The North American Indian, Vol. 1
Chapter 16
_Little Colorado river_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Lizards_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Llaneros_, a band of Jicarillas, 54
_Locust_ in Navaho mythology, 89, 90
_Locust People_ of the Navaho, 84
_Loin-cloth_ of the Apache, 131
_Magpie_ in Navaho myth, 113
_Maguey._ _See_ MESCAL
_Mai Hatal._ _See_ COYOTE CHANT
_Maineli__n__._ _See_ GOPHER
_Man-eating Bird_, a Navaho monster, 99
_Mangas Coloradas_, an Apache warrior, 7
_Ma__n__sche{~COMBINING BREVE~}._ _See_ SPIDER
_Manuelito_, chief of the Navaho, 81
_Manzanita_ used by Apache, 19
_Maricopa_ in Apache war, 7 Navaho name for, 138
_Marriage_ among the Apache, 133 among the Jicarillas, 54, 135 among the Navaho, 125-127, 136-137 and property among Apache, 22-23 restrictions among Apache, 22 _See_ WOMEN
_Masks_ of Apache dancers, 47, 48 of Navaho gods, 111, 114, 115 used in Night Chant, 116, 119-123
_Maternity belt_ of Apache, 38-39
_Maturity._ _See_ PUBERTY
_Meal, sacred_, carried by Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti, 121 used in dry-painting, 119, 120 used in Jicarilla ceremony, 59 used in Night Chant, 117 _See also_ CORN-MEAL
_Medicine_, dry-paintings used in, 47
_Medicine cap_ used by Apache, 40
_Medicine ceremonies_, God Dance a part of, 48 of the Jicarillas, 56, 57, 135 of the Navaho, 77-79 _See_ NIGHT CHANT
_Medicine craze._ _See_ MESSIAH CRAZE
_Medicine Dance_ of the Apache, 133
_Medicine hogan_ of the Navaho, 116
_Medicine-making_ in Jicarilla myth, 57
_Medicine-men_ and ceremonies, 133 communicate with gods, 32 employment of, in puberty rites, 46, 125 marriage ceremony conducted by, 138 Navaho, functions of, 79-80 of the Apache, 35-42, 132 participate in Night Chant, 116-124
_Medicine performance_ of the Jicarillas, 57
_Medicine plants_, how gathered, 133
_Medicine practices_ of the Apache, 35-42
_Medicine skin_ of the Apache, 29-36
_Meriwether_, Gov. David, treats with Navaho, 81
_Mescal_ harvest of the Apache, 15-19 intoxicant made from, 20
_Mescalero reservation_, Chiricahua sent to, 9 _See_ BOSQUE REDONDO
_Mescaleros_ confined at Bosque Redondo, 83 depredations by, 83 flee from reservation, 9 Jicarilla name for, 135 plan to place Arizona Apache with, 7 population of the, 131
_Mesquite pods_ eaten by Apache, 19
_Messiah craze_ among Apache, 10, 38, 42-46 Apache houses affected by, 131 basketry designs affected by, 20-21
_Metal-work_ of the Navaho, 76-77
_Mexican_ captives enslaved by Navaho, 82 coins used in Navaho silver-work, 77
_Migration_, traditional, of the Jicarillas, 62
_Miles_, Gen. N. A., subdues Apache, 10
_Milky Way_ in Apache myth, 34, 134 in Navaho myth, 93
_Miracle performers_ of Apache myth, 32 of Jicarilla myth, 62-68 of Navaho myth, 98
_Miraculous personages_ of Apache myth, 133 of Jicarilla myth, 135 of Navaho myth, 138 _See_ GODS
_Moccasins_, cross and crescent on, 42 _See_ CLOTHING
_Modesty_ of Apache women, 16
