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Chapter XII: Part 12

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CANNON RIVER, village near mouth of, 50

CANOES--
birch-bark, 15-16
made of buffalo skins, 94
of the Arikara, 172
of the Hidatsa, 141
Oto, 121
_See_ Bull-boat.

CAPPA, a Quapaw village, 109

CASTANEDA, thatched houses mentioned by, 179

CATLIN, GEORGE--
among the Mandan, 128
among the Teton, 61
Arikara village sketched by, 175
collection of paintings by, in National Museum, 15, 129, 141, 175
incorrect drawings by, of earth lodges, 149
Indian portraits painted by, 62
Ojibway camp described by, 15

CAVES, in the Ozarks, occupied by Indians, 107

CEREMONIAL LODGE--
of the Crows, 155
of the Hidatsa, 144
of the Ojibway, 13
of the Quapaw, 111
of the Sun dance, 63
_See_ Medicine lodge.

CEREMONIAL SHELTER, temporary, of the Cree and Ojibway, 18-19

CEREMONIES, Arikara, in medicine lodge, 178

CHATIQUE, an Assiniboin chief, 71

CHAUI, a tribe of the Pawnee confederacy, 2

CHEROKEES, migration of remnant of, 2

CHEYENNE INDIANS--
an Algonquian group, 1
described by Lewis and Clark, 24
in Arapaho village, 36
lodges of, for special purposes, 25
lodges of, like Pawnee, 24, 25
territory occupied by, 21
various habitations of, 22

CHEYENNE VILLAGE SITES--
described by Grinnell, 22-23
mentioned by Lewis and Clark, 23

CHIEFS, decorations on lodges of, 67, 76

CHILDS POINT, ruins on, 82

CHIPPEWAY--
treaty of, with Sioux, 15
_See_ Ojibway.

CHIWERE GROUP OF SIOUAN TRIBES, 2
habitations of, 113
tribes composing, 112

CHOCTAW, temporary village of, 110

CHOLERA AMONG THE OGLALA, 64

CHOTE, town house at, 118

CIRCLES--
of earth, 21, 28, 30
of stone, 20, 21

CLARMONT, French name of Osage chief, 103

CLOTHING--
made of buffalo hides, 3, 4
of the Kansa, 94

CLUB, wooden, of the Mandan, 138

COCKING, MATTHEW, journey of, 26-27

COLBERT, first name of Mississippi River, 109

CORN, cultivation of, 39, 40, 106, 127, 179

CORONADO EXPEDITION, thatched houses seen by, 179

COUNCIL BLUFFS, origin of the name, 115, 157

COUNCIL HOUSE--
of the Kansa, 92-93
of the Ojibway, 16
of the Oto, 117
of the Teton, 60

CREE INDIANS--
habitations of, 17-21
language of, 17
population of, 18, 19
related to Ojibway, 17
loving disposition of, 19
territory inhabited by, 1, 18, 19
with Assiniboin at Mandan village, 74
_See_ Knistenaux.

CROW INDIANS--
a tribe of the Hidatsa group, 2
arrangement of camps of, 154
ceremonial lodge of, 154-155
country inhabited by, 151, 152-153
described by Larocque, 151
lodges of, described, 152-154
separation of, from the Hidatsa, 150
wandering habits of, 153

CUSTER, GENERAL, mention of, 70

CUSTOMS--
of the Blackfeet, 26-27
of the Cree, 18-19
of the Ojibway, 8-11, 13, 17
of the Omaha, 85-87
of the Osage, 105-106
of the Pawnee, 163-165
of the Sauk and Foxes, 39-41
of the Teton, 60-61
of the Wahpeton, 53
of the Yanktonai, 54-57

DAKOTA-ASSINIBOIN GROUP, 2
country occupied by, 44
habitations of, 44-45
tribes composing, 44

DANCE--
of the Teton, 60
_See_ Dog dance, Sacred dance, Sun dance, War dance.

