INDEX TO PART 1 (continued 2)

St Clair, General, defeat of 72, 212

St Clair, effect of defeat of 71

Salâ′lĭ, Cherokee story teller 237

Salâ′lĭ, Lanman’s account of 166

Salâ′lĭ, myth told by 476

San Estevan, Fiesta de, witnessing of xiii

San Felipe, establishment of 27

San Fernando de Barrancas, surrender of 81

San Jacinto, battle of 223

San José de Pueblo Viejo, see Pueblo Viejo.

San Juan valley, collection from xxix

Santa Ana, defeat of, by Houston 223

Santa Elena, settlement of 27

Santee, storehouses of 433

Sara, see Cheraw; Xuala.

Sassafras in Cherokee lore 422

Sauxpa, see Waxhaw.

Sawanugi, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Sawanugi, see also Kâ′lahû′; Shawano.

Sawnook, see Kâ′lahû′.

Sawyer, W. M., work of xxx

Savagery, features of xlix

Savanna, see Shawano.

Scalp dance, Cherokee 496

Scalping, British encouragement of 47

Scalping by East Cherokee 170

Scalping by whites 50, 51–53, 208–209

Scalping, encouragement of, by South Carolina 52

Scandinavians, myths of 431

Schermerhorn, Rev. J. F., Major Davis on methods of 126–127

Schermerhorn, Rev. J. F., negotiation of Removal treaty by 121, 125

Schoolbooks in Cherokee language 112, 151

Schoolcraft, H. R., on Cherokee chief among Seneca 353

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Cherokee-Iroquois wars 356–357, 485, 489, 491–492

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Cherokee migrations 21

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Cherokee myths 429–444

Schoolcraft, H. R., on Cherokee relations with Catawba 381

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Delaware name for Cherokee 378

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Iroquois 485

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Iroquois myths 469, 501, 504

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Iroquois peace mission 365, 485

Schoolcraft, H. R. on name Kĭtu′whagĭ 181

Schoolcraft, H. R. on name Mississippi 190

Schoolcraft, H. R. on name Tallulah 417

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Ojibwa myths 437, 470

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Seneca town 351, 485

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Shawano wars 372, 494

Schoolcraft, H. R. on Wyandot traditions concerning Cherokee 19

Schools among Cherokee 84, 104, 139, 152, 155

Schools among East Cherokee 174–176, 180

School books in Cherokee language 112, 151

Scissor-tail in Cherokee myth 285

Scotch blood among Cherokee 83

Scott, Col. H. S., work of xxvi–xxvii

Scott, S. S., report on East Cherokee affairs by 170–171

Scott, William, killing of party under 76–77, 100–101

Scott, William, legend told by 482

Scott, Gen. Winfield, appointment of, to effect Removal 129

Scott, Gen. Winfield, compromise with Cherokee refugees by 157

Scott, Gen. Winfield, part taken by, in Removal 130–132

Scott, Gen. Winfield, proclamation to Cherokee by 129–130

Scratching, Cherokee ceremony 230, 476

Screech-owl, Cherokee name for 281, 284

Screech-owl, myths concerning 241

Sculpture, development of lxxiv–lxxv

Selu, myths concerning 242–249, 323–324, 431–433, 471

Seminole, attitude of, in Civil war 148

Seminole, myths and lore of 454, 457

Seminole, origin of 99

Senac, Father, burning of 477

Seneca, agreement between Erie and 352

Seneca, Cherokee legends of conflicts with 232

Seneca, clans of 483

Seneca, legends of Cherokee wars with 356–357, 359–370, 489–494

Seneca, peace embassies of 109, 352, 353–356, 365, 367–370, 485–488, 491–494

Seneca, peace towns among 208

Seneca, tract set apart for 142

Seneca town, encounter at 50

Seneca town, Schoolcraft’s statement concerning 351–485

Seoqgwageono, myth concerning 369–370

Sequoya, death of 147–148

Sequoya, grant of money to 139

Sequoya, life and work of 108–110

Sequoya on Iroquois peace embassy 353–355, 485

Sequoya, opposition to syllabary of 351

Sequoya, part taken by, in reorganization 135, 147

Sequoya, pension to 148

Sequoya, removal of, to the west 138

Sequoya, resolution signed by (1839) 135

Sequoya, search for lost Cherokee by 501

Sequoya, syllabary of 219–220

Sequoya, treaty signed by (1828) 14

Sequoya, tree named after 148

Sequoya, visit to western Cherokee by 137–138

Seri, publication of paper on xxix

Seri, study of implements of xxi–xxii

Service berries, myths concerning 259

Set-ängya, death song of 491–492

Set-ängya, war medicine of 501

Sĕʻtsĭ mound, myth concerning 335

Seven in Cherokee myth 431, 433

Sevier, Gov. John, defeat of Ferguson by 57

Sevier, Gov. John, defeat of Indian raiders by (1781) 59

Sevier, Gov. John, expeditions against Cherokee under (1780–81, 1788, 1793) 57–58, 65, 66, 75, 82