_Mohave_, Jicarilla name for, 135 Navaho name for, 138 _See_ APACHE-MOHAVE
_Monsters_ in Apache mythology, 32 in Jicarilla mythology, 63-68, 135 in Navaho mythology, 89, 90, 138 _See_ GIANTS; WATER MONSTERS
_Months_, names of, 141
_Moon_, creation of, in Apache myth, 30, 31 creation of, in Navaho myth, 92
_Moon God._ _See_ KLEGANAAI; KLEHONAAI; KLENAAI
_Moons_, names of, 141
_Mortars_ in Navaho myth, 103
_Mortuary customs_ of the Apache, 133 of the Jicarillas, 55, 135 of the Navaho, 80, 138
_Moss agate_ in Navaho mythology, 92
_Mother-in-law_, taboo of, among Navaho, 126
_Mountain Chant_ of the Navaho, 78, 79
_Mountain lion_, in Jicarilla myth, 64 in Navaho myth, 97 skin of, used in maternity belt, 39
_Mountain Lion People_ of the Navaho, 84, 87, 90
_Mountain sheep_ in Navaho myth, 113-114
_Mountains_, mythic creation of, 28, 90-91 sacred, in Navaho myth, 84, 88, 90-91, 93, 94, 98
_Mourning_ by the Jicarillas, 55-56, 135 _See_ MORTUARY CUSTOMS
_Muhr_, A. F., acknowledgments to, xx
_Mummies_ in cliff-ruins, 74-75
_Murder_ among the Apache, 45
_Musical instruments_ of the Jicarillas, 56-57 _See_ DRUMS; FLUTES; RATTLES
_Myers_, W. E., acknowledgments to, xx
_Mythology_, Apache, basket designs and, 21 of the Apache, 23-35 of the Jicarillas, 56-57, 60-69 of the Navaho, 83-106 _See_ CEREMONIES; GENESIS; RELIGION
_Nabakelti_, Apache medicine-man, 10-12
_Nacholecho._ _See_ TARANTULA
_Names_ adopted by Apache, 42 native, of Indian tribes, 134, 135, 138 of dead tabooed, 34 of the moons or months, 141
_Nane_, conference with, 7 raids by Apache under, 9
_Naste{~COMBINING BREVE~}lh_ in Apache myth, 31
_Natoi Hatal._ _See_ SHOOTING CHANT
_Natural phenomena_, terms for, 142
_Navaho_, account of the, 71-127 and Apache paintings compared, 41 and Apache relationship, 3 and Jicarilla ceremony compared, 53, 54, 56 Apache name for, 134 character of ceremonies of, 4 character of the, xx hair-dress of the, 134 Jicarilla name for, 135 origin of the, 3 trade of Jicarillas with, 135 tribal summary of the, 136 vocabulary of the, 139-144
_Naye{~COMBINING BREVE~}nayezgani_, a Jicarilla god, 55-57, 62-68, 135
_Naye{~COMBINING BREVE~}nezgani_, Apache and Navaho deity, 3, 31, 133, 138 birth and adventures of, 32, 98-106 personated in Night Chant, 118 represented in Apache painting, 20 symbolized on maternity belt, 39
_Nde_, Apache tribal name, 134
_Ndidilhkizn_, Lightning Maker, in Apache myth, 25, 27, 28 symbolized on medicine cap, 40
_Ndisagocha__n_, Lightning Rumbler, in Apache myth, 25, 28
_Nervousness_ treated by Apache, 40
_New Mexico_, Chiricahua flee to, 9 plan to remove Apache to, 7
_New Mexico_, raids by Victorio in, 9
_Night Chant_ of the Navaho, 78, 79, 111-124
_Night Girl_ of Apache myth, 30, 31
_Nigostu{~COMBINING BREVE~}n_, the Earth, in Apache myth, 26
_Nigostu{~COMBINING BREVE~}n Bika Binalze._ _See_ EARTH MESSENGERS
_Nigostu{~COMBINING BREVE~}n Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n._ _See_ EARTH DAUGHTER
_Ni{~COMBINING BREVE~}lchi._ _See_ WINDS