DE SMET, FATHER, at the Kansa villages, 95-96

DECORATION OF LODGES, 28, 67, 75-76, 78, 85

DELAWARE INDIANS--
abandoned settlement of, 42-43
log cabins built by, 42
migration of remnant of, 2, 3

DHEGIHA GROUP, 2
migration of, 77

DODGE, COL. R. I., with expedition into Black Hills, 70

DOG DANCE OF THE KANSA, 93

DOG FEAST, painting of, 15

DOG TRAVOIS, 19-20, 55, 65, 76

DOGS--
as a sacrifice, 52, 61
as beasts of burden, 28
as food, 28, 53, 54
as sacred animals, 53
use of, for transportation, 72, 73
_See_ Dog travois.

DORSEY, J. O., Omaha structures described by, 85

DOUAY, PERE ANASTASIUS, Quapaw villages mentioned by, 110

DWELLINGS. _See_ Lodges, Tipi, Wigwam.

EARTH CIRCLES--
explanations of, 21
noticed by Maximilian, 28, 30

EARTH LODGE--
Arikara, 170, 173, 176
characteristic of Missouri River tribes, 185
Cheyenne, no pictures of, 24
erected by Caddoan tribes, 8
Gros Ventres, 148
Hidatsa, 142
interior of, 81, 161-162
Mandan, 128, 130, 132, 133
most accurate drawing of, 143
not in tribal circle, 84
Omaha, 79-80, 82-83
Oto, 115, 116, 117
Pawnee, 156, 161-162
suggestive of Creek and Cherokee council house, 185
used by Dhegiha group, 77

EARTHENWARE--
in the Ozark country, 107
_See_ Pottery.

EARTHWORKS, attributed to Dhegiha group, 77

EASTMAN, CAPT., painting by, 51, 54

ELAH-SA, an Hidatsa village, 142

ELLSWORTH, H. L., expedition led by, 116, 159-161

ELM BARK, structures of, 16, 17, 39
_See_ Bark-covered lodges.

ENGINEER CANTONMENT, winter quarters of Long expedition, 157

ENTRANCE--
to earth lodge, 149
to Winnebago dwelling, 122

ENVIRONMENT, influence of--
on form of dwelling, 184
on manners and customs, 8

FALL INDIANS, location and number of, 32
_See_ Atsina.

FALL OF THE RAPID INDIANS, a name for the Atsina, 34

FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY--
Indian camp at, 15
named by Father Hennepin, 45

FEASTS--
given by Blackfoot chief, 29
of the Cree, 18-19
of the Teton Sioux, 61-62

FISH, method of curing, 10

FLOOR MATS, method of making, 41

FOOD--
method of cooking illustrated, 10
of the Mandan, 127, 136
of the Ojibway, 8-9
of the Osage, 104, 105-106
_See_ Agriculture, Buffalo, Corn, Dogs, Fish, Game.

FOOL CHIEF, a Kansa chief, 96
village of, 97

FORT BERTHOLD, tribes near, 147

FORT CLARK--
erection of, 176
Mandan village near, 130, 139, 140
_See_ Fort Osage.

FORT CRAWFORD, establishment of, 184

FORT DE BOURBON--
location of, 72
mention of, 71

FORT DES PRAIRIES, mention of, 72

FORT JOHN, destroyed by North American Fur Company, 69

FORT LARAMIE, description of, 69

FORT LEAVENWORTH, early description of, 116

FORT LOOKOUT, treaty concluded at, 57

FORT OSAGE--
later named Fort Clark, 99
village near, 100

FORT PIERRE--
gathering of Yankton near, 57, 59
sketch of, 63

FORT SNELLING--
encampment at, 15
establishment of, 184

FORT UNION--
Assiniboin camp at, 75
stay at, of Friedrich Kurz, 76
visit at, of Maximilian, 142

FORT YATES, villages near, 22

FORTIFIED VILLAGES--
Arikara, 168, 171, 172
Hidatsa, 147
Mandan, 123, 131

FORTS BUILT BY INDIANS, 34, 35

FOX INDIANS--
habitat of, 1
present location of, 38
visited by Long, 38
_See_ Sauk and Foxes.