Sevier, Gov. John, expedition against Chickamauga towns under (1782) 60

Sevier, Gov. John, expedition against Hiwassee towns under (1786) 63

Sevier, Gov. John, expedition against Overhill towns under (1781) 58–59

Sevier, Gov. John, life of 210–211

Sevier, Gov. John, prevention of burning of Chilhowee by 73

Shaw, Leonard D., appointment of, as Government ethnologist 70–71

Shawano among Cherokee, number of 157

Shawano, anti-American confederacy headed by 72

Shawano, attack on Buchanans station by 73

Shawano, attitude of, during Revolution 55

Shawano blood among Cherokee 234

Shawano, character of 461

Shawano, Cherokee invitations to 105, 136

Shawano, Cherokee relations with 14, 15, 31–32, 38, 384

Shawano, hostility of, to Americans 66–67, 74

Shawano, incorporation of, with Cherokee 99, 161

Shawano in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Shawano, legends concerning 486–487

Shawano, legends of Cherokee wars with 370–378

Shawano, myths of 437

Shawano, probable origin of Cherokee myths among 235

Shawano, separation of, from Delawares 18–19

Shawano, sketch of 494–496

Shawano, trans-Mississippi migration of 99

Shea, J. G., on De Soto’s route 193, 198

Shea, J. G. on early Spanish settlements 27

Shea, J. G. on Rogel’s expedition 201–202

Shea, J. G. on Spanish mission among Cherokee 29

Sheep, Cherokee name for 265

Sheep, raising of, by Cherokee 112

Shelby, Colonel, defeat of Ferguson by 57

Shelby, Colonel, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 56

Shining rock, myth concerning 480

Shoe-boots, war medicine of 394

Shumopovi, study of altar at xlvii, xlviii, xlix, l–lii

Sia, studies of fraternities and cults of xlvi

Sibbald, John A., special agent to Cherokee 175

Sibley, ——, on Cherokee in Arkansas in 1805 101

Sibley, ——, on Mobilian trade language 187

Sign language, study of xxvii

Siler, D. W., East Cherokee census by 167

Silver, myth concerning 350–351

Similitude, development of lxxxviii–lxxxix

Sin, myths concerning origin of 248–249

Sinti, Kiowa myths of 434, 449

Siouan tribes, study of xxix

Sioux, legends concerning 386

Sioux, myths of 440, 450

Sioux, use of language of, as trade language 188

Sissipahaw, Spanish contract with 28

Six Nations, see Iroquois.

Skill, pleasures of lxviii–lxix

Skunk in Cherokee myth 265–266

Sky People, myths concerning 362–363, 492

Sky vault, myths concerning 440

Slaves among Cherokee 76–77, 83, 112, 125, 148, 150

Slaves, Indian, contact of, with negroes 233

Smallpox among Cherokee 36, 61

Smallpox among East Cherokee 171–172

Smallpox in Chickamauga band 56

Smilax in Cherokee lore 425

Smith, Archilla, flight of 134

Smith, Buckingham, on burning of peat bog near Charleston 471

Smith, Buckingham on Davies’ History 202

Smith, Buckingham on De Soto’s route 195

Smith, Buckingham translation of Elvas narrative by 193

Smith, Mrs Erminnie, study of Iroquois myths by xlvii

Smith, Mrs Erminnie on Iroquois myths 436, 439, 443, 448, 469, 473

Smith, Harry, on Natchez among Cherokee 387

Smith, Harry on traditional predecessors of Cherokee 23

Smith, John, on name Rickahockan 183–184

Smith, Gen. Kirby, attempt to enlist Cherokee by 168–169

Smith, N. J., acknowledgments to 13

Smith, N. J., Cherokee story-teller 237

Smith, N. J., clerk of East Cherokee council 173

Smith, N. J., East Cherokee chief 175

Smith, N. J., life of 178

Smith, N. J., myths told by 462, 474

Smith, N. J. on East Cherokee in Civil war 170–171

Smith, N. J. on East Cherokee schools 176

Smith, N. J., work of, among East Cherokee 177

Smith, Sibbald, acknowledgments to, 13

Smith, Sibbald, leader of pioneer advance 45

Smith, Sibbald, on surrender of Cavitts station 75

Smithsonian Institution, acknowledgments to 12

Smyth, Maj. J. A., acknowledgments to 13

Snail, myths concerning 449

Snakes, myths and lore concerning 241, 251, 252–253, 280, 294–306, 313, 346, 414, 433, 436–437, 456, 465, 481

Snake Boy, myth of 304–305

Snake dance, study of xiv

Snake Man, myth of 304

Snowflake, excavation of ruins near xiii–xiv

Sociology, subject-matter of xii

Sociology, work in xxii–xxv

Soco gap, legend of 408–409

Solomonville, collection from xxi

Solomonville, excavation of ruins near xiv

Songs, Cherokee 400, 435, 468, 472–473

Songs among Indians 463

Sophiology, subject-matter of xii

Sophiology, work in xxvii–xxviii

Sorcery, part played by, in development of games lxviii–lxix

Sorcery, see also Magic.