_Nilchidilhkizn_, the Apache Wind God, 25, 27, 31, 35
_Nichitso_, a Jicarilla Whirlwind god, 61
_Nokuse._ _See_ BIG DIPPER
_Number_, sacred, of Apache, 36, 41-43
_Numerals_, Southern Athapascan, 142
_Obscenity_ of Jicarilla clowns, 59
_Ocean_, creation of, in Apache myth, 33, 133 creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Ojo Caliente_, Apache of, 9 Victorio surrenders at, 9
_Oklahoma_, Apache sent to, 10 population of Apache in, 131
_Olleros_ band of Jicarillas, 54
_Onions_, wild, eaten by Apache, 19
_Opuntia._ _See_ PRICKLY PEAR
_Orientation_ in sweating ceremony, 118 of baskets in ceremony, 77 of buffalo skin in ceremony, 57 of Jicarilla ceremonial enclosure, 57 of Navaho hogans, 80, 136 of sacred skins in Navaho myth, 92 of wedding basket, 126
_Origin._ _See_ GENESIS
_Ornamentation_ of Apache caps, 131, 133
_Ornaments_ of the Navaho, 136
_Ovens_, mescal, used by Apache, 17
_Owl_ in Jicarilla myth, 62 in Navaho myth, 115
_Owl People_ of the Navaho, 84
_Painting_, Apache, on deerskin, 20 of bodies by Yebichai dancers, 122 of skins in Navaho myth, 115 _See_ DRY-PAINTINGS; FACE-PAINTING
_Paiute_, baskets of, among Navaho, 77
_Papago_, Garces among the, 4 in Apache war, 7 Navaho name for, 138
_Paralysis_ treated by Apache, 47
_Pasquin_, conference with, 7
_Peaches_, an Apache man, 22
_Pearl_ in Navaho creation myth, 92
_Personal terms_, Southern Athapascan, 143
_Pesqueira_, Don Ignacio, cooeperates against Apache, 7
_Pestles_ in Navaho myth, 103
_Phillips_, W. W., acknowledgments to, xx
_Phratries_ among the Navaho, 136
_Picuris_ mentioned in Jicarilla myth, 68
_Pigeon_ in Apache myth, 27, 28
_Pima_, Apache name for, 134 Garces among the, 4 in Apache war, 7 Jicarilla name for, 135 Navaho name for, 138
_Pinalenos_ established at San Carlos, 8
_Pine Squirrel People_ of the Navaho, 84
_Pine-squirrel_ pouch of Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti, 121
_Pinon_, creation of, in Apache myth, 27 nuts of, eaten by Apache, 19 pollen of, used by Apache, 38 tea made from bark of, 19 used in ceremonial enclosure, 57 used for mythic water bottle, 21, 27, 30 water bottles coated with gum of, 132
_Pipes_ in Navaho myth, 103, 108-110, 115
_Plains Indians_, Jicarilla name for, 135
_Plains People_, a Jicarilla band, 54
_Plants_ used in medicine, 36
_Poisoned tobacco_ in Navaho myth, 103
_Political organization_ of the Apache, 132 of the Jicarillas, 135 of the Navaho, 136 _See_ CHIEFS; GOVERNMENT
_Pollen_, deification of, 3 gathering of, by Apache, 133 god personators sprinkled with, 49 in Navaho mythology, 84, 91, 94 use of, by Apache, 34, 38-41, 43, 133 used in childbirth, 39, 40 used in marriage ceremony, 126 used in Night Chant, 119 used in puberty rite, 46 _See_ HADINTIN NALI{~COMBINING BREVE~}N; HADINTIN SKHIN; TADITIN
_Polygamy_ among the Apache, 13-14 among the Jicarillas, 55 among the Navaho, 76
_Population_ of the Apache, 13, 131 of the Jicarillas, 134 of the Navaho, 136
_Porcupine_ in Navaho myth, 97
_Potatoes_, wild, eaten by Apache, 19