FREMONT, arrival of, at Kansa towns, 96

FUR TRADE OF THE TETON, 61

FURS, huge quantities of, collected by Sauk and Foxes, 40

GAME--
abundance of, at Isle au Vache, 91
_See_ Animals, Buffalo, Hunting.

GAMES--
played by the Omaha, 81
space for playing, 129

GILDER, R. F., village site identified by, 82

GILFILLAN, DR. J. A., missionary among the Ojibway, 11

GRAND PAWNEE--
visit to, of Long expedition, 158
_See_ Chaui.

GRANT, PETER, Ojibway dwellings described by, 9-10

GRASS LODGE--
as temporary shelter, 13-14
of the Caddo, 183
of the Wichita, 179-180
photograph of, 180

GREAT OSAGE, an Osage band, 98

GRINNELL, GEORGE B., erection of medicine lodge described by, 33

GROS VENTRES. _See_ Hidatsa.

GROS VENTRES OF THE MISSOURI, a name applied to the Hidatsa, 141

GROS VENTRES OF THE PRAIRIE, a name applied to the Atsina, 34, 141
_See_ Atsina.

HABITATIONS. _See_ Lodges, Tipi, Wigwam.

HA-WON-JE-TAH, a Teton Sioux chief, 61, 62

HENDRY, ANTHONY, Journal of, 25

HENRY, ALEXANDER, travels of, through Assiniboin country, 71-73

HIDATSA GROUP, tribes composing, 2, 140

HIDATSA TRIBE--
ceremonial lodge of, 144
creation myth of, 143
temporary lodge of, 147
winter village of, 143, 149
_See_ Minnetarees.

HIDATSA VILLAGES--
descriptions of, 142-143, 145-146, 148-150
Indian drawings of, 139
location of, 141
near Fort Berthold, 147
painting of, by Catlin, 141
plan of, 145
sites of, compared with Mandan, 146
temporary, for winter use, 149

HIME, HUMPHREY LLOYD, photographs made by, 12

HIND EXPEDITION--
camp sites observed by, 20-21
Ojibway structures encountered by, 12

HOE, made by Arikara, 177

HORSE TRAVOIS, 30, 65, 66

HORSERACING of the Blackfeet, 31

HORSES, housed in lodges of the Mandan, 126

HOUSE RINGS, 20, 21, 22, 28, 30

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY--
journals of traders of, 25
trade of, with the Blackfeet, 27
trading post of, 76

HUNKPAPA, a Teton band, 2

HUNTING--
customs of the Osage, 103, 106
customs of the Sauk and Foxes, 40
excursions of the Mandan, 126
excursions of the Omaha, 85-87
grounds used for, by Oto, 116
of antelope, a method of, 6
of buffalo, 4-7
parties of the Mandan, 136
trips of the Pawnee, 166-167

ILLINOIS CONFEDERACY, villages of, 41-43

ILLINOIS INDIANS--
village of, 41
west of the Mississippi, 1

IMPLEMENTS--
agricultural, of the Arikara, 177
flint, on Omaha village site, 82, 83
for skin dressing, 138
stone, found on White River, 108

INDIAN PEACE COMMISSION, visit of, to Fort Laramie, 69

IOTAN, an Oto chief, 117

IOWA TRIBE--
appearance of villages of, 113
belonging to Chiwere group, 2
brief description of, 114
closely connected with Winnebago, 122
habitations of, 114
migration of, 113

IRON BIRD, an Osage chief, 103

IRVIN, SAMUEL M., missionary among the Iowa, 114

IRVING, WASHINGTON--
deserted village described by, 105
Indian symbols mentioned by, 43

ISH-TAL-A-SA'S VILLAGE, 97

ISLE AU VACHE--
brief history of, by Remsburg, 94
council at, between Kansa and Long party, 91
location of, 94
remains near, 91

ISSATI VILLAGE, site of, 45

ITAZIPCHO, a Teton band, 2
_See_ Sans Arcs.

