Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi

Part 26

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MICHIGAMEA-- an Illinois tribe, 41 position of village of, not determined, 112 visited by Marquette, 41

M[)I]DÉ 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 Père 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 Mölhausen, 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 Sotoüis, 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.

SOTOÜIS, 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