Kutenai, saddle horse of author, 9, 12, 27, 36, 109, 124, 130, 144, 150, 181, 242.
Lady’s-slipper, 161.
Laurel, swamp, 161.
Legends, of Beaver Bundle, 46–53;
Smoking Star, 92–99;
Snow Tepee, 136–38;
of Old Man, 171–73;
Bear Spear, 176–78;
Bunched Stars, 228;
Seven Stars, 229–31;
Star Boy and Scarface, 232–39.
Limb catcher, 200.
Lion, Rocky Mountain, 151.
Little Creek, son-in-law of Mad Wolf, 68;
character of, 70, 160; 74, 75, 109;
stories by, 117, 162; 124, 129, 153, 158–64.
Little Dog, former head chief, 213.
Little Dog, war chief, 22, 89, 251, 277, 299.
Little Mountain, 210.
Little Owl and family, 253.
Little Plume, war chief, 22, 251, 278, 299.
Little Sister, star in Ursa Major, 231.
Lodge poles, cutting of, 159.
Lone Dog, Sioux chief, 281.
Longspur, chestnut-collared, 184.
Lookout Butte, 197.
Loon, 6.
Lupine, blue, 21.
Mad Indian, 111, 123;
tragedy of, 144–48.
Mad Wolf (Siyeh), meeting with author, 22;
adoption by, 35;
personality, 37;
prayers by, 38–41;
tells about the past, 42;
legend of Beaver Bundle, 46–53;
gives Beaver Ceremony, 54–67;
his summer camp, 68–76;
home, 76–79;
story by, 71;
experience with ghost, 135;
tells legend of Snow Tepee, 136–38;
sun dance of, 242, 316;
his farewell, 315.
Mad Wolf Mountain. See Siyeh Mountain.
Mandan Indians, 251.
Man-in-the-Moon, 5.
Materia medica, 319–23.
Meadowlark, western, 23, 185, 227, 242, 248.
Meals, time of, 199.
Meat, preparation of, 72, 149, 156, 167, 200, 256.
Medicinal plants, 73, 159, 160, 179, 226, 271, 319–23.
Medicine Bull, weather dancer, 310–12.
Medicine Grizzly, story of, 106–08.
Medicine Owl, 263.
Medicine Pipe, 71, 89, 90, 193, 213, 281, 290, 292–97, 315.
Men, work of, 70.
Meteor, 239.
Mice, 129.
Middle Calf, 37, 55, 61, 107, 244, 248, 305. [333]
Milk River, 73.
Milky way, 238.
Missionary meeting, 24.
Mistake Morning Star, 238, 301.
Monkey flower, 163.
Moons, calendar of, 228.
Mormons, 29.
Morning Plume, 37, 244, 248, 291, 302.
Morning Star, 232–39.
Mother-in-law customs, 32, 70, 83, 201.
Mother-in-law of scout, 32.
Mountain Chief, 276, 285, 312.
Mountain Sheep Tepee, 265.
Mourning customs, 64, 181, 272, 273.
Mourning song, 314.
Music, Indian, 21, 78, 203, 275, 278, 280–83, 308.
Natosin, chief from the north, 254.
Nighthawk, 159.
Nitana, 109;
ghost story by, 114–116, 153, 158, 175, 186, 189.
Northern Pacific Railway, 119.
North Piegan Indians, 184.
North Trail, Old, 166, 170, 210.
Nor’wester, 150.
North-West Mounted Police, 30, 147, 165, 213.
Old Man’s Gambling Place, 187.
Old Man’s River, 165.
Old Man’s Sliding Place, 187.
Old Man Stories, 171.
Old Person, visit to Sand Hills, 115.
One Spot, Blood Indian, 180, 181.
Onesta, 109, 153, 155, 158, 168;
character of, 174;
songs by, 185, 186, 188, 191, 199–208.
Orchid, 20.
Orion, constellation, 142.
Oven bird, 3.
Owl, superstitions, 16, 114–18.
Pack horses, characteristics of, 5, 13, 100, 101.
Paint-brush, Indian, 156, 195.
Painted-cup, 258.
Painted tepees, 68, 136–38, 201, 258–66.
Parsnip, cow, 111, 160, 200, 306, 320, 324.
Pend d’Oreille Indians, 251.
Phacelia, 156.
Photographing, Preface;
mountains, 104;
snow scenes, 128, 160;
ceremonies, 245, 259;
a doctor and his patient, 269;
Medicine Pipe ceremony, 292.
Picture writing, 149, 207, 212, 258–66, 275, 300, 301, 310, 311.
Pinchot, Gifford, Preface.
Pine, yellow, 6;
white, 9, 10;
lodge-pole, 161;
limber, 161.
