INDEX
| Page | |
| Dedication | 5 |
| Introduction | 7 |
| LAND AND PEOPLE | |
| Nature and Health | 9 |
| Spirit of Life | 10 |
| Attitude Towards Native Life | 10 |
| Indians’ Appreciation and Love of Their Homeland | 12 |
| Song to the Trees and Streams | 12 |
| Thrilling Escape of a Besieged War Party | 12 |
| A Mandan Monument | 14 |
| The Legend of Standing Rock | 15 |
| The Holy Hill Pahuk | 17 |
| The Lodge of the Black-tail Deer which Talked with Its Captor | 23 |
| The Wonderful Basket | 24 |
| Cause of the Breaking up of Ice in the Missouri River | 26 |
| The Waterspring of the Holy Man | 27 |
| The Sacred Symbol of the Circle | 31 |
| The Sacred Number Four | 31 |
| The Pristine Prairie | 32 |
| Aboriginal American Agriculture | 35 |
| Description of an Earth-lodge | 37 |
| Hymn to the Sun | 38 |
| Description of a Tipi | 39 |
| An Omaha Ghost Story | 40 |
| An Omaha Hero Song | 41 |
| STORIES OF THE PLANT PEOPLE | |
| Sacred Trees | 43 |
| The Song of the Pasque Flower | 46 |
| The Prairie Rose | 48 |
| The Song of the Wild Rose | 49 |
| Use of the Ground Bean | 50 |
| Tipsin: An Important Native Food Plant | 52 |
| How the People Obtained the Precious Gift of Corn | 53 |
| A Group of Pawnee Hymns to Corn | 56 |
| The Forgotten Ear of Corn | 58 |
| How the Usefulness of Wild Rice Was Discovered | 58 |
| A Story of the Sunflower | 59 |
| Dakota Folklore of the Spiderwort | 60 |
| STORIES OF THE FOUR-FOOTED PEOPLE | |
| The Faithful Dog | 61 |
| How Coyote Chief Was Punished | 63 |
| The Skunk and the Bear | 65 |
| The Song of the Old Wolf | 65 |
| STORIES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE AIR | |
| Folk Sayings About the Meadowlark | 67 |
| How the Meadowlark Won the Race | 68 |
| Folklore of the Horned Lark | 72 |
| How It Came About that Geese Migrate | 72 |
| The Captive Bird | 73 |
| The Chickadee | 74 |
| The Song of the Wren | 75 |
| The War Eagle and the Jack-rabbit | 76 |
| MAPS | |
| Map to Show Distribution of Tribes | 4 |
| Map to Show Aboriginal Agriculture | 34 |
| Map of Geographical Distribution of Pasque Flower | 46 |
Bismarck Tribune Print
Transcriber's Note
Omitted periods and mismatched quotation marks have been repaired. All other punctuation usage is as in the original. Hyphenation has been made consistent. Inconsistent capitalisation, e.g. Hintunka and hintunka, is preserved as printed. Archaic and variable spelling is preserved as printed.
The Dedication on page 6 includes the phrase, "... and who held it a form of sacrilege to violate or in any way endanger the overthrow of that delicate balance of nature; ..." The word 'endanger' does not seem appropriate in the context, and may be an error for 'engender.' However, as it is impossible to be sure, it is preserved as printed.
The following typographic errors have been repaired:
Page 11—considerble amended to considerable—"The careful study of plants and animals was a considerable part ..."
Page 40—semed amended to seemed—"Then, after a time, she seemed to see not only the moccasins ..."
Page 40—leggins amended to leggings—"... but the leggings above them as far as the knees, ..."
Page 41—one amended to on—"... he was unable to sit quietly in the village while the fighting was going on."
Page 45—an amended to in—"... with great profusion of bloom, in earnest of returning life."
Page 75—mesenger amended to messenger—"... and formulated a reply for the messenger to take back ..."
Page 79—Thrillnig amended to Thrilling—"Thrilling Escape of a Besieged War Party ..."