_Pottery_ made by Navaho gods, 95 of the Apache, 20 of the Jicarillas, 135 of the Navaho, 76, 77, 136
_Pouch_ for image used by Apache, 41 for meal used by Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti, 121 for medicine used by Navaho, 77, 120 for pollen among Apache, 38
_Prayers_, how symbolized by Apache, 3 in Navaho ceremonies, 138 Navaho, character of, 77-78 of the Apache, 34-37, 133 on erection of hogan, 136 to animal spirits, 39
_Prayer-sticks_ of turkey feathers, 117 _See_ KEDAN
_Precious Stone deities_ of the Navaho, 96 _See_ JEWELS
_Presidios_ established to check Apache, 5
_Prickly pears_ eaten by Apache, 19
_Property_ of women among Navaho, 76
_Property marks_ of Apache, 18
_Property right_ among Apache, 22 among Jicarillas, 55
_Prophecies_ of Apache medicine-man, 45 of death among Apache, 38, 45
_Puberty ceremony_, God Dance a part of, 48 in Navaho mythology, 94-95 of the Apache, 46, 133 of the Jicarillas, 56, 135 of the Navaho, 124-125
_Pueblos_, Apache name for, 134 Apache raids against, 14 baskets exchanged with, 54 ceremonies of the, 4 hair-dress of, 134 incorporated by Navaho, 75, 137 Jicarilla ceremony borrowed from, 54, 135 Jicarilla name for, 135 Jicarillas trade with, 134, 135
_Purity_ symbolized by Apache, 34
_Quartz crystal_ in Navaho creation myth, 92
_Races._ _See_ FOOT-RACING
_Racing songs_ of the Navaho, 125
_Rafts_ mentioned in Navaho myth, 85
_Rain_ furnished by Yolkai Estsan, 96 in Jicarilla mythology, 67 man born of, in Navaho myth, 84
_Rainbow_ in Jicarilla mythology, 63 in Navaho mythology, 96, 102 represented in dry-painting, 119, 121, 123
_Rain Boy_ and Girl of Navaho myth, 96
_Rain Dance_ of the Apache, 33, 133
_Rain God_ of the Apache, 35 of the Navaho, 107, 115, 120 _See_ TONENILI
_Rattles_ mentioned in Navaho myth, 112
_Red river_ of Navaho mythology, 89
_Reeds_, use of, in Navaho myth, 88, 100
_Religion_ of the Apache, 29, 42, 133 _See_ AFTER-WORLD; CEREMONIES; MESSIAH CRAZE; MYTHOLOGY
_Religious character_ of the Navaho, 79
_Reptiles_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Rio Grande_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Ritual._ _See_ CEREMONIES; MYTHOLOGY; RELIGION
_Rivers_, creation of, in Apache myth, 28 creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_Rolling Stone_, a mythical monster, 68, 99, 106 _See_ BUMPING ROCKS
_Ruins_, pueblo, in Navaho mythology, 96
_Running_, symbolic in puberty rite, 47
_Sacrifice_ of property at death, 55, 81, 134, 135
_Saddle bags_, sacred symbol prescribed for, 44
_Sait Nde_, a Jicarilla division, 54, 135
_Salt_ tabooed during puberty rite, 47, 125
_Salvador_, an Apache, conference with, 7
_San Carlos_, Apache established at, 8, 9 Apache flee from, 9
_San Carlos agency_, number of Apache under, 131
_San Carlos Apache_, native name of, 134
_San Carlos reservation_, property disputes on, 23
_Sand altars._ _See_ DRY-PAINTINGS
_Sandia_, Navaho name for, 138
_Sand People_, a Jicarilla band, 54