JACKSON, W. H., photographs made by, 162

JARAMILLO, JUAN, an officer of the Coronado expedition, 179

JONGLERIE, or medicine lodge, 16-17

JOURNALS OF TRADERS, Blackfeet described in, 25

JOUTEL--
account by, of Quapaw villages, 109
Caddo tribe described by, 182-183

KAINAH, a tribe of the Blackfeet confederacy, 1, 25

KANE, PAUL--
Ojibway wigwam described by, 10
paintings by, 20, 77

KANSA INDIANS--
a tribe of the Dhegiha group, 2, 77
attack on, by Pawnee, 96
dress of, 94
migration of, 89
population of, 89, 95
variety of dwellings of, 97
villages of, described, 90, 92, 95-96, 97
visit of, to the Oto, 121

KAPOSIA, village of, 50, 51

KINGFISHER, an old Ojibway, 12

KITKEHAHKI, a tribe of the Pawnee confederacy, 2

KNISTENAUX--
at Mandan village, 74
language spoken by, 74
location and number of, 32
_See_ Cree.

KURZ, FRIEDRICH--
among the Omaha, 81
at Fort Union, 76
sketches by, 20, 63, 121

LA FLESCHE, JOSEPH, an Omaha chief, 82

LA HARPE, meeting of, with the Quapaw, 110

LA PETIT CORBEAU, a Sioux chief, village of, 38

LA SALLE EXPEDITION, 109, 182

LA VERENDRYE EXPEDITION, 73-74, 122

LAC DE L'ISLE CROIX, Cree bands along, 18

LAHCOCAT, an Arikara village, 169

LAKE HURON, encampment on islands of, 10

LAKE SUPERIOR, structures on shores of, 9

LAROCQUE, ANTOINE, visit of, among the Crows, 151

LE RAYE, references in journal of, to the Arikara, 168

LEAVENWORTH, establishment of, 184

LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, villages visited by, 23, 34, 60, 74,
75, 78, 89, 90, 114-115, 124-126

LINDENWOOD COLLEGE, manuscript journal in possession of, 90

LIQUOR, use of, among Indians, 75

LITTLE DOG, a Piegan Indian, 30

LITTLE OSAGE, an Osage band, 98

LITTLE OSAGE RIVER, Osage villages in valley of, 99

LITTLE RAVEN, village of, 48, 49, 50

LODGES. _See_ Bark-covered lodges, Ceremonial lodge, Earth lodge,
Grass lodge, Log houses, Mat-covered lodge, Skin lodge,
Thatched lodge, Tipi, Traders lodge, Wigwam.

LOG CABINS--
built by Cree, 18
of the Delaware, 42
_See_ Log houses.

LOG HOUSES--
construction of, 48
of Fox Indians, 38
of Sioux chief, 39
of upright posts, 48, 49, 50

LONG, MAJ. STEPHEN H., expedition under command of, 47, 157

LOUISIANA PURCHASE, change of conditions due to, 184

LOW HORN, a Piegan chief, 30

LUDLOW EXPLORING PARTY, 70

MAHAWHA, village of the Amahami, 125

MALTA, MO., former Osage village near, 99

MANDAN--
a Siouan tribe, 2
history of, 125
settled near Fort Berthold, 147
village sites of, compared with Hidatsa, 146

MANDAN VILLAGES--
described by Catlin, 128, 129-130
described by Maximilian, 130-132
deserted, 124
French expedition to, 122-123
Indian drawings of, 139
occupied by Arikaras, 176
plan of, 131

MANITOBAH HOUSE, wigwam near, 12

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. _See_ Customs.

MARQUETTE, PERE--
Illinois tribes visited by, 41
Osage villages listed by, 98
Quapaw villages reached by, 108

MARSTON, MAJOR M., life of Sauk and Foxes described by, 39-41

MARTIN, CAPTAIN, stay of detachment of, at Isle au Vache, 91

MAT-COVERED LODGE--
as winter habitation, 38
of the Kansa, 91, 92
of the Osage, 98, 99, 100
used by Dhegiha group, 77