Pine Tree Tepee of author, 261.
Pleiades, constellation, 5, 143;
legend of, 228.
Poplar, western balsam, 154, 156, 184, 193, 325.
Porcupine, 41.
Porcupine Hills, 186, 197, 217.
Prairie chicken, 185.
Prayers, to bear, 19;
by Mad Wolf, 38–41;
to Water Spirits, 46;
to beaver, 60;
by White Grass, 61;
by head chief, 62;
by a woman, 88;
by scout, 150;
before eating, 180, 202;
by Brings-Down-the-Sun, 240;
to Sun, 243;
by woman doctor, 270;
by man doctor, 272;
by head chief, 303.
President of United States, 277, 315.
Primrose, 184.
Ptarmigan, willow, 129.
Puccoon, narrow-leaved, 175, 187, 323.
Rabbit, snowshoe, 129, 153. [334]
Rainbow Tepee, 264.
Ranch, Lone Wolf, 25, 120, 121;
of scout, 22–27, 32, 139–52;
of Mad Wolf, 76–79;
of head chief, 85–91;
of White Grass, 92.
Raspberries, 102.
Records, on skins, 149, 207, 212;
of war, 265, 266, 300.
Red Rover, dog, 144.
Religion, Blackfoot, 16, 19, 192, 241, 242.
Reno’s command, 10.
Riding song, 282.
Riel Rebellion, 10.
Rising Wolf Mountain, 54.
Robin, 258.
Rocky Mountains, 5, 19, 28, 54, 124, 130, 141, 150, 152, 156, 170, 258, 316.
Running Crane, 22, 251, 277, 316.
Running Fisher, 255.
St. Mary River, 170, 179, 214.
Salmo clarkii, 12.
Sandpiper Dance, 185.
Sarcee Indians, 251.
Saskatchewan River, 86.
Scarface, legend, 236–39;
302, 309.
Scout. See Siksikaí-koan.
Seven Stars. See Great Dipper.
Sham battle, 277, 278, 312, 313.
Sheep, Rocky Mountain, 16;
hunt, 111–14, 164.
Sherman, General W. T., report of, 11.
Shoots-in-the-Air, judge, 22.
Short Robe, chief of Brave Dogs, 284, 286, 288.
Sign language, 9, 56, 57, 180, 294.
Siksikaí-koan (William Jackson), character and life, 4, 10, 11, 14, 102;
accident to, 20;
home of, 22–27, 32, 149–52.
Sioux Indians, 10, 85, 251, 280.
Sirius, 142.
Siyeh. See Mad Wolf.
Siyeh (Mad Wolf) Mountain, 14.
Skunk, 204.
Skunk Band, 251.
Skunk Song, 196.
Skylark, Missouri, 157.
Slim, cowboy, 119–23.
Small Otter, grandson of Mad Wolf, 74, 243.
Small Robe Band, 251.
Smoking Star, legend, 92.
Snake Tepee, 263.
Snow banners, 150.
Snowberry, shrub, 258.
Snow Tepee, of Mad Wolf, 68;
taboos of, 71;
legend of, 136–38;
decorations, 262, 263.
Societies, men’s, 219–25, 274–77, 284–88, 314.
Songs, Indian, 21, 78;
to Sun, 38;
gambling, 133;
of Sandpiper Dance, 185;
of Tent Caterpillar Dance, 186;
skunk, 196;
night, 203;
love, 203;
contest with songs, 202–04;
mosquito, 222;
dance, 275;
victory, 278;
of kissing dance, 280;
celebration, 281;
wolf, 281;
riding, 282;
sacred, 301–03;
tribal hymn, 308, 309.
Sparrow, Gambel, 160.
Sparrow, white-crowned, 23, 159, 195.
Speeches, by Mountain Chief, 276, 312;
by Running Crane, 277;
Bear Chief, 307;
Mad Wolf, 315, 316.
Spirits, belief in, 16, 17, 114–18, 134–35, 166, 168, 169, 217, 272.
Spirit world. See Sand Hills.
Spotted Eagle, medicine man, character of, 170;
story by, 171–73, 298, 299, 310–14.
Spruce, Engelmann, 161.
Star Boy, legend, 232–36.
Stories, about a bear, 17;
The Warrior [335]who ate his Foot, 33;
by Mad Wolf, 71;
The Medicine Grizzly, 106;
ghosts, 168–69, 114–18, 134–35;
of Mad Indian, 144–48;
buffalo hunt, 155;
of Swift Eagle, 162;
about the past, 167;
Old Man and the Squirrels, 171–73;
Red Head, 182;
by Brings-Down-the-Sun, 210–18;
war, 311, 312.