Sourwood, in Cherokee myth and lore 253, 320, 422, 469

South, myth of daughter of 322

South Carolina, cession of last Cherokee lands in 97

South Carolina, Cherokee relations with 31–35

South Carolina, expedition from, in 1776 49–50

South Carolina, first settlement in 31

South Carolina, local legends of 411–412

South Carolina, production of gold in 221

Space, discussion of lv–lvii

Spain, claim to land south of Cumberland river by 67

Spain, retention of posts in south by (1790) 68

Spain, surrender of southern posts by 81

Spain, treaty with (1795) 81

Spaniards, Cherokee feeling toward 282

Spaniards, encouragement of Indian hostility by 62–63, 64, 67–68, 76, 88

Spaniards, in southern United States 191–202

Spaniards, legends concerning 408

Spaniards, period of exploration by 23–29

Spaniards, relations of, with Indians 98, 99, 100, 101

Spanish needle in Cherokee lore 426

Sparrow, Cherokee name for 281

Spear-finger, see Uʻtluñ′ta.

Spenser, allegory in poetry of xc

Spider, myths and lore concerning 241–242, 309

Spider, see also Water-spider.

Spinning among Cherokee 82, 101, 105, 214

Spinning among East Cherokee 176

Spirit folk, Cherokee 475–477

Sports, discussion of lxiii–lxviii

Sprague, Senator, speech by, on Georgia laws affecting Cherokee 118

Spray, H. W., acknowledgments to 13

Spray, H. W., East Cherokee teacher and agent 176, 180

Spreading-adder, myths and lore concerning 252, 253, 297, 436, 438

Spring place, establishment of mission at 107

Springstone on Nancy Ward 204

Squash, myth concerning 471

Squier, E. G., on Cherokee myths 436, 440, 442

Squier, E. G. on Cherokee New-fire ceremony 502–503

Squier, E. G. on the heavens in mythology 431

Squirrel, myths concerning 251, 262–263, 286–287

Stand Watie, burning of Ross’s house by 365

Stand Watie, myths told by 429, 444

Stand Watie on Iroquois peace embassy 352, 353

Stand Watie on Iroquois wars 352

Stand Watie, part taken by, in Civil war 148, 149

Stand Watie, threat against Ross by 134

Stanley, J. M., on Iroquois peace embassy 485–488

Stapler, Miss ——, marriage of John Ross to 224

Star feathers, legend of 399–400

Starr, James, flight of 134

Starr, Tom, legend concerning 286

Stars, myths and lore concerning 257, 258, 442, 445, 503

State rights, bearing of Removal struggle on 129

Stecoee, destruction of 49

Stedman on English attempts to enlist Indian aid during the Revolution 47

Stein, Robert, work of xviii

Steiner, Rev. Abraham, Cherokee missionary 84

Steiner, Roland, collection by xx–xxi

Stephen, A. M., work of xli

Stephen, Col. ——, expedition against Cherokee under 45

Stevens on defeat of Creek and Cherokee in Georgia (1781) 60

Stevens on Picken’s expedition (1782) 60

Stevens on Priber’s work 37

Stevens on treaties of De Witt’s corners and Long island 54

Stevens on treaty of Augusta (1763) 45

Stevens on treaty of Hopewell 62

Stevenson, Mrs M. C., model of Zuñi altar by xlviii

Stevenson, Mrs M. C., study of fraternities and cults by xlvii

Stevenson, Mrs M. C., work of xxvii–xxviii

Stevenson, ——, on petroglyphs at Track Rock gap 419

Stikâ′yĭ, see Stecoee.

Stock, Cherokee losses of, in Civil war 149

Stockaded villages among Indians 493

Stock raising by Cherokee 82

Stokes, Agent, on killing of Ridges and Boudinot 134

Stone, W. L., on Sir William Johnson 203

Stone man, see Nŭñyunu′wĭ.

Storehouse of Indian tribes 433

Stories and story-tellers, Cherokee 230, 232, 236–238, 428–430

Strawberry, myths concerning 259, 443, 468

Stringfield, Col. W. W., acknowledgments to 13

Stringfield, Col. W. W. on East Cherokee in Civil war 169–170

Stringfield, Col. W. W., taking of party of East Cherokee to Confederate reunion by 170

Stuart, Capt. John, capture and release of 44

Stuart, Capt. John, life of 203

Stuart, Capt. John, refuge of defeated Cherokee with 53

Stuart, Capt. John, treaty negotiated by 45

Suck, The, myths concerning 312, 347, 464–465

Sugartown, encounter at 49

Suma, work among xvi

Sumac, use of darts of 494

Sun, myths concerning 240, 252–257, 259, 295, 297, 363, 409, 421, 436–438, 440, 441

Sunset land, myths concerning 463, 465

Supreme Court, decision of, in Worcester v. State of Georgia 119, 120

Suyeta, Cherokee story-teller 237

Suyeta, myths told by 442, 448, 450, 451, 454

Suyeta on character of Rabbit 232

Swain on Indian warfare in 1776 52

Swain on Rutherford’s expedition 49

Swain on Williamson’s expedition 50

Swallowtail flycatcher in Cherokee lore 285

Sweat house, see Âsĭ.