MATOOTONHA, a Mandan village, 125

MATS, rush, method of making, 41

MATTHEWS, description by, of Hidatsa villages, 148-150

MAXIMILIAN, villages visited by, 19, 28, 29, 35, 88, 130-136, 175-176

MDEWAKANTON TRIBE--
a division of the Dakota, 2, 44
sites of settlements of, 15
villages of, 45-52

MEDICINE, meaning of the term, 164

MEDICINE BAG OF THE DAKOTAS, 55

MEDICINE FEAST--
of the Hidatsa, 143-145
of the Mandan, 135, 136

MEDICINE LODGE--
Arikara, 172-173, 178
ceremony of erecting, 33
of the Blackfeet, 33
of the Mandan, 129
Ojibway, 12, 13, 16-17

METAHARTA, a Minnetaree village, 125, 126

MICHIGAMEA--
an Illinois tribe, 41
position of village of, not determined, 112
visited by Marquette, 41

M[)I]DE LODGE OF THE OJIBWAY, 13, 19

MIH-TUTTA-HANGUSCH, a Mandan village, 128, 130, 131

MILLE LAC, village sites on, 45-46

MINICONJOU, a Teton band, 2

MINNETAREES--
intrenchments made by, 34
population of village of, 126
winter village of, 143
_See_ Hidatsa.

MINNETAREES OF FORT DE PRAIRIE, a name for the Atsina, 34

MISSISSIPPI RIVER, first name of, 109

MISSOURI TRIBE--
ancient village of, 121
connected with Winnebago, 122
of the Chiwere group, 2
remnants of, with the Oto, 114

MORTARS--
stone, in the Ozark country, 107, 108
wooden, of the Arikara, 177

NATIONAL MUSEUM--
bone scrapers in, 59
collection in, of paintings by Catlin, 15, 129, 141, 175
Oto specimens in, 121

NEWBERRY LIBRARY, sketch in, by Bodmer, 143

NICOLLET, visit of, to the Winnebago, 122

NIOBRARA RIVER, early name of, 88

NUTTALL, THOMAS, journey of, 103, 110, 111

OCHKIH-HADDA, the evil spirit of the Mandan, 132, 142

O'FALLON, MAJ., commissioner with Long expedition, 157

OGLALA--
a Teton band, 2
country occupied by, 63
epidemic of cholera among, 64
log lodges of, 67
moving of village of, 64-65
skin lodges of, 68
wanderings of, 44

OHIO VALLEY, ancient village sites of, 102

OJIBWAY--
ceremonial structures of, 18-19
habitations of, 8-17
location of villages of, 1
meeting of, with Sioux, to establish peace, 15
territory claimed by, 8
village sites of, 15
_See_ Chippeway.

OMAHA TRIBE--
manners and customs of, 85-87
meaning of the name, 108
migration of, 77
of the Dhegiha group, 2, 77

OMAHA VILLAGES, 77-87
destroyed by fire, 78

ONE STAB, an Oglala head-man, 70

OOHENONPA, a Teton band, 2

OSAGE INDIANS--
a tribe of the Dhegiha group, 2, 77
habitat of, 98
industry of women, 103
life of, described by Morse, 106
structures of, 99, 101-104
villages of, described, 100, 103-104
villages of, listed by Pere Marquette, 98

OTO TRIBE--
a tribe of the Chiwere group, 2
closely connected with Winnebago, 122
councils with, 115, 117-118
country occupied by, 114
habitation of, described by Bradbury, 115
temporary camp of, described by James, 120
winter camp of, described by Moelhausen, 118

OTSOTCHOVE, a Quapaw village, 109

OZARKS--
caves of, 107
habitat of the Osage, 98
hunting ground of the Osage, 107

PAHATSI, an Osage band, 2, 98

PALISADES. _See_ Fortified villages.

