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Introductory 325
The survival of early Zuñi traits 325
Outline of Spanish-Zuñi history 326
Outline of pristine Zuñi history 341
Outline of Zuñi mytho-sociologic organization 367
General explanations relative to the text 373
Myths 379
The genesis of the worlds, or the beginning of newness 379
The genesis of men and the creatures 379
The gestation of men and the creatures 381
The forthcoming from earth of the foremost of men 381
The birth from the sea of the Twain deliverers of men 381
The birth and delivery of men and the creatures 382
The condition of men when first into the world of daylight born 383
The origin of priests and of knowledge 384
The origin of the Raven and the Macaw, totems of winter and
summer 384
The origin and naming of totem-clans and creature kinds, and
the division and naming of spaces and things 386
The origin of the councils of secrecy or sacred brotherhoods 387
The unripeness and instability of the world when still young 388
The hardening of the world, and the first settlement of men 388
The beginning of the search for the Middle of the world, and
the second tarrying of men 390
The learning of war, and the third tarrying 390
The meeting of the People of Dew, and the fourth tarrying 390
The generation of the seed of seeds, or the origin of corn 391
The renewal of the search for the Middle 398
The choosing of seekers for signs of the Middle 398
The change-making sin of the brother and sister 399
The birth of the Old-ones or ancients of the Kâ´kâ 401
The renewal of the great journey, and the sundering of the
tribes of men 403
The origin of death by dying, and the abode of souls and the
Kâ´kâ 404
The loss of the great southern clans 405
The saving of the father-clans 405
The awaiting of the lost clans 406
The straying of K‘yäk´lu, and his plaint to the Water-fowl 406
How the Duck, hearing, was fain to guide K‘yäk´lu 407
How the Rainbow-worm bore K‘yäk´lu to the plain of Kâ´‘hluëlane 408
The tarrying of K‘yäk´lu in the plain, and his dismay 409
How the Duck found the lake of the dead and the gods of the
Kâ´kâ 409
How the gods of the Kâ´kâ counselled the Duck 410
How by behest of the Duck the Kâ´yemäshi sought K‘yäk´lu to
convey him to the lake of the dead 410
How the Kâ´yemäshi bore K‘yäk´lu to the council of the gods 411
The council of the Kâ´kâ, and the instruction of K‘yäk´lu by
the gods 412
The instruction of the Kâ´yemäshi by K‘yäk´lu 413
How the Kâ´yemäshi bore K‘yäk´lu to his people 413
The return of K‘yäk´lu, and his sacred instructions to the
people 413
The enjoining of the K‘yäk´lu Ámosi, and the departure of
K‘yäk´lu and the Old-ones 414
The coming of the brothers Ánahoho and the runners of the Kâ´kâ 414
The dispatching of the souls of things to the souls of the dead 415
The renewal of the great journeying, and of the search for the
Middle 415
The warning-speech of the gods, and the untailing of men 416
The origin of the Twin Gods of War and of the Priesthood of the
Bow 417
The downfall of Hán‘hlipiŋk‘ya, and the search anew for the
Middle 424
The wars with the Black people of the high buildings and with
the ancient woman of the K‘yákweina and other Kâ´kâkwe 424
The adoption of the Black people, and the division of the clans
to search for the Middle 425
The northward eastern journey of the Winter clans 426
The southward eastern journey of the Summer clans 426
The eastward middle journey of the People of the Middle 427
The settlement of Zuñi-land, and the building of the seven
great towns therein 427
The reunion of the People of the Middle with the Summer and
Seed peoples 428
The great council of men and the beings for the determination
of the true Middle 428
The establishment of the fathers and their tabernacle at
Hálonawan or the Erring-place of the Middle 429
The flooding of the towns, and the building of the City of Seed
on the mountain 429
The staying of the flood by sacrifice of the youth and maiden,
and the establishment of Hálona Ítiwana on the true Middle 429
The custom of testing the Middle in the Middle time 429
The cherishing of the Corn maidens and their custom as of old 430
The murmuring of the foolish anent the custom of the Corn
maidens 430
The council of the fathers that the perfection of the custom be
accomplished 431
The observance of the ‘Hláhekwe custom, or dance of the Corn
maidens 431
The sending of the Twain Priests of the Bow, that they bespeak
the aid of Paíyatuma and his Flute people 432
The finding of Paíyatuma, and his custom of the flute 433
The preparations for the coming of Paíyatuma and his People of
the Flute 434
The coming of Paíyatuma and his Dance of the Flute 435
The sacrilege of the youths of the dance, and the fleeting of
the Maidens of Corn 435
The mourning for loss of the Maidens of Corn 435
The seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Eagle 436
The seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Falcon 437
The seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Raven 438
The beseeching of Paíyatuma, and his reversal of the people's
evil 439
The seeking of the Maidens of Corn by Paíyatuma 442
The finding of the Maidens of Corn in Summerland 443
The return of the Maidens of Corn with Paíyatuma 443
The presentation of the perfected seed to the fathers of men,
and the passing of the Maidens of Seed 443
The instructions of Paíyatuma for the ordinances and customs of
the corn perfecting 445
The final instructions of Paíyatuma, and his passing 446