Sweatland, S. H., East Cherokee census by 172

Swimmer, life of 236–237

Swimmer, myths told by 236, 430, 431, 435, 436, 438, 440, 442, 443, 448, 450–452, 454–456, 461–463, 466, 468–474, 477, 480, 481, 483, 494, 495, 501

Swimmer on dagûlʻkû geese 439

Swimmer on mounds and constant fire 501–502

Swimmer, songs obtained from 504

Syllabary, Cherokee 219–220

Syllabary, casting of characters of 111

Syllabary, effect of, on Cherokee development 110–112

Syllabary, introduction of, among western Cherokee 138

Syllabary, invention of 108–110

Syllabary, opposition to introduction of 351

Symphony, development of lxxiii–lxxiv

Synonymy, tribal, of Cherokee 15–16, 19, 182–187, 351, 378, 382

T

Tabus, Cherokee 462

Tadpole, myth concerning 311

Ta′gwădihĭ′, Cherokee story-teller 237

Ta′gwădihĭ′, myths told by 430, 442, 443, 456, 466, 469, 470, 471, 501

Tahchee, attack on Osage at Fort Gibson by 141

Tahchee, emigration of, into Texas 141, 143

Tahchee, McKenney and Hall on 137

Tahlequah, selection of, as Cherokee capital 135–147

Tahlequah, treaties at (1861, 1866) 148, 150

Tahlequah, Yuchi living near 385

Tahookatookie in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Takatoka, aid given by, in introduction of syllabary 138

Talamatan, see Wyandot.

Talassee, escape of, from destruction (1780) 58

Tali′wa, battle of 38, 384

Talladega, battle of 91

Tallaseehatchee, battle of 90, 91

Tallige′wi, meaning of name 19, 184–185, 378

Tallige′wi, see also Synonymy.

Tallulah falls, myth concerning 346, 417–18, 481

Tarahumari, obtaining of information concerning xvi

Tarahumari, work among xvii

Tarleton, General, attempted invasion of North Carolina and Virginia by 56–57

Tar wolf, distribution of myth of 233–234

Tar wolf, myth of 271–272, 450

Taskigi, Cherokee relations with 388–389

Taskigi, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Tasquiqui, Spanish visit to 29, 389

Tassel, murder of 65–66

Taylor, Capt. Richard, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Technolithic stage, features of xxi–xxii

Technology, subject-matter of xii

Technology, work in xx–xxii

Tecumtha, life of 215–216

Tecumtha, meaning of name of 442

Tecumtha, work of, among Creeks 87–88

Teit, on Thompson River myths 433, 436, 437, 440, 441, 451, 467, 470

Telfair, Governor, on Georgians’ raid and Cherokee reprisal (1792) 71

Tellico, conference at (1794) 79

Tellico, conference and treaty at (1798) 80

Tellico, treaties at (1804, 1805) 84–85

Temple, M. S., survey of Qualla reservation by 174

Tennessee, attempted purchase of Cherokee lands by (1807) 86

Tennessee, encroachments against Cherokee by 64

Tennessee, incorporation of, in “Territory of the United States south of the Ohio River” 68

Tennessee, local legends of 412, 415

Tennessee, memorial to Congress by 76

Tennessee, opposition to allotment project by 114

Tennessee, production of gold in 220, 221

Tennessee, Removal forts in 221

Tennessee, treaty with Cherokee by 63–64

Tennessee, see also Franklin, State of.

Tennessee bald, myths concerning 339–341, 477–479

Tennessee river, truce line at 485

Ten Kate, H., on Cherokee myths 461 466, 467, 469

Tensawattee, see Coosawatee.

Tepehuan tribes, obtaining of information concerning xvii

Terrapin, myths concerning 270–271, 278–279, 280, 286–288, 289, 306, 450, 452, 455

Terrapin, The, Cherokee chief 61

Terrell, Capt. J. W., acknowledgments to 13

Terrell, Capt. J. W., life of, among East Cherokee 168

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Cherokee myths 467

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on East Cherokee in Civil war 170, 171

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Junaluska 165

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Col. W. H. Thomas 162

Terrell, Capt. J. W., roster of Cherokee troops by 169

Teton, myths of 459

Tewa Indians, visit to ruins attributed to xv

Texas, Houston’s part in history of 223

Texas, migration of Creek tribes to 99

Texas, secession of, from Mexico 144

Texas, work in xvi, xvii

Texas Cherokee, history of 143–146

Texas Cherokee, origin of 138, 141

Thomas, Dr Cyrus, memoirs by xlii–xliii, xliv–xlv

Thomas, Dr Cyrus, work of xxix

Thomas, Col. W. H., acknowledgments to 13

Thomas, Col. W. H., arrangement by, for stay of East Cherokee in the east 158–159

Thomas, Col. W. H., connection of, with East Cherokee affairs 162, 163, 165, 166–172

Thomas, Col. W. H., difficulty over estates of 173–174

Thomas, Col. W. H., legend told by 491

Thomas, Col. W. H., life of 159–162

Thomas, Col. W. H., mission of, to U′tsălă and Charley 131, 157–158

Thomas, Col. W. H., on Baptist preachers among East Cherokee 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Cherokee round-up. 131

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Junaluska 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on traditional predecessors of Cherokee 23