PALMER, DR., missionary to the Osage, 104

PAPILLION CREEK, Omaha village on, 81

PASQUAYAH VILLAGE, 71

PAWNEE CONFEDERACY, tribes composing, 2

PAWNEE INDIANS--
abandoned camp of, 165
attack by, on Kansa village, 96
council held with, 160-161
country occupied by, 159
customs of, 163-165
habitations of, 156, 158, 161-162
manner of moving, 163
migration of, 156
temporary camp of, 164

PAWNEE VILLAGES--
description of, 157, 162
orderly removal of, 65
photographs of, 162

PELICAN, THE, an Assiniboin chief, 71

PEMBINA, native habitations at, 55

PEMMICAN MAUL, of the Oto, 121

PEORIA, VILLAGE OF, visited by Marquette, 41

PERSIMMON PULP, bread made of, 100

PETIT CORBEAU, village of, 48, 49, 50

PICANEAUX, location and number of, 32
_See_ Piegan.

PIEGAN INDIANS--
a tribe of the Blackfeet confederacy, 1, 25
camp of, described, 30-31
camp of, painted by Bodmer, 29
country occupied by, 27
population of, 31, 32
_See_ Picaneaux.

PIKE, LIEUT. Z. M., exploring expedition of, 99, 155

PILLAGERS, gathering place of, 15

PIPES--
ceremonial use of, 172
from Omaha cache, 83
of peace, smoking of, 61

PIPESTONE QUARRY, tribes ranging near, 77

PIS-KA-KAU-A-KIS, a band of Cree, 18

PITAHAUERAT, a tribe of the Pawnee confederacy, 2

"PLATTE PURCHASE," Iowa living in, 114

PLATTE RIVER, Oto village on, 116

PONCA INDIANS--
a tribe of the Dhegiha group, 2, 77
habitations of, 87-88
migration of, 77
separation of, from the Omaha, 87

POPULATION--
of Arikara villages, 170
of Assiniboin, 76
of Atsina or Fall Indians, 32
of Cheyenne, 24
of Cree, 19
of Crow, 19
of Kansa, 89, 93
of Mandan, 139
of Minnetaree villages, 126
of Osage, 104
of Piegan, 31
of Sarsees, 32
of village of Sotoueis, 110
of Waco, 182
of Wichita, 182
of Yankton, 56

PORCUPINE CREEK, village on, 22

POTTERY--
Arikara, 174
fragments of, in Ozark caves, 107
fragments of, on village site, 46
of the Mandan, 137-138
of the Quapaw, 112
_See_ Earthenware.

POUNDS, BUFFALO, 5-6, 26

QUAPAW--
a tribe of the Dhegiha group, 2, 77
country occupied by, 108
decrease in population of, 111
meaning of the name, 108
migration of, 77, 112
remnants of, 111

QUIVIRA, reached by Coronado, 179

RADIN, PAUL, list of Winnebago structures given by, 122

RAKES, made by Arikara, 177

RAYNOLDS EXPLORING PARTY, sacred structure discovered by, 63

RED CLOUD, an Oglala chief, 70, 71

RED RIVER, structures in valley of, 9, 12

RED WING, MINN., origin of the name, 47

RED WING, village of--
described by Schoolcraft, 49
described by Seymour, 50

REES, warfare of, with Sioux, 70

REPUBLICAN PAWNEE--
described by Irving, 161
visited by Long expedition, 159
_See_ Kitkehahki.

REQUA, W. C., Osage described by, 104

RINGS--
of earth, 21, 28, 30
of stone, 20, 21

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORT, Assiniboin camp near, 77

ROOPTAHEE, a Mandan winter village, 125, 134

ROTUNDAS OF THE CHEROKEE, 118

RUNNING-WATER RIVER, early name of the Niobrara, 88

RUSH MATS--
for seats and sleeping places, 11
method of making, 41
used for covering dwellings, 10

SACRED DANCE--
for benefit of sick, 82
of the Dakotas, 55

SACRED ISLAND IN MILLE LAC, described, 46

ST. JOSEPH, a trading post, 184

ST. PAUL, former Indian village near, 38

ST. PETERS RIVER, exploration of, 47

SALT, making of, by Indians, 42, 174

SANDY CREEK, Oto encampment on, 120

SANS ARCS, a Teton band, 2
_See_ Itazipcho.