_San Felipe_, Navaho name for, 138
_San Ildefonso_, Navaho name for, 138
_San Juan_, Navaho name for, 138
_San Juan river_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90
_San Xavier del Bac_, mission of, 4
_Santa Clara_, Navaho name for, 138
_Santo Domingo_, Navaho name for, 138
_Scalp bounty_ offered, 6
_Scalping_ mentioned in Navaho myth, 107
_Scouts_, Apache, at Fort Apache, 10
_Scratching_ prohibited during maturity rite, 47, 125
_Seed planting_ in Navaho mythology, 85, 86, 90, 96
_Seeds_ borne by Ganaskidi, 121 how prepared by Apache, 15 _See_ CORN
_Sheep_ of the Navaho, 73, 74 purchased for Navaho, 83 used in marriage settlement, 126
_Shell_ beads mixed with pollen, 38 beads of the Navaho, 77 ornaments of the Navaho, 136 symbolic of prayer, 34 used as medicine bowl, 117, 120 used in puberty rite, 46, 47 white, in Navaho myth, 84, 91, 92, 97, 101, 103, 104, 108, 115 _See_ YOLKAI ESTSAN; YOLKAI NALI{~COMBINING BREVE~}N
_Shield_ of Navaho Sun God, 103
_Shirts._ _See_ CLOTHING
_Shooting Chant_ of the Navaho, 78 contest in Navaho myth, 107, 108
_Shrines_ of the Apache, 133
_Sia_, Navaho name for, 138
_Sierra Madre_, Apache captured in, 10
_Silver_ ornaments used in marriage settlement, 126
_Silver-work_ of the Navaho, 76-77, 136
_Si{~COMBINING BREVE~}snaji{~COMBINING BREVE~}ni_, a Navaho sacred mountain, 90
_Skin_, painted, of Apache, 29-35 _See_ ANTELOPE SKIN; BUFFALO SKIN; DEERSKIN
_Skirts_, sacred, used in childbirth, 39 _See_ CLOTHING
_Skunk_ in Jicarilla mythology, 61
_Sky_, creation of, in Apache myth, 27, 28 creation of, in Navaho myth, 91
_Sky God_ of the Apache, 27, 28, 31, 33 of the Navaho, 98
_Sky Messengers_ of Apache myth, 31, 32
_Slaves_ made of captives by Navaho, 82
_Small Dipper_, creation of, in Navaho myth, 93
_Smoking._ _See_ PIPES; TOBACCO
_Snake Girl._ _See_ KLI{~COMBINING BREVE~}SHCHO NALI{~COMBINING BREVE~}N
_Snake, Great_, in Navaho myth, 97 in Jicarilla myth, 56, 58, 64 in Navaho myth, 90, 102 represented in Jicarilla dry-painting, 57
_Snake People_ in Navaho myth, 111
_Snipe Man_ in Navaho myth, 102
_Social customs_ of the Jicarillas, 55 _See_ MARRIAGE; MORTUARY CUSTOMS; PUBERTY; WOMEN
_Songs_ addressed to God of Health, 33 employed in maturity rite, 46, 125 in Apache ceremony, 41-42 in Jicarilla myth, 57 in Navaho ceremonies, 138 in Navaho mythology, 84, 86, 94, 111, 112, 115 in Night Chant, 118, 119, 121, 123, 124 of Apache medicine-men, 32, 36 of gods in Apache myth, 26, 27, 32 of the Jicarillas, 58
_Sonora_, Apache raids into, 14 scalp bounty offered by, 6
_Sorcery_, penalty for, among Jicarillas, 135 _See_ WITCHCRAFT
_Souls_, belief in, by Jicarillas, 56
_Spanish_ missionaries and the Apache, 4, 6 origin of Navaho metal-work, 136
_Sparrow-hawk People_ in Navaho myth, 88
_Spider_ in Jicarilla myth, 62
_Spider Woman_ in Navaho myth, 100
_Spirit Dance_ of the Apache, 48, 133
_Spirits_, Navaho dread of, 80 of the dead of the Apache, 134
_Spruce_ used in Jicarilla ceremony, 57-60 used in Navaho Night Chant, 118-120
