Schoolcraft, Henry R. Historical and statistical information, respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States. Pts. I-VI. Philadelphia, 1851-1857.
[In his fourth volume he publishes Denig’s Assiniboin vocabulary.]
Scull, Gideon D. See Radisson, Peter Esprit.
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, ed. Early western travels 1748-1846. Vols. I-XXXII. Cleveland, 1904-1907.
Wissler, Clark. The Blackfoot Indians. (Annual Archaeol. Rept. for 1905. App. Rept. Min. Ed. Ont., pp. 162-178, Toronto, 1906.)
Kurz, Frederick. Journal. Copy of translation in the archives of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution. 1,076 typewritten pages with 125 drawings.
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| 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 |