Abalone,
cross of, on medicine cap, 40
in Navaho myth, 91, 92, 97, 103,
104, 115
Acoma, Navaho name for, 138
Acorns eaten by Apache, 19
Acosta, an Apache, conference with, 7
Ádĭlhkĭh (Black Fog) of Navaho myth, 91, 96, 97
After-world in Apache belief,
134
in Jicarilla belief, 135
in Navaho belief, 137
Agave. See Mescal
Ágocho. See Pigeon
Agriculture of the Navaho, 73
Ahánĭ clan of the Navaho, 137
Aiahán clan of the Apache, 22
Aklólh. See Rainbow
Alabama, Apache sent to, 10
All-color Corn Girl of Navaho myth, 96
Alphabet used for Indian terms, vi
Anatomical terms, Athapascan, 139
Animal chiefs in Navaho under-world, 80
Animals,
Athapascan terms for, 139
deified by Apache, 29
in Apache myth, 27, 35
represented in Jicarilla dry-painting, 57
spirits of, prayers to, 39
Ánltsĭstn, a Jicarilla god,
60, 61
See Whirlwind
Antelope monster in Navaho myth, 99, 106
Antelope skin used in maternity belt, 39
Apache,
account of the, 1-49
and Navaho compared, 81
application of term, 53
character of the, xix
Jicarilla name for, 135
Navaho name for, 138
people among Navaho, 137
tribal summary of, 131-134
vocabulary of, 139-144
Apache-Mohave assigned to
reservation, 8
character of, 5-6
subdued by Crook, 8
See Mohave
Apaches del Perrillo mentioned, 53
Apaches de Nabajú mentioned, 53
Apaches Faraones mentioned, 53
Apaches Gileños mentioned, 53
Apaches Lipanes mentioned, 53
Apaches Llaneros mentioned, 53
Apaches Tejua mentioned, 53
Apaches Vaqueros mentioned, 53
Apátĭĕh, application of term, 5
Arapaho, Jicarilla name for, 135
Arivaipa,
Apache name for, 134
clans of the, 133
Armor in Navaho myth, 104, 105
Arrow-point as knife in ceremony, 118
Arrows in
Jicarilla myth, 63, 65, 68
in Navaho myth, 89, 99, 105, 107-108, 114
Art,
graphic, of the Apache, 20
See Painting
Arts of
the Apache, 132
of the Jicarillas, 135
of the Navaho, 74, 136
See Basketry; Handicrafts; Industries; Pottery; Silver-work
Ástsĕ Ĕstsán, First Woman of the Navaho, 84, 90-95
Ástsĕ Hástĭn, First Man of the Navaho, 84, 90-96
Atsósĭ Hatál. See Feather Chant
Áya Kĭnné̆, a traditional people, 106-107
Badger in
Jicarilla mythology, 61
in Navaho mythology, 90
Badger People of the Navaho, 84, 95
Bahózhonchi, a Navaho priesthood,
83
songs of the, 125
Balíl, sacred wand of the Navaho, 93, 114, 116, 118
Basket in
Jicarilla mythology, 68
medicine, in Navaho Night Chant, 118
wedding, of the Navaho, 126,
127
Basket
drum of the Jicarillas, 57
in Navaho Night Chant, 119,
121
Basketry
of the Apache, 20-21,
42, 132
of the Jicarillas, 54,
135
of the Navaho, 77, 136
sacred symbol prescribed for, 20, 21,
42, 44
See Water
Bottle
Baskets,
burden, used by Apache, 17,
19, 132
Jicarilla, traded for corn, 134, 135
Bat in Jicarilla mythology, 67-68
Bathing
by the Apache, 16
following puberty rite, 47
See Hair-washing; Washing
Bead Chant of the Navaho, 78
Beads,
cross and crescent worked in, 42
of precious stones in Navaho myth, 104
shell, in Navaho mythology, 106-107
shell, mixed with pollen, 38
silver, of the Navaho, 76,
77
symbolic of prayer, 34
used in puberty rite, 46,
47
white, on medicine caps, 40
Beans depicted in dry-painting, 121
Bear People of Navaho mythology, 111
Bears in
Apache mythology, 35
in Jicarilla mythology, 56,
58, 64
in Navaho dry-painting, 79
in Navaho mythology, 97,
102, 106
tabooed as food by Apache, 20
tabooed as food by Jicarillas, 135
Bear Springs valley, 11
Bear, Tracking, a Navaho monster, 99, 106
Beasts of burden in Apache myth, 35
Beaver in Jicarilla mythology, 61
Beds of the Apache, 16
Begging ceremony of the Navaho, 120, 121
Belts,
maternity, used by Apache, 38-39
silver, of the Navaho, 76,
126, 137
Big
Dipper in Apache myth, 25, 27,
29
in Navaho myth, 92
Big God in Navaho myth, 98, 105
Bĭlh Ahatí̆nĭ, a Navaho mythic character, 112-116
Bĭnáyeaganĭ, a Navaho monster, 106
Bird People of Navaho mythology, 95
Birds, creation of, in Apache myth, 27
Birth. See Childbirth
Black
Cloud of Navaho myth, 91, 96,
97
See Clouds
Black Fog. See Ádĭlhkĭh
Black God, the Navaho Fire God, 103-104
Black Man. See Haschí̆n Dí̆lhĭli
Black river, Arizona, 17
Blankets
in Navaho mythology, 94,
95
medicine-men compensated with, 125
