list of | [518] |
| of women, list of | [619] |
| NAMING OF CHILDREN | [516-517] |
| NUDITY, attitude toward | [560] |
| O | |
| OATHS, use of | [524] |
| OLD PEOPLE, treatment of | [422], [443]-444, [576]-577 |
| OMENS, belief in | [497] |
| ORATORY, of the Indians | [526], [596]-602 |
| See alwso SPEECHES | |
| ORIENTATION, in burial | [572], [573] |
| ORNAMENTS, use of | [590-591] |
| P | |
| PAINTING, on clothing | [421], [586] |
| See also BODY PAINTING; FACIAL PAINTING | |
| PAINTS AND DYES, use of | [591] |
| PARENTS, attitude toward | [485] |
| PARK, buffalo caught in | [532-533] |
| PEACE TREATIES, between tribes | [404] |
| PICTOGRAPHS, reading of | [412]-413 |
| See also PICTURE WRITING | |
| PICTURE WRITING— | |
| explanation of | [603], [606]-607 |
| use of | [421], [603]-605 |
| PIPES, use of | [413] |
| POPULATION— | |
| affected by smallpox | [465] |
| causes of reduction in | [625] |
| effect on, of intoxicating drinks | [465] |
| increase of | [405] |
| of the Assiniboin | [396-397] |
| PORCUPINE QUILLS, use of | [590], [591] |
| POTTERY— | |
| of the Arikara | [413] |
| PRAIRIE FIRES, effect of | [408]-409 |
| PRAYERS— | |
| object of | [412] |
| of a warrior | [483]-484 |
| to ghosts | [484] |
| PRESENTS, See GIFTS | |
| PRIESTS— | |
| character of | [492] |
| name for | [486] |
| office of | [492]-493 |
| power of, in council | [450]-451 |
| See also DOCTORS; DIVINING MAN | |
| PRIMOGENITURE, among Assiniboin | [478]-479 |
| PRISONERS, See CAPTIVES | |
| PROFANITY, lack of, among Indians | [482] |
| PROPERTY— | |
| loss of, as result of crime | [480] |
| of the deceased, disposal of | [571] |
| placed with the dead | [571] |
| PROPERTY RIGHTS, discussion of | [474]-476 |
| PROVISION STEALERS' DANCE, described | [564] |
| PUBLIC CRIER, duties of | [442] |
| PUNISHMENT— | |
| for violations of law | [445] |
| of crime | [479]-483 |
| See also RETALIATION | |
| Q | |
| QUILLS, PORCUPINE, use of | [590], [591] |
| R | |
| RACES, betting on | [566] |
| RANK, insignia of | [592]-593 |
| RAPE, punishment for | [482] |
| RATTLE, made of hoofs | [619] |
| RATTLESNAKE, cure for bite of | [425-426] |
| RED ROOT INDIANS, a branch of the Canoe Indians | [430-431] |
| RELATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL, with Indians, discussion of | [470]-474 |
| RELIGION— | |
| discussion of attempted change in | [468]-469 |
| of the Upper Missouri Indians | [481]-483, [486]-493, [594] |
| See also CRIME | |
| RETALIATION, among the Assiniboin | [452]-455 |
| RETREAT, in warfare, attitude toward | [560] |
| REVENGE, justification of | [481] |
| See also CRIME; RETALIATION | |
| RICE, WILD, use of | [584] |
| ROBBERY, among the Indians | [476] |
| See also THEFT | |
| RUNNING, speed in | [529] |
| S | |
| SACRED LODGE— | |
| ceremony of | [488]-489 |
| construction of | [488] |
| SACRIFICE— | |
| amputation of fingers as | [427]-428 |
| made by hunters | [535] |
| to the river | [536] |
| to Wakoñda | [489] |
| SCAFFOLD BURIALS | |
| description of | [572] |
| disintegration of | [574] |
| reasons for | [571] |
| SCALP DANCE, description of | [557]-558 |
| SCALP SONG, singing of | [555], [556], [557]-558 |
| SCALPING, practice of | [524] |
| SCALPING KNIFE, described | [555] |
| SCALPS, rejoicing over | [555]-556 |