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Rutherford’s route 205

Thomas, Col. W. H. on smallpox among East Cherokee 172

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Swimmer’s knowledge of Cherokee myths 236

Thomas, Col. W. H., purchase of lands for East Cherokee by 159

Thomas, Col. W. H., retirement of 172

Thomas, Col. ——, killing of Indian woman by men under 52

Thomas Legion, organization of 161–162, 169–170

Thompson, A. C., on Cherokee missions 84

Thompson, Capt. ——, defeat of Cherokee by Americans under 48

Thompson, ——, arrest of 119

Thompson River Indians, myths of 433, 436, 437, 440, 441, 451, 467, 470

Thought reading, Cherokee belief in 244, 433, 473

Thrall on capture of Bowl’s family 146

Thrall on Indian expulsion from Texas 145

Thrall on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Thrall on number of Texas Cherokee 145

Thunder, myths and lore concerning 240, 248, 257, 295, 300–301, 311, 342, 345–347, 362–363, 435, 441–442, 464, 465, 481–482, 491

Tĭkwali′tsĭ, legend of raid on 374, 495

Tillamook, myths of 440

Timberlake, Henry, on Cherokee headdress 474

Timberlake, Henry on Cherokee regard for eagles 453

Timberlake, Henry on Cherokee welcome ceremony 493

Timberlake, Henry on “flying stag” 463

Timberlake, Henry on French and English treatment of Indians 39–40

Timberlake, Henry on gatayûstĭ game 434

Timberlake, Henry on Indian war path 207

Timberlake, Henry on opossum 449

Timberlake, Henry on position of Indian women 490

Timberlake, Henry on siege of Fort Loudon 43

Timberlake, Henry on Uktena and Ulûñsû′tĭ 459, 461

Timberlake, Henry on war women 501

Timberlake, Henry, visit to Cherokee by 45

Titmouse, myths concerning 285–286, 318, 454, 468

Tiwa, study of language of xxvi

Tiwa, work among xvi

Tlanusi′yĭ, myth concerning 329–330

Tlă′nuwă′, myths and lore concerning 284, 286–287, 315–316, 396, 466

Toad in Cherokee myth 306

Tobacco, Cherokee 439

Tobacco, myths and lore concerning 254–255, 344, 424, 438–439, 481

Tocax, De Soto’s visit to 29

Toccoa, myth concerning 418

Todd on Ohio Cherokee 79

Tolome, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Tohopeka, Tohopki, see Horseshoe bend.

Tollunteeskee, death of 136

Tollunteeskee, invitation to missionaries by 136

Tollunteeskee, reservation for 85

Tollunteeskee, treaty signed by (1806) 85

Tomassee, encounter at 51–52

“Tom Fuller,” nature of 452

Tomtit, see Titmouse 454

Tonkawa, Cherokee relations with 391

Tonkawa, legend of 501

Tonkawa, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Tonkawa, study of xvi

Tooantuh, McKenney and Hall on 137

Tories, use of Indian disguise by 47, 48

Tortoise, see Terrapin.

Touch, relation of, to vision lxii–lxiii

Townhouse, heating and lighting of 230

Townhouse dance, effect of snake myths on time of holding 295

Toxaway, see Tocax.

Trade among Cherokee 31, 34, 82

Trade, intertribal 235

Trade languages, Indian 187–188, 235

Traders among Cherokee, North Carolina regulations concerning 61

Traders, influence of, on Indian development 213

Traders, use of bells by 483

Track Rock gap, myth concerning 453

Traditions, Cherokee, memoir on 3–548

Traditions of Tusayan, memoir on xxxix–xl

Transformation myths 304, 462–463

Traps, Indian use of 468

Tree rock, myth concerning 317, 467

Trees, Cherokee explanation of characters of 421

Trees in Cherokee myths, powers of 231

Trephined skulls, collection of xxix

Tribe, features of xlix, 1

Trope, development of xc–xci

Trotter, H. G., acknowledgments to 13

Troup, Governor, on Cherokee refusal to remove 115

Trumbull, J. H., on name Tallge′wi 184

Tsăga′sĭ, Cherokee fairy 334

Tsa′lăgĭ′, meaning and inflection of 15–16, 182–183

Tsa′lăgĭ′, see also Cherokee; Synonomy.

Tsalĭ, see Charley.

Tsanĭ, Cherokee war chief in 1776 381

Tsantăwû′, contact with Little People by 334

Tsa′răgĭ′, see Cherokee; Synonomy; Tsa′lăgĭ′.

Tsasta′wĭ, legend concerning 408

Tsăwa′sĭ, Cherokee fairy 334

Tsĕsa′nĭ, Cherokee story teller 237

Tsĕsa′nĭ, myth told by 463

Tsĕ′si-Ska′tsĭ, see Reid, Jesse.

Tskĭl-e′gwa, see Big-witch.

Tsulʻkălû′, myths concerning 262, 337–339, 407, 410, 432, 477–480

Tsundige′wi, myth of 325, 471–172

Tsunu′luhûñ′skĭ, see Junaluska.

Tsuskwănûñ′năwa′tă, see Wafford.