_Squashes_ represented in dry-painting, 121
_Squirrel._ _See_ PINE SQUIRREL
_Stars_, creation of, in Apache myth, 30 in Navaho myth, 92-93
_Stenatliha__n_, an Apache goddess, 20, 21, 24-33, 133 represented in Apache painting, 20 symbolized on maternity belt, 39, 40
_Storage baskets_ of the Apache, 21, 132
_Suicide_ among Apache, 14
_Sumac_, berries used by Apache, 19 used in making water bottles, 132
_Sun_, creation of, in Apache myth, 30 creation of, in Navaho myth, 92 in Jicarilla mythology, 62 the father of Twin Gods, 99 _See also_ SUN GOD
_Sunbeams_ in Navaho mythology, 96, 98
_Sun-dogs_ in Navaho dry-painting, 79
_Sunflower_, stalks of, used for flutes, 84
_Sun God_ in Navaho mythology, 98-106 _See_ CHEHONAAI; CHUGANAAI; CHUNNAAI
_Sush Nalkai_, a Navaho mythic bear, 106
_Sweat_, mythic creation from, 24, 25
_Sweat-bath_ in Apache myth, 33 in Night Chant ceremony, 117, 118
_Sweat-house_ in Apache myth, 26-27 in Navaho myth, 104
_Symbol_ of faith among Apache, 43
_Symbolism_, ancient, discarded by Apache, 44, 45 color, of the Apache, 84 color, of the Jicarillas, 60, 61, 64, 66 color, of the Navaho, 84, 87, 90-92, 103, 115, 118 on Apache caps, 131 on Apache maternity belt, 38-39 on Apache medicine skin, 20, 30-36
_Taboo_ of bear and fish, 20, 135 of conversation while masked, 123 of flesh in puberty ceremony, 47 of houses of the dead, 76 of mother-in-law among Navaho, 126 of names of the dead, 34 of salt in puberty ceremony, 47, 125 of scratching in puberty ceremony, 47, 125 of _tsi{~COMBINING BREVE~}ndi hogan_ by Navaho, 81
_Tadtitin_, Navaho name for pollen, 119 _See_ HADINTIN; POLLEN
_Talking God._ _See_ HASCHE{~COMBINING BREVE~}LTI
_Taos_, Jicarilla contact with, 53 mentioned in Jicarilla myth, 64 Navaho name for, 138
_Tarantula_ in Apache myth, 25
_Tattooing_ among Apache, 42
_Tazhi{~COMBINING BREVE~}._ _See_ TURKEY
_Temperature_ of White Mountain reservation, 13
_Texas_, Apache raids into, 9, 14
_Tipis_ of the Jicarillas, 134
_Tizwin._ _See_ TULAPAI
_To Ahani clan_, origin of, 97, 137
_Tobacco_ depicted in dry-painting, 121 in Navaho myth, 103, 108-109, 115
_Tobadzischi{~COMBINING BREVE~}ni_, a Navaho deity, 3, 138 birth and adventures of, 98-106 personated in Night Chant, 118 _See also_ KOBADJISCHINI; TUBADZISCHI{~COMBINING BREVE~}NI
_To Dichini clan_, origin of, 97, 137
_Toi Hatal_. _See_ WATER CHANT
_Tonenili_, Navaho Rain God, 107, 115 personated in begging ceremony, 120
_Tontos_, Apache name for, 134 assigned to reservation, 8 population of, 131 subdued by Crook, 8
_Tracking Bear_, a Navaho monster, 99
_Trade_ of the Jicarillas, 54
_Travelling_, Apache method of, 16, 17
_Treaties_ with the Navaho, 82-83
_Tree, Little_, in Jicarilla myth, 69
_Trees_, creation of, in Apache myth, 27 terms for, 143
_Tsa__n__nati{~COMBINING BREVE~}_, Jicarilla clowns, 59
_Tse{~COMBINING BREVE~}gyii_, a Navaho locality, 114, 116 _See_ CANON DE CHELLY
_Tse{~COMBINING BREVE~}nagai._ _See_ ROLLING STONE
_Tse Nahali_, preying Mountain Eagle, 106
