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