Tsuwe′năhĭ, myth of 343–345, 480–481

Tuckasegee, destruction of (1781) 69

Tugălû′nă fish, myth concerning 289, 455

Tuggle manuscript on Creek myths 431, 432, 434–436, 447–450, 452, 455, 463, 469, 473, 476

Tuggle manuscript on Creek songs 504

Tunâ′ĭ, legend of 373

Tupi language, trade language based on 187

Turkey, myths and lore concerning 269–270, 285, 287–288, 449, 455

Turkeytown, siege and relief of 90

Turkeytown, treaty ratified at (1816) 98

Turtle, drum of shell of 503

Turtle, myths and lore concerning 306, 343, 346, 430, 452, 475, 481, 482

Turtle dove, Cherokee name for 281

Tusayan, memoir on clan localization in xli

Tusayan, memoir on Flute and Snake ceremonies of xlv

Tusayan, memoir on migration traditions of xxxix–xl

Tusayan, study of fraternities, cults, and altars in xlvii, xlviii–xlix, l–liii

Tusayan, work in xiv

Tuscarora, Cherokee relations with 14, 32, 36, 88, 379

Tuscarora, enslavement of 233

Tuscarora, expulsion of, from North Carolina 483

Tuscarora, habitat and migrations of 17

Tuscarora, wampum recording admission of, to Iroquois league 364

Tuscarora, war between colonies and 32

Tuscarora, myths and beliefs of 442, 466, 501, 505

Tuscarora, participation in Lewis’s expedition by 41

Tuscarora, sketch of 498

Tuskegee, burning of 51

Tusquittee bald, myth concerning 410

Twilight land of Cherokee myth 435, 437

Tyrant stage, see Monarchical stage.

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Uchee, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Uchee, see also Yuchi.

Ugûñste′lĭ fish, myths concerning 307–308

Uksu′hĭ, myths concerning 241, 301–302, 431, 462

Uktena, myths and lore concerning 253, 297–301, 315, 346, 396, 405, 410–458, 462

U′laʻgû′, myth concerning 260

Ulûñsû′tĭ, myths and lore concerning 264 297–300, 350–351, 396, 458–461

Unataqua, see Nadako.

Uncle Remus on character of rabbit 233

Uncle Remus on negro myths 448

Underground panthers, myth of 324

Underworld, myths concerning 239, 341–347

Une′gadihĭ′, see White-man-killer.

Unicoi turnpike, building of 87

Union Cherokee in civil war 171–172

United States, Cherokee relations with 61, 228

Unseen helpers, legend of 359

Ûñsaiyĭ′, Cherokee myths concerning 308, 310, 311–315, 463, 464

Ushery, Usi, see Catawba.

Ustanali, Cherokee capital 71, 80, 81

Ustanali, destruction of 60, 75

Ustanali, medicine dance at 88

Ustû′tlĭ, myths concerning 302–303

Utah, collection from xxix

Utility, relation of, to pleasure lxi

Uʻtlûñ′ta, myth of 316–319, 466

U′tsălă, leader of Removal refugees 157

U′tsălă, Thomas’s mission to 157–158, 408

Uʻwtsûñ′ta, myth of 303–304, 462

V

Valleytown mission, establishment of 107–108

Van Buren, Martin, election of, to Presidency 129

Vandera on De Soto’s route 193

Vandera on Pardo’s expedition 29

Vann, David, aid given to missionary work by 84

Vann, David, death of daughter of 221

Vaugondy on name Cuttawa 182

Venus’s flytrap in Cherokee lore 427

Verrazano, visit to America by 191

Vincennes, Lieutenant, burning of 477

Violet in Cherokee lore 420, 505

Viper’s bugloss in Cherokee lore 426

Virginia, expedition from, in 1776 49, 50–51

Virginia, first conflict of Cherokee with 29–30

Virginia, production of gold in 221

Virginia, treaty with Cherokee, Creeks, and Chickasaw by 63

Vision, relation of, to touch lxii–lxiii

Voice, part played by, in development of music lxxi–lxxii

Volcanoes, records of, in Carolina mountains 471

W

Wachesa trail, see Unicoi turnpike 87

Wadi′yăhĭ′, death of 179

Wafford, James D., Cherokee story teller 237–238

Wafford, James D., compilation of Cherokee spelling book by 108

Wafford, James D., myths told by 430, 431, 435, 438, 440, 444, 448–452, 454, 455, 461, 463, 466, 468, 471, 474–476, 482, 483, 501

Wafford, James D., on assassination of John Walker 121

Wafford, James D. on battle of Tali′wa 385

Wafford, James D. on Cherokee relations with Catawba 381

Wafford, James D. on Cherokee relations with Creeks 89

Wafford, James D. on discovery of gold in Cherokee country 116

Wafford, James D. on Iroquois peace embassy 353–356, 485

Wafford, James D. on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Wafford, James D. on myth concerning Toccoa 418

