Front matter

CONTENTS

I. EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS

I. Hadakah, “The Pitiful Last” II. Early Hardships III. My Indian Grandmother IV. An Indian Sugar Camp V. A Midsummer Feast

II. AN INDIAN BOY’S TRAINING III. MY PLAYS AND PLAYMATES

I. Games and Sports II. My Playmates III: The Boy Hunter IV. Hakadah’s First Offering

V. FAMILY TRADITIONS

I: A Visit to Smoky Day II. The Stone Boy

VI. EVENING IN THE LODGE

I: Evening in the Lodge II. Adventures of My Uncle

VII. THE END OF THE BEAR DANCE VIII. THE MAIDENS’ FEAST IX. MORE LEGENDS

I: A Legend of Devil’s Lake II. Manitoshaw’s Hunting

X. INDIAN LIFE AND ADVENTURE

I: Life in the Woods II. A Winter Camp III. Wild Harvests IV. A Meeting on the Plains V. An Adventurous Journey XI. The Laughing Philosopher

XII. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF CIVILIZATION