Strikes-on-Both-Sides, daughter of Mad Wolf, 38, 54;
dance by, 66, 68, 69, 75;
favorite of her father, 77;
ghost stories by, 114, 134, 153, 226, 253, 291.
Stuyimi, death of, 268–73.
Suicide, 314.
Sun, the Great Power, 16, 241.
Sun Dance, 21, 82, 88, 192, 217, 241–316.
Sun Dance Bundle, 244.
Sun dogs, 130, 150, 227, 301, 311.
Sun Pole, 304, 305, 308, 309, 311.
Sun River, 153.
Swan Dance, 295.
Swans, 124.
Swans, whistling, 153.
Swallows, 185.
Sweet grass, 77, 179, 319, 325.
Sweet Grass Hills, 54, 72, 258.
Taboos, of Beaver Bundle, 45, 71;
of Snow Tepee, 71, 263;
Thunder Tepee, 204, 261;
of Medicine Pipe, 214, 296, 297;
Buffalo Tepees, 262.
Taurus, constellation, 143.
Tears-in-Her-Eyes, niece of Mad Wolf, 253, 291.
Temperature, winter, 140, 142;
summer, 185.
Terry, General, 10.
Thimbleberry, 101.
Thrush, olive-backed, 6;
willow, 23, 157, 159, 242.
Thunder, 194, 215, 227, 297, 310.
Thunder Bird, 16, 68, 200, 263, 264, 295.
Thunder Chief, head man of the Bloods, 30.
Thunder Dance, 295.
Thunder Pipe, 214–16.
Thunder Tepee, 201;
taboos of, 202, 204, 264.
Tongues, sacred, 244–46, 307, 308, 314.
Torture, self, 314.
Toys, children’s, 74, 196, 226, 254.
Trails, Indian, 20, 25, 100, 111, 129, 166, 170, 185, 210.
Traveling Song, 282.
Traveling-tepee of author, 68;
decorations of, 261, 262.
Triple Divide Mountain, 14.
Turnip, prairie, 160, 200, 324.
Twin flower, 6.
Two-Bear-Woman, mother-in-law of scout, 32.
Two Guns, son of White Calf, 85, 135, 136.
Underground spirits, 17, 40, 180, 308.
United States Government, 85, 87, 119.
Vegetables, wild, 156, 160, 200, 323.
Venus, morning star, 232, 239.
Vermin, 199.
Vows, by men, 88, 208, 255, 260, 313.
Vows, by women, 82, 88, 242, 243, 245, 259, 307.
Warbler, Macgillivray, 6.
Warbler, myrtle, 6.
War Bridle, sacred, 278.
Water Monster Tepee, 264.
Weather Dancers, 310–13.
Weather Makers, 301.
Wheel game, 197.
Whiskey, 36.
Whistling-All-Night, 192.
White Antelope, wife of scout, 22, 32.
White Calf, the head chief, 22, 43, 55, 56;
dance by, 61;
prayers by, 62, 303;
wives of, 83;
home of, 85;
character, 85, 244, 298, 305, 308, 309.
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White Grass, medicine man, 22, 55, 58;
prayer by, 61;
author painted by, 62;
character, 92, 243, 248, 261, 279.
White Weasel Moccasin, Indian name of author, 61;
in Buffalo Dance, 66, 136, 191, 194, 206.
Wind Maker, 16.
Winter-counts, 212.
Winter Tepee. See Snow Tepee.
Wipes-His-Eyes, 260.
Wives, number of, 82;
distant, 83.
Wolf Eagle, 276.
Wolf Song, 281.
Wolf Tail, son of head chief, 85, 260.
Wolf Trail. See Milky way.
Women, industries of, 200, 255, 256;
chastity of, 82, 246, 307;
vows by, 82, 242, 243, 245, 307.
Woodcraft, 5.
Woodpecker, 226.
Worm People Band, 251.
Wren, winter, 6.
Yellow Bird, relative of scout, 24–31, 109–14, 121, 139–46.
Yellow Buffalo Tepee, 262.
Yellow Owl, 84.