INDEX TO PART 1

INDEX TO PART 1

The roman numerals in this index refer to pages in the introduction of Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, not included in this edition.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Abbott on effect of Georgia anti-Cherokee laws 118

Abraham, murder of 65, 66

Acculturation, study of xxi–xxv

Acknowledgments 12–13

Acolapissa, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Acoma, work at xiii

Activities, discussion of lxiv–lxv

Adair, James, on Cherokee dialects 16

Adair, James on Cherokee intratribal friction 496

Adair, James on Cherokee lack of conservatism 229

Adair, James on Cherokee population 34

Adair, James on Cherokee relations with Creeks 384

Adair, James on Cherokee sacred ark 503

Adair, James on Cherokee snake myths 457, 459–460, 461

Adair, James on Cherokee sufferings from smallpox 36

Adair, James on Cherokee thunder myths 441

Adair, James on Cherokee war of 1759–61 41

Adair, James on Christian Priber’s work 37

Adair, James on Creek myths 475

Adair, James on Creeks 499

Adair, James on decay of Cherokee ritual and traditions 20

Adair, James on effects of Cherokee war (1760–61) 45

Adair, James on gatayûstĭ game 434

Adair, James on Herbert’s spring 404

Adair, James on horses and swine among Cherokee 82, 213

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning birds 453–454

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning food 472

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning wolf 448

Adair, James on Indian conduct during eclipse 441

Adair, James on Indian custom of removing deers’ hamstrings 447

Adair, James on Indian marriage customs 482

Adair, James on Iroquois wars 357–358, 491

Adair, James on name Cherokee 16

Adair, James on peace towns 207, 208

Adair, James on sacred fire 503

Adair, James on scratching ceremony 476

Adair, James on Shawano wars 371

Adair, James on Taskigi among Creeks 389

Adair, James on tlă′nuwă 466

Adair, James on welcome ceremony 493

Adder, myths concerning 297, 436

Adoption among eastern tribes 493

Advocate, Cherokee, see Cherokee Advocate.

Â′ganstâ′ta, see Morgan, Washington; Oconostota.

Âgăn-uni′tsĭ, myth concerning 298–300, 461

Aguas Calientes, examination of caves near xvii

Alabama in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Alabama, migration across the Mississippi by 99

Alabama, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Alabama, production of gold in 220, 221

Alabama, Removal forts in 221

Algonquian languages, study of xxv

Algonquian myths 437, 451

Algonquian names for rabbit and dawn 233

Algonquian tribes, study of xvii–xviii, xxix

Alkĭnĭ′, Natchez woman among Cherokee 388

All bones, see Kâ′lahû′.

Allegheny river, origin of name of 18

Allegory, development of lxxxix–xc

Allen, H. N., on Korean myths 447

Alligator, myths concerning 459

Almanac, Cherokee, establishment of 112

Alphabet used for Cherokee words 506

Alphabet, see also Syllabary.

Altars of religious fraternities, study of xlvi–xlix, l–lii

Ambrosial pleasures lix–lx

American blood among Cherokee 83

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, work of, among Cherokee 104–105, 136

Anadarko, see Nadako.

Angola, myths of 441–442, 446, 447, 450, 452, 453

Ani′-Kitu′whagĭ, see Kitu′whagĭ.

Ani′-Ku′sa, see Creeks.

Ani′-Kuta′nĭ, legends concerning 392–393, 501

Animals, chiefs and tribes of 231, 261–266, 445–448

Animals, myths concerning 239, 243, 250–252, 280, et passim

Ani′-Tsa′lăgĭ′, Ani′-Yûñ′wiyă′, see Tsa′-lăgĭ′, Yûñ′wiyă′.

Annuities, Cherokee 81, 85, 124

Annuities, apportionment of 106, 138, 177

Annuities, withholding of 138

Ant, myths concerning 452

Antelope, myths concerning 451

Apache, murder of party of, by scalp hunters 209

Apache, racing among 494

Apache, study of xxiii

Apache, use of language of, as trade language 188

Apache, see also Jicarilla; Mescalero.

Appalachee, enslavement of 232

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Rev. David Brainerd 217

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Col. Benjamin Hawkins 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Chief McGillivray 210

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Col. R J. Meigs. 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on General Robertson. 205

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on John Ross 114

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on St. Clair’s defeat 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Tecumtha 216

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Nancy Ward 204

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Wayne’s victory 213

Aquaquiri, see Guaquili.

Arapaho, genesis legend of 229

Arapaho, tribal medicine of 503

Arbuckle, General, on adoption of Cherokee constitution 135

Arbuckle, General, reward for capture of Tahchee offered by 141

Arch, John, bible translation by 110

Arizona, report on collections from xix–xx

Arizona, work in xiii–xv

Arkansas, collection from xxi

Arkansas Cherokee, conference with Osage by 105

Arkansas Cherokee, fixing of boundaries to lands of 105

Arkansas Cherokee, friction between main band and 133, 135, 147, 148

Arkansas Cherokee, history of 77, 102, 136–143

Arkansas Cherokee, request of, for recognition as separate tribe 105

Arkansas Cherokee, union of, with main band 135

Arkansas Cherokee, visit of Sequoya to 110

Arkansas river, settlement of Cherokee on 102

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

Arkansas river, exchange of tract on 139

Arts, see Fine arts.

Âsĭ, characters of 462

Âsĭ, recitation of sacred myths in 230

Astu′gatâ′ga, Lieutenant, death of 170

Atagâ′hĭ, myths concerning 321–322, 461, 470

Ătăgûl′kălû, see Atakullakulla.