| SCARIFICATION, practice of | [490], [564] |
| SCHOOLCRAFT, HENRY R., circular by | [378] |
| SCHOOLS | |
| Indian, need of | [466]-470 |
| SCOUTS, of war party, duties of | [549] |
| SEASONS, recognition of | [415] |
| SELF-TORTURE, to propitiate Wakñnda | [490] |
| SHELLS | |
| highly valued | [590]-591 |
| SHIELD | |
| rawhide, described | [553] |
| SICKNESS | |
| treatment of | [423]-424 |
| See also SMALL POX | |
| SIGHT, acuteness in sense of | [527]-528 |
| SILVER, use of | [591] |
| SIOUX BANDS, list of | [435] |
| SIOUX INDIANS, dress of | [587] |
| SKIN DRESSING, described | [540]-541 |
| SKINS— | |
| judging of | [539] |
| used for clothing | [584] |
| SKY, beliefs concerning | [415] |
| SMALLPOX— | |
| difficulty of curing | [428] |
| epidemics of | [396], [399], [400] |
| SMOKING, custom of | [524] |
| SNOW, hunting in | [535] |
| SOLDIERS— | |
| duties of | [442], [448] |
| organization of | [436] |
| SOLDIERS' DANCE, described | [562] |
| SONGS— | |
| accompanying ceremonies | [496] |
| list of | [618]-619 |
| lullabies | [620] |
| use of | [617] |
| SON-IN-LAW, status of | [511] |
| SORCERY, fear inspired by | [528] |
| SPEAKING, in public | [526] |
| SPEARHEADS— | |
| See also POINTS | |
| SPEECHES— | |
| at scalp dance | [558] |
| made by Assiniboin chief | [438]-439 |
| of Crazy Bear | [597]-599 |
| of Le Chef du Tonnerre | [600]-602 |
| See also ORATORY, SPEAKING | |
| STARS, knowledge concerning | [417] |
| STEALING. See THEFT | |
| STOICISM OF THE INDIAN | [525] |
| STONE INDIANS, an Assiniboin band | [430] |
| STORY-TELLING. See MYTHS | |
| STRENGTH, Indians— | |
| Assiniboin | [529] |
| SUGAR, method of obtaining | [584] |
| SUICIDE, among Indians | [522] |
| SUN— | |
| beliefs concerning | [415] |
| worship of | [496] |
| SWEAT HOUSE, use of | [425] |
| See also VAPOR BATHS | |
| SYMBOLS, ANIMAL, use of | [412] |
| T | |
| TABOOS, concerning women | [524] |
| TACITURNITY OF THE INDIAN | [526] |
| TATTOOING— | |
| a mark of dignity | [449] |
| custom of | [522], [592] |
| TERRITORY, rights to | [476]-478 |
| THE GAUCHE, Assiniboin chief, account of | [400] |
| THEFT— | |
| among the Indians | [476], [481]-482 |
| punishment for | [482] |
| TIME, reckoning of | [415-416] |
| TOBACCO, ceremonial use of | [447], [496] |
| TOMAHAWK, manner of using | [555] |
| TORTURE OF ENEMIES | [491]-492, [551] |
| See also SELF-TORTURE | |
| TRADE— | |
| of the upper Missouri | [457]-466 |
| profits of | [460] |
| with the Assiniboin | [397-398] |
| TRADERS— | |
| demands upon | [460] |
| general character of | [457, 621] |
| risks taken by | [459] |
| TRADING, method of | [458], [459] |
| TRADING POINTS, on the Missouri | [407] |
| TRADITIONS— | |
| Assiniboin | [402]-403 |
| relating of | [521] |
| TRAVEL— | |
| guidance in | [526]-527 |
| traces left by | [527] |
| TREATIES, with the Assiniboin | [398] |
| TREBITSCH, R. | [573] |
| TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, Assiniboin | [430-431] |
| TRIBES— | |
| divisions of | [404] |
| list of, described by Denig | [378] |
| migrations of | [405]-406 |
| separation of | [405] |
| TWINS, occurrence of | [513] |
| V | |
| VACCINATION, among the Assiniboin | [428] |
| VAPOR BATHS, effect of | [429] |
| See also SWEAT HOUSE | |
| VEGETAL FOOD, of Upper Missouri Indians | [583] |