Wafford, James D. on Natchez among Cherokee 387

Wafford, James D. on Osage-Cherokee troubles 137

Wafford, James D. on patent to Texas lands 146

Wafford, James D. on Removal 131

Wafford, James D. on Sequoya’s birth date 109

Wafford, James D. on Shawano wars 494

Wafford, James D. on spinning wheels among Cherokee 214

Wafford, James D. on war woman 419

Wafford, James D. on White-path’s rebellion 114

Wafford, James D. on Wolf-killer 448

Wafford, James D. on Rev. S. A. Worcester 108

Wafford, Colonel, establishment of Wafford’s settlement by 238

Wafford’s settlement, sale of 85

Wahnenauhi manuscript on Cherokee myths 284, 297, 431, 469, 475, 501

Wahnenauhi manuscript on introduction of spinning wheels 214

Walam Olum, nature and history of 190, 229

Walam Olum on Cherokee migration 18–19, 191

Walam Olum on name Tallige′wi 184–185

Walâ′sĭ frog, position of, in council 231

Walcott, Hon. C. D., acknowledgments to xxxi, xxxiii

Walker, Felix, employment of W. H. Thomas in store of 160

Walker, John, assassination of 121

Walker, Maj. John, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Walker, Dr Thomas, explorations by 38–39

Walker, ——, leader of pioneer advance 45

Wallawalla, myths of 448

Wallen, ——, leader of pioneer advance 45

Walnut in Cherokee lore 422

Wampum, Indian use of 354, 488, 494

Wampum, Iroquois 354

Wappinger, association of, with Delawares 497

Wappinger, fate of 497–498

Wappinger, separation of, from Delawares 19

Ward, Brian, on battle of Tali′wa 385

Ward, Nancy, life of 203–204

Ward, Nancy, rescue of Mrs. Bean by 490

Ward, Nancy, warning to Americans by 47

War medicine, Cherokee beliefs concerning 393–394

Warpath, Indian 206–207

War Woman’s creek, legend concerning 419

War Women, Cherokee 489–490, 501

Wasash, see Osage.

Washburn, Rev. Cephas, Cherokee missionary 136

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Bowl migration 100–101

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Cherokee myths 430, 445

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Cherokee regard for rattlesnakes 456–157

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Cherokee sacred ark 503

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Cherokee witchcraft law 138

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Cherokee emigration to Texas 141

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Osage-Cherokee troubles 137

Washburn, Rev. Cephas on Sequoya’s removal 138

Washington, President George, on intruders in Cherokee country 68

Washington, President George on General McGillivray 210

Washington, President George, prevention of pioneer encroachments by (1796) 80

Washington, see Wasitû′na.

Washington, treaties of 85–86, 97–98, 106, 139–141, 147, 165

Wâsĭ, Cherokee pseudomyth of 428–429

Wasitû′na on Charley’s escape and surrender 131, 158

Wasitû′na, sparing of 158

Watauga, cession of settlements at 62

Watauga, Cherokee attack on fort at 48

Water beetle, myths concerning 239, 430

Water cannibals, myth of 349–350

“Water dog” in Cherokee lore 307, 410

“Water dwellers” in Cherokee myth 334

Water moccasin in Cherokee myth and lore 297

Water spider, myths concerning 241–242, 430, 431

Watie, see Stand Watie.

Watts, John, chief of Chickamauga band 72

Watts, John, conference at Tellico by (1794) 79

Watts, John, expedition against Knoxville under 75

Watts, John, friendliness of, in 1794 76

Watts, John, letter left at Gillespie’s station by 66

Watts, John, progressive leader 83

Watts, John, raid on settlements near Knoxville under 63

Watts, John, wounding of (1792) 73

Waxhaw, heating and lighting of townhouse among 230

Waxhaw, Spanish contact with 28

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, building of Fort Recovery by 212

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, defeat of confederated tribes by 213

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, effect of victory of 68, 78, 79, 81

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, message to Ohio Cherokee by 79

Weatherford, William, leader of hostile Upper Creeks 89

Weatherford, William life of 217

Weatherford, William, massacre at Fort Mims by Creeks under 216

Weatherford, William, surrender of 96

Weaving among Cherokee 101, 112, 214

Weaving among East Cherokee 176

Webster, Daniel, opposition to removal project by 129

Webster, Thomas, keeper of Iroquois wampums 354

Weed, W. H., on Indian smelting 201

Weir, Colonel, arrangement by Ross with 149

Welch, Lloyd R., East Cherokee chief 175

Welch, Lloyd R., farewell address of 226–227

Welcome ceremony of Cherokee 493

Western Cherokee, East Cherokee suits against 177

Western Cherokee history of 146–157

Western Cherokee, see also Arkansas Cherokee.

