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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

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 460-530 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

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

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

JUGGLERY, fear inspired by 528

KINSHIP, terms of 503

KURZ, FREDERICK, Denig discussed by 384-386

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

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

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

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 also_ SPEECHES

ORIENTATION, in burial 572, 573

ORNAMENTS, use of 590-591

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.

QUILLS, PORCUPINE, use of 590, 591

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

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 Wakoñda, 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

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

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

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

[Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.]