Atakapa, Cherokee relations with 391

Atakullakulla, agreement with, for building of forts 40

Atakullakulla, attempts to bring peace by 42, 44

Atakullakulla, offer of aid to Americans by 54

Atakullakulla, rescue of Captain Stuart by 44, 203

Athletic pleasures lxiii–lxviii

Atkins, J. D. C., on east Cherokee suit against main band 152

Atkins, J. D. C., recommendation for east Cherokee removal by 177

Atlanta Constitution on effect of Georgia anti-Cherokee laws 118

Atsĭ, see Arch, John.

Augusta, opening of path from Cherokee country to 36

Augusta, treaty of (1763) 45

Autonomy, Cherokee, waning of 153–157

Autossee, battle at 92

Avery, Mrs A. C., acknowledgments to 13

Avery, Mrs A. C. on Cherokee part in civil war 169

Avery, Mrs A. C. on Col. W. H. Thomas 162

Aʻwani′ta, myth told by. 454

Ax, John, Cherokee story-teller 229–230, 237

Ax, John, myths told by 430, 431, 435, 436, 438, 440, 448–452, 454–456, 460, 462, 463, 466, 471, 473, 476, 477, 481

Ax, John on gatayûstĭ game 434

Ayâ′sta, Cherokee story-teller 237

Ayâ′sta, myths and songs obtained from 430, 453, 468, 470, 501, 504

Ayllon on gigantic Indians 501

Ayllon, version of Tsundige′wi myth by 471

Ayllon, visit to Georgia coast by 193

Aʻyûñ′inĭ, see Swimmer.

Aztec, myths of 431, 451, 466

B

Bald mountain, myth concerning 299

Ball game among East Cherokee 170

Ball game among western Cherokee 146

Ball game, figurative use of expression 433

Ball game, legend connected with 384

Ball game, myths and lore concerning 262, 286–287, 308, 312–313, 369, 454

Ball game, rites and practices connected with 230, 262, 422, 425, 471

Bancroft, H. H., on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Bancroft, H. H. on scalping by whites 209

Baptist gap, engagement at 170

Baptists, work of, among Cherokee 107, 165, 166

Barbarism, features of xlix

Barcia, A. G., on Creek-Cherokee wars 38

Barcia, A. G. on De Luna’s expedition 201

Barcia, A. G. on Rogel’s expedition 202

Barcia, A. G. on Spanish mission among Cherokee 29

Barcia, A. G., version of Tsundige′wi myth by 472

Barnwell, ——, Cherokee reply to 372

Barringer, Rufus, arbitrator between East Cherokee and Thomas’s creditors 174

Bartram, William, on cane-splint fire 429–430

Bartram, William on cattle among Cherokee 213–214

Bartram, William on Cherokee relations with Creeks 383, 384

Bartram, William on Creeks 499

Bartram, William on origin of mounds in Cherokee country 22

Bartram, William on ruins at Silver bluff 193

Bartram, William on sacred fire 503

Bartram, William on Seminole regard for snakes 457

Bartram, William on strawberries in Cherokee country 468

Bartram, William on traders’ bells 483

Bartram, William, travels of, in Cherokee country 46

Barton, B. S., on Cherokee linguistic relationship 16

Barton, B. S. on traditional predecessors of Cherokee 22

Basketry among East Cherokee 176

Basswood in Cherokee lore 421, 505

Bat, myths concerning 286–287, 454

Battey on visiting ceremony 493

Batts, Thomas, exploration into Cherokee country by 31

Bayagoula, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Bean, Lieutenant, part taken by, at Horseshoe bend 95

Bean, Mrs, rescue of, by Nancy Ward 48, 204, 490

Bean in Cherokee lore 424, 471

Bear, myths and lore concerning 250, 264, 268, 273–274, 286–287, 325–329, 411, 436, 446–447, 450–452, 472–474, 504

Bear, songs of 400, 401

Bear-grass in Cherokee lore 420

Beard, John, killing of Indians by 74

Bear Man, myth of 262, 327–329

Beasley, Maj. Daniel, commander of Fort Mims 216

Beast fable, development of lxxxii–lxxxiii

Beauchamp, W. M., on Iroquois myths 458, 469

Beauchamp, W. M. on Onondaga name for violet 505

Beaver on Ohio Cherokee 79

Beaver, Cherokee myths and lore concerning 266, 314–315, 465–466, 474

Bechtler, coining of gold by 220

Becker, G. F., on Southern gold fields 221

Bees among Cherokee 82, 214

Bees in Cherokee lore 309

Beetle, myths and lore concerning 239, 308, 314, 430, 463

Bell, John, flight of 134

Bennett, L. E., on schools in Cherokee Nation 152

Bible, translations of, into Cherokee 108, 110–111, 163

Bible story among Cherokee 235–236

Bibliography, work in xxx

Biedma on De Soto’s expedition 26, 191–201

Bienville on Natchez among Cherokee 386

Big-bear, see Yâne′gwa.

Big cove, purchase of 161

Big-mush, see Hard-mush.

Big-witch, death of 179

Biloxi in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Biloxi, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Bird town, purchase of 161

Birds, myths and lore concerning 241, 243, 251, 280–294, 300, 401, 442, 453, 454

Blackberry, myth concerning 259

Blackburn, Rev. Gideon, establishment of school among Cherokee by 84

Black-eyed Susan in Cherokee lore 420

Blackfeet, method of catching eagles practiced by 453

Blackfeet, myths of 432, 451, 447

Black-fox, annuity for 85

Black-fox, enactment signed by 86–87

Black mountain, myths concerning 432, 450

Blacksnake, myths concerning 241, 288–289, 296, 431

Blacks station, encounter at 48

Bledsoe on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67

Blood mountain