SANS OREILLE, an Osage chief, 100

SANTEE--
eastern division of the Dakota, 45
tribes forming, 2
use of the name, 45

SANTSUKHDHI an Osage band, 2, 98

SARSEES, number and location of, 32

SASKATCHEWAN VALLEY, tribes inhabiting, 32

SAUK AND FOXES--
agriculture of, 40
living as one tribe, 38
manners and ways of life, 39-41
summer and winter habitations of, 38
villages of, similar in appearance, 38
_See_ Fox Indians, Sauk Indians.

SAUK INDIANS--
excursions of, against the Osage and Missouris, 98
Missouri driven out by, 121
removal of, to Indian Territory, 38
territory of, 1
village of, visited by Long, 38
_See_ Sauk and Foxes.

SAUTEUX. _See_ Ojibway.

SCHOOLCRAFT, H. R.--
deserted Osage villages encountered by, 101
journey of, down the Mississippi, 49
Sioux settlements described by, 49

SEVEN COUNCIL FIRES OF THE DAKOTA, 44

SEYMOUR, E. S.--
Kaposia described by, 50
sketches by, 55, 93, 95, 121

SHAKOPEE'S VILLAGE, described by Keating, 52

SHAWANESE, migration of remnant of, 2, 3

SHAWNEE, villages of, west of the Mississippi, 42

SHIELDS--
Arapaho, affixed to tripods, 36, 37
of the Pawnee, 157

SIBLEY, GEORGE C., Kansa village described by, 90

SICHANGU, a Teton band, 2

SICK AND AGED--
dance for benefit of, 82
treatment of, 165

SIHASAPA, a Teton band, 2

SIKSIKA, a tribe of the Blackfeet confederacy, 1, 25

SIOUAN TRIBES--
classification of 2
general movement of 3
in the East 44
second largest stock north of Mexico 43
skin tipi typical of 7
various habitations of 44
villages of, described 1
westward migration of 43

SIOUX--
excursions of, against the Osage 98
gathering of, with Ojibway, to establish peace 15

SISSETON, a division of the Dakota 2, 44

SKIDI, a tribe of the Pawnee Confederacy 2

SKIN DRESSING, implements for 58, 59, 138

SKIN LODGE--
Arapaho 37
Assiniboin 71, 76
Blackfoot 28
Cheyenne 24
construction of 56
Cree 18, 20
Crow 150, 152, 153
decorations on 28, 67, 76, 78, 85
descriptions of 50, 51
drawings of 56
erected by the Dakota 45
Hidatsa 146
Kansa 94
Omaha, construction of 80-81, 85
Pawnee 162, 164, 165-166
predominance of, on the plains 185
sketched by Kurz 76
Teton 61
used by roving tribes 32
used by the Dhegiha 77
used by the Oto 118

SKIN SCRAPER, bone, described 58, 59

SKIN TIPI--
when used by Omaha 84-85
Yankton, described by Maximilian 57-58

SLEDGES OF THE MANDAN 134

SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC--
among the Mandan 139
among the Omaha 78

SMOKING CUSTOM OF THE BLACKFEET 26, 27
_See_ Pipes.

SOTOUeIS, population of village of 110

SOULIER NOIR, French name for the Amahami 126

SPEARS, ARAPAHO, affixed to tripods 36, 37

SPOONS, HORN--
of the Mandan 137
of the Pawnee 158

STANLEY, paintings by, in National Museum 31

STANSBURY EXPEDITION, narrative of 64, 66-68

STARAPAT, an Arikara chief 176

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA, surveys made by 139, 145

STOCKADE BUILDINGS, mentioned by Long 50

STOCKADES, remains of 67
_See_ Fortified villages.

STONE CIRCLES, explanation of 20, 21

STONE INDIANS. _See_ Assiniboins.

SUN DANCE, lodges erected for 63, 85

SUNFLOWER SEED, cakes made of 136

SWEAT HOUSE--
of the Crows 155
of the Ojibway 12, 16

SYMBOLS, cut on trees by Indians 43

TALANGAMANE, a Sioux chief 49

TAOAPA, description of village of 52

TAPAGE PAWNEE. _See_ Pitahauerat.