Wheeler, J. F., arrest of 119

Wheeler, J. F., printer of Cherokee Phœnix 111

Whippoorwill, Cherokee name for 281

Whisky in Indian legend 350

Whistles among Indians 455

White, Colonel, order issued by (1792) 72–73

White, Gen. ——, operations of army under 90, 91

White, ——, on petroglyphs at Track Rock gap 419

White, ——, on War Woman’s creek 419

White, ——, pseudomyths and traditions given by 415–416

White, symbolism of 493, 494

White animals, Indian veneration for 447

White Bear, myths concerning 260, 264, 473

White-eyes, Cherokee condolences on death of 56, 379

Whitehall, treaty at 35

White-man-killer, attack on Scott party by 77

White men, influence of, on Cherokee mythology 235

White men, legends of first contact of Cherokee with 350–351, 483

White-path, rebellion of 113–114

White river, cession to Cherokee of tract on 102–103

Whites fort, convention at (1791) 68–69

Whites fort, expedition against Cherokee from 65

Whiteside mountain, myths concerning 317, 444, 467

Whitley, Colonel, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 78, 79

Wichita, racing among 494

Wiedemann, Alfred, on Egyptian myths 438

Wild Boy, myths concerning 242–249

Wildcat, myth concerning 269–270, 449

Wild rice gatherers of the upper lakes, memoir on lii–liv

Will, progressive leader 83

Williams on De Soto’s route 193, 198

Williamson, Col. Andrew, expedition under 49–50

Williamson, Col. Andrew, presence of Catawba with 381

Will-o’-the-wisp in Cherokee lore 476

Willstown, Cherokee refugees at 55, 209

Willstown, establishment of mission at 105

Wĭlsĭnĭ′, see Spray, H. W.

Wilson on Rutherford’s route 205

Wil-Usdi′, see Thomas, W. H.

Winnebago mode of addressing Delawares 497

Winship, G. P., work of xxx

Winsor, Justin, on Davies’ History 202

Winsor, Justin on De Luna’s expedition 201

Winsor, Justin on De Soto’s route 191, 193, 198

Winsor, Justin on early Spanish settlements 27

Wisdom, D. M., on acts of Dawes Commission 154

Wisdom, D. M., on Cherokee population and acreage 157

Wisdom, D. M., on intention of United States to open Indian Territory 154

Wisdom, D. M., on intruders in Indian Territory 154

Wisdom, D. M., on Mexican encouragement of emigration scheme 156

Wisdom, D. M., on population of Indian Territory 155

Wise, opposition to removal project by 129

Witchcraft, Cherokee belief in 138, 452

Witchcraft, Cherokee law against accusations of 138

Witches in Cherokee myth 244, 401–403

Wives, Indian custom of exchanging 456

Wolf, myths and lore concerning 245–246, 263, 264–265, 266, 272, 274, 278–279, 280, 289–290, 362, 434, 445, 448, 450, 451, 452, 453, 489

Wolf town, purchase of 161

Women among Cherokee warriors 395, 419, 501

Woodchuck, myth concerning 280

Woodward on De Soto’s route 199

Woodward on Chief McGillivray 210

Woodward on Mobilian trade language 187

Woodward on Chief Weatherford 217

Wool, General, disarming of Indians by 129

Wool, General on Cherokee opposition to Removal 127

Wool, General on preparations for Removal. 127

Wool, General, protests against New Echota treaty submitted to 126

Worcester, Rev. S. A., Cherokee missionary 105

Worcester, Rev. S. A., death of 148

Worcester, Rev. S. A., imprisonment of 119

Worcester, Rev. S. A., life of 217–218

Worcester, Rev. S. A., work in translation, etc., by 108, 111, 165

World, Cherokee account of the making of 239–242, 430–431

World, Cherokee idea of 455

Wren in Cherokee lore 401, 504

Wrosetasetow, “emperor” of Cherokee 34

Wyandot, Cherokee relations with 18

Wyandot, legends concerning 486

Wyandot mode of addressing Delawares 497

Wyandot name for Cherokee 183

Wyandot traditions concerning Cherokee 19

Wyman on Creeks 499

X

Xuala, De Soto’s visit to 25, 28–29, 194, 196

Y

Yahula, myth of 347–349, 482–483

Yamassee, massacre of whites by 33

Yamassee, migration to Florida of 99

Yâ′nagûñ′skĭ, see Yonaguska.

Yane′gwa, Cherokee chief 164

Yellow-jacket, myth concerning 260, 443–444

Yellowhammer, myth concerning 288–289

Yellow hill, purchase of 161

Yonaguska, adoption of W. H. Thomas by 160

Yonaguska, life of 162–164

Yontoñwisas dance, legend concerning 365, 492

Yowani, see Heyowani.

Ytaua, De Soto’s visit to 201

Yuchi blood among Cherokee 234

Yuchi, Cherokee relations with 385–386

Yuchi, in Cherokee territory 142–143

Yuchi, myths of 421, 430

Yûñwĭ Tsûñsdi′, see Little People.

Yûñ′wiyă, meaning of 15, 182

Yûñ′wiyă, see also Synonymy.

Yûñwĭ-usga′sĕʻtĭ, see Dangerous-man.

Yupaha, De Soto’s visit to 193

Z

Zeigler and Grosscup on Cherokee myths 467, 476, 478–479

Zeigler and Grosscup on East Cherokee chiefs 175

Zeigler and Grosscup on East Cherokee condition (about 1880) 176

Zeigler and Grosscup on Junaluska 164

Zeigler and Grosscup on Jutaculla Old Fields 479–480

Zeigler and Grosscup on Rumbling bald 471

Zeisberger on name Tallige′wi 19, 184

Zile, Col. Z. A., acknowledgments to 13

Zile on Cherokee round-up 131

Zuñi, study of fraternities and cults of xlvii

Zuñi, models of altars at xlviii