of the Navaho, 74-75,
136
used in marriage settlement, 133
Blindness, fear of, by initiates,
120
from looking upon mother-in-law, 126
Blowing to expel spirits, 48
Bluebird song of Yébĭchai ceremony, 124
Blue Corn Boy of Navaho myth, 96
Bosque
Redondo, Navaho removed to, 83
plan to remove Apache to, 7
See Mescalero
Reservation
Bounty offered for scalps, 6
Bourke, John G., cited, 48
Bowl of
pearl in Navaho mythology, 92
of shell used for medicine, 117, 120
of turquoise in Apache myth, 33
Bows. See Arrows
Bracelets, silver, of the Navaho, 76
Breech-cloth. See Clothing; Loin-cloth
Buckskin. See Deerskin
Buffalo
hunted by Jicarillas, 54
in Jicarilla after-world, 135
horns, myth concerning, 61,
62
Buffalo
skin, tipis of, of the Jicarillas, 134
used in Jicarilla ceremony, 57
Bumping
Rocks of Navaho myth, 101
See Rolling
Stone
Burial. See Mortuary Customs
Butterfly in Jicarilla mythology, 56, 58
Buttons, silver, of the Navaho, 77
Buzzard People of the Navaho, 84
Cabezon mountain, mythic creation of, 90
Cactus,
fastened to Apache clothing, 38
See Food
Cairns, Apache, 133
Camp life of the Apache, 16
Cañon de
Chelly, Navaho defeated in, 83
Navaho farms in, 73
See Tsé̆gyiĭ
Caps of
the Apache, 131, 133
sacred, prescribed in Messiah religion, 44
See Clothing; Headdress; Medicine
Cap
Cardinal
points and Apache prayer, 133
color symbolism of, 60,
61, 64, 66,
84, 87, 90-92,
103, 115, 118
considered in dance circle, 48
in Apache ceremony, 41
in wedding ceremony, 126,
127
prescribed order of, in Night Chant, 118
represented by gods, 48
terms for, 140
See Orientation
Carleton,
Gen. J. H., in Apache campaign, 7
Navaho subdued by, 83
Carrizo, stream in Apache-land, 11
Carson, Col. Kit, Navaho defeated by, 83
Cassari, conference with, 7
Catamenia, mythic significance of, 30
Cedar,
use of, in dance, 48,
49
used in effacing footprints, 80-81
Ceremonies, Apache, summary of,
133
of the Jicarillas, 135
of the Navaho, 4, 77-79, 116-127, 136, 138
puberty, of Apache, 46,
133
See Dance; Marriage; Puberty
Ceremony
Chalhké̆lh Nalí̆n. See Night Girl
Chanzhní̆, Jicarilla clowns, 59
Chato, raids by Apache under, 9
Chĕhonaái, the Sun of Navaho myth,
92, 95, 97
See Chuganaái; Chunnaái; Sun
Chiefs
among the Jicarillas, 55
among the Navaho, 81,
136
of the Apache, 132
of the Jicarillas, 135
Chihuahua, Apache raids into,
14
scalp bounty offered by, 6
Childbirth, gods invoked at,
34
medicine-men participate at, 38
Children,
Apache affection toward, 14
Apache, disposal of bodies of, 134
Apache, early training of, 17
participate in puberty rite, 46-47, 124-125
Chiricahua
Apache at Fort Sill, 131
clans of the, 133
descent among the, 22,
132
flee to New Mexico in 1876, 9
Navaho name for, 138
raids by, 9, 10
tribal name of, 134
Chóĭli, sacred mountain of the Navaho, 91, 94, 96, 98
Chuganaái, Apache Sun God,
24-27, 29-31, 38, 43,
133
See Chĕhonaái; Chunnaái; Sun
Chunnaái, Jicarilla Sun God, 60-68, 135
Cibicu fight in 1882, 10-12
Civilization, effect of, on Indians, 22
Clan system of Indians, 21
Clans
absent among Jicarillas, 54,
135
of the Apache, 22-23,
132
of the Navaho, 97-98,
136-137
Cliff-dwellers in Navaho clans,
137
in Navaho mythology, 95,
97, 106-107, 137
mummies of, 74-75
Clothing
decorated with cross and crescent, 42
deposited with the dead, 134
of flint in Jicarilla myth, 63
of godly personators, 48
of the Apache, 131
of the Jicarillas, 54,
134
of the Navaho, 136
of turquoise in Jicarilla myth, 63
See Caps; Costume; Hair-dressing
Clouds,
Apache god of, 35
in Apache mythology, 24,
26-30, 33
in Navaho mythology, 94,
103, 104
symbolized on maternity belt, 40
symbolized on medicine cap, 40
See Black
Cloud
Clown,
Gaŭnĕskí̆dĕ functions as, 84
in Navaho ceremony, 120-121
of the Jicarillas, 59
Cochiti, Navaho name for, 138
Colorado river, mythic creation of, 90
Colors,
Athapascan terms for, 140
directional, of the Apache, 25-27, 60,
84
directional, of the Jicarillas, 60, 61,
64, 66
directional, of the Navaho, 84, 87,
90-92, 103, 115, 118
Comanche,
Jicarilla name for, 135
Navaho name for, 138
Contests of skill in Navaho myth, 107-108
Cooking
of mescal by Apache, 17-18
See Food
Copper Mines, conference with Apache at, 7