TATANKA WECHACHETA, a Wahpeton chief 53

TATUNKAMANE, son of a Dakota chief 48

TCHAN-DEE, a Teton Sioux chief 62

TETON--
a division of the Dakota 2, 44
bands composing 2
customs of 60
great village of, visited by Lewis and Clark 59-60

TETON RIVER, village near mouth of 62

THATCHED LODGES, of the Wichita 179-180

THIEF, THE, an Oto Indian 117

TINDER MOUNTAIN, Cree band at 18

TIPI--
drawing of, by Bodmer 58, 59
of the plains tribes, fine example of 68
typical of Siouan tribes 7
_See_ Skin lodges.

TONGINGA, a Quapaw village 109

TORIMAN, a Quapaw village 109

TOTEM POSTS, not used by Omaha 85

TRADERS LODGE, of the Oglala 68

TRAILS--
across the prairie 88
buffalo 7
in the Black Hills 70, 71
made by travois 66

TRANSPORTATION--
among the Oglala 65
among the Piegan 30
_See_ Dog travois, Horse travois.

TRAVOIS. See Dog travois, Horse travois.

TREATIES--
of Greenville, westward migration following 42
of peace between Sioux and Chippewas 15
place of, between Ojibway and U. S. Government 16
with Tetons, Yankton and Yanktonai 57

TWENTY-FOUR, VILLAGE OF THE, a former Kansa town 94

TWO KETTLES. _See_ Oohenonpa.

TYPHA PALUSTRIS, mats made of leaves of 100

UNION AGENCY, location of 104-105

UTENSILS OF THE MANDAN 136-137

UTSEHTA, an Osage band 2, 98

VILLAGE OF THE TWENTY-FOUR 94

VILLAGE SITES, not contemporaneous 127

WABASHAW, a Sioux village visited by Schoolcraft 49

WACO INDIANS--
a tribe of the Wichita confederacy 2
appearance of 181
grass lodge of 181
population of 182

WAHKTAGELI, a Yankton chief 58

WAHPEKUTE, a division of the Dakota 2, 44

WAHPETON TRIBE--
a division of the Dakota 2, 44, 52
country occupied by 52
village of, described 53

WAH-TOH-TA-NA, name for the Oto, 116

WAKAN WACHEPE, a Dakota society, 55

WA-KI-TA-MO-NEE, an Oto chief, 118

WANOTAN, a Yanktonai chief, 54

WAPASHA, a Dakota chief, 47

WAPASHA'S PRAIRIE, mentioned by Seymour, 50

WAPASHA VILLAGE, description of, 47, 48

WAR DANCE, OSAGE, account of, 105

WARRIORS, special lodges for use of, 25

WATTASOONS, Mandan name for the Amahami, 126

WATTLEWORK STRUCTURES OF THE OSAGE, 101-102, 105

WAUBUSCHON, an Osage chief, 100

WAYONDOTT, migration of band of, 3

WEAPONS OF THE MANDAN, 138

WESTERN ENGINEER, a steamboat of 1819 on Missouri River, 91-93

WETARKO, Indian name for Grand River, 169

WHITE HAIR, an Osage chief, 103

WHITE RIVER, village site on, 108

WICHITA CONFEDERACY--
a Caddoan group, 2
thatched dwellings of, 179-180

WICKIUP, a temporary shelter, 70

WIGWAMS--
construction of, 11
dome-shaped, of the Ojibway, 14
mat and bark covered, 7
_See_ Lodges.

WINNEBAGO--
a Siouan tribe, 2
country occupied by, 122
villages of, 122

WOLF PAWNEE. _See_ Skidi.

WOMEN--
custom concerning, 19
industry of, 103
labor of, 65

YANKTON TRIBE--
a division of the Dakota, 2, 44
described by General Atkinson, 57
population of, 57
structures of, 57-58

YANKTONAI--
a division of the Dakota, 2, 44
country inhabited by, 54
described by Keating, 54, 55
habitations of, 56-57
village of, near Lake Traverse, 54

YELLOW BEAR, an Hidatsa chief, 145

YELLOW STONE, a Missouri River steamboat, 130

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