| VERMIN, method of disposing of | [584] |
| VESSELS, CLAY, for cooking | [581] |
| VIRGINITY | |
| precautions to insure | [590] |
| violation of, of captives | [553] |
| VOCABULARIES, recorded by Denig | [382]-383 |
| W | |
| WAH-HE´ MUZZA, Assiniboin chief | [395] |
| WAKOÑDA | |
| the Creator | [414] |
| the supernatural power | [486], [487]-488 |
| WAR | |
| a means of advancement | [525] |
| made to steal horses | [544] |
| made to take scalps | [544], [548]-551 |
| object of | [544] |
| WAR CHIEFS, power of | [449]-450 |
| WAR CLUB, stone, use of | [555] |
| WAR EXPLOITS, recounting of | [559]-560 |
| WAR LEADER, responsibility of | [443] |
| WAR PARTY | |
| attack by, described | [549]-550 |
| organization of | [544]-545 |
| return of | [547]-548 |
| tactics of | [545]-547 |
| WAR WHOOP, use of | [551] |
| WARFARE | |
| attitude toward retreat in | [560] |
| causes of | [470] |
| causes of failure in | [548] |
| customs of | [544]-554 |
| means of preventing | [470]-471 |
| precautions taken in | [549] |
| WARRIOR, burial of | [570]-571 |
| WARRIORS | |
| Assiniboin, list of | [401]-402 |
| dress of | [553]-554, [586], [589] |
| insignia of | [593] |
| tattooing of | [592] |
| WEAPONS, described | [555] |
| WHIP DANCE, briefly described | [564] |
| WHISTLES, use of, in hunting | [537] |
| WHITE CRANE DANCE, described | [563] |
| WIDOWERS, remarriage of | [511] |
| WIDOWS | |
| remarriage of | [511] |
| suicide among | [522] |
| WILD RICE, use of | [584] |
| WITCHCRAFT, belief in | [493]-494 |
| WOLVES, trapping of | [538]-539 |
| "WOMAN CHIEF," account of | [433]-434 |
| WOMEN | |
| burial of | [573] |
| clothing of | [587] |
| customs regarding | [524] |
| list of names of | [519] |
| marriageable age of | [611] |
| status of | [433], [451], [455] |
| treatment of, as captives | [551], [552], [553] |
| work of | [444], [505] |
| WOMEN'S DANCE, briefly described | [564] |
| WOMEN'S GAME, description of | [569]-570 |
| WOOLEN GOODS, introduction of | [464]-465 |
| WOUNDS, recovery from | [429]-430 |
FOOTNOTES
[1] Chittenden, H. M., and Richardson, A. T. Life, letters, and travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, S. J., 1801-1873. Vol. IV, p. 1111. New York, 1905.
[2] Consult Preface for etymologic analysis of this word and for its objective meaning.
[3] This traditional date given by Denig is evidently much too late, for as early as the middle of the seventeenth century they were known to the Jesuit missionaries of Canada.
[4] There are portions of pumice stone and other things occasionally picked up that have undergone volcanic action; also burning hills, but no eruptions.
[5] See page 617 at the end of their oral tales.
[6] It is considered a fetish as a light at night and sacrificed to on this account.
[7] It is not intended by this that they make no use of picture writing, but that these records are not preserved. For further explanation see picture writing, p. 603. The devices on their robes are not renewed after they have arrived at a very advanced age, or in other words after their influence and standing has been destroyed by age and helplessness.
[8] In the few cases where the Indians have an arm or leg missing, they have been shot off, or so nearly off as not to come under the head of amputation, as but little skin or nerve were to be cut.