Part 32

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.]