_Tsetahi{~COMBINING BREVE~}dzilhtuhli_, a Navaho monster, 106
_Tsilite{~COMBINING BREVE~}n._ _See_ COYOTE
_Tsi{~COMBINING BREVE~}ndi_, meaning of, 80
_Tsi{~COMBINING BREVE~}ndi hogan_ defined, 76 taboo of, 81 _See_ HOGAN
_Tsotzilh_, a Navaho sacred mountain, 91, 105
_Tubadzisci{~COMBINING BREVE~}ni_, an Apache deity, 31, 133 function of, 33 represented in Apache painting, 20 symbolized on maternity belt, 39, 40 _See also_ KOBADJISCHINI; TOBADZISCHI{~COMBINING BREVE~}NI
_Tulapai_ drunk by the Apache, 19-20
_Tule_, pollen of, used by Apache, 38
_Tu Ntelh_, an Apache god, 40
_Turkey_ in Apache myth, 28 in Navaho myth, 88 prayer-sticks with feathers of, 117
_Turquoise_, bowl of, in Apache myth, 33 clothing of, in Jicarilla myth, 63 in Apache myth, 26 in Jicarilla myth, 64
_Turquoise_ in Navaho myth, 91, 92, 97, 101, 103, 104, 106-107, 115 jewelry of the Navaho, 76 lance of Apache War God, 32 man born of, in Navaho myth, 84 pipe in Navaho myth, 108
_Turquoise Boy_ of Apache myth, 31, 33
_Turquoise Woman_ of Navaho myth, 97 _See_ DUTLI{~COMBINING BREVE~}SHI NALI{~COMBINING BREVE~}N
_Turtle monster_ in Jicarilla myth, 64-65
_Tus._ _See_ WATER BOTTLE
_Twin Gods_ of the Navaho, 98 _See_ NAYE{~COMBINING BREVE~}NEZOANI; TOBADZISCHI{~COMBINING BREVE~}NI
_Tzes._ _See_ ELK
_Tzilhki{~COMBINING BREVE~}chi Hatal._ _See_ MOUNTAIN CHANT
_Tzilhnuhodihli_, sacred mountain, created, 91, 96, 98, 104, 105
_Underworld_, Navaho origin in, 80, 83, 138 _See_ GENESIS
_Ute_, Jicarillas influenced by, 134 Jicarilla name for, 135
_Valleys_, creation of, in Apache myth, 28
_Vegetation_ of White Mountain reservation, 13, 17 _See_ TREES
_Victorio_, conference with, 7 surrender and death of, 9
_Visions_, God of, in Apache cosmology, 31 knowledge gained through, 32 medicine-men influenced by, 42, 43
_Vocabulary_, Southern Athapascan, 139-144
_Walapai_ join in Apache hostilities, 8 tribal name of, 5
_Walnuts_ eaten by Apache, 19
_War_ ceremonies, God Dance a part of, 48 of extermination against Apache, 6, 7
_War Gods_, Navaho. _See_ NAYE{~COMBINING BREVE~}NE{~COMBINING BREVE~}ZGANI; TOBADZISCHI{~COMBINING BREVE~}NI
_Washing_ of hands in marriage ceremony, 126, 127 _See_ BATHING; HAIR-WASHING
_Water_, miraculous creation of, 97, 137 relation of Tubadzischi{~COMBINING BREVE~}ni with, 133 Yolkai Estsan conceives from, 98 _See_ YOLKAI ESTSAN
_Water bottle_ in Apache myth, 27-28, 30 in marriage ceremony, 126 in Navaho myth, 94 of the Apache, 16, 21, 132 of the Navaho, 77 sacred symbol prescribed for, 44
_Water Chant_ of the Navaho, 78
_Water God_ of the Apache, 33, 35 _See_ RAIN GOD
_Water Monsters_ in Navaho mythology, 87
_Water Sprinkler_, a Navaho Rain God, 107, 115, 120
_Weapons_, Jicarilla, origin of, 69
_Weasel_ in Navaho myth, 97
_Weaving._ _See_ BLANKETS
_Wheels_ in Jicarilla mythology, 62, 64 medicine, made by Apache, 10, 11
_Whips_, yucca, of the Navaho, 120-121
_Whirling log_ represented in dry-painting, 120-121
_Whirlwind_ in Navaho myth, 110
