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INDEX

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

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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

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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

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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