_Whirlwind God_ of the Jicarillas, 60, 61 _See_ WINDS
_White Corn Boy_ of Navaho myth, 96
_White Mountain Apache_, population of, 131
_White Mountain reservation_, Apache placed on, 9 character and area of, 13 "medicine" craze on, 10 property disputes on, 23
_White objects_ created by Yolkai Skhin, 33 symbolic of prayer, 34
_White river_, Arizona, 11, 15, 17
_White-Shell Boy_ of Apache myth, 31, 33
_White-Shell Girl._ _See_ YOLKAI NALI{~COMBINING BREVE~}N
_White-Shell Man_ of Navaho myth, 97
_White-Shell Woman._ _See_ YOLKAI ESTSAN
_Wildcats_ in Jicarilla mythology, 64
_Wind People_ of Navaho mythology, 95, 99
_Winds_, function of, in Navaho belief, 93, 95 how regarded by Apache, 35 in Apache myth, 25, 26 in Navaho mythology, 90, 93, 96, 97, 102, 110, 138 participation of, in Jicarilla creation, 61 pollen scattered to, 133
_Witchcraft_, penalty for, in future world, 56 _See_ SORCERY
_Wolf_ in Navaho myth, 97
_Wolf People_ of the Navaho, 84, 87, 90, 95
_Women_, Apache, descent traced through, 22 Apache, dress of, 131 Apache, houses built by, 13 Apache, modesty of, 16
_Women_, Apache, property right of, 22 Apache, status of, 13-14 chiefs in Navaho mythology, 84 how treated, in Jicarilla ceremony, 59 Jicarilla, dress of, 134 Jicarilla, hair-dressing of, 134 Jicarilla, modesty of, 58 Navaho, blanket weavers, 75 Navaho, clothing of, 136 Navaho, hair-dressing of, 136 Navaho, status of, 76 Navaho, work of, 85 separated from men in Navaho myth, 85 _See_ CHILDBIRTH; MARRIAGE; PUBERTY CEREMONY
_Wool_ blankets, in Navaho myth of, 94
_Wosakidi._ _See_ GRASSHOPPER PEOPLE
_Yadilhkih Binalze{~COMBINING BREVE~}_, Sky Messengers, of Apache myth, 31
_Yadilhkih Skhin._ _See_ SKY GOD
_Yakosha Skhin_, an Apache deity, 31, 35 _See_ APACHE-MOHAVE
_Yavapai_, application of name, 6, 53
_Yebichai_ and Apache dance compared, 47 dance of the Navaho, 121 gods of the Navaho, 114 order, initiation into, 120, 121 signification of, 116
_Yeitso_, Big God of the Navaho, 98, 105
_Yellow-Corn Girl_ of Navaho myth, 96
_Yiye._ _See_ OWL
_Yoi Hatal._ See Bead Chant
_Yolkai Estsan_, a Jicarilla goddess, 62, 64, 68, 135 a Navaho goddess, 94-96, 98, 99, 105, 137, 138
_Yolkai Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n_, an Apache goddess, 31 function of, 34, 35 guardian of spirit-land, 134 how supplicated, 40
_Yolkai Skhin_, White-Shell Boy, of Apache, 31, 33
_Yuadiistan_, an Apache god, 24
_Yucca_ fruit eaten by Apache, 19 root in Navaho mythology, 94 root, washing with, 115, 125 used for head-band, 131 whips made of, 120-121
_Yuma_, Jicarilla name for, 135 Navaho name for, 138
_Yuman_ and Apache relations, 5 and Jicarilla ceremony compared, 56
_Zahadolzha_, Fringe-mouth gods of Navaho, 109, 113, 114, 123
_Zuni_, Apache name for the, 134 Navaho name for, 138 people among Navaho, 137
THE END OF VOLUME I
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FOOTNOTES
1 The agave or maguey plant, locally called mescal, for which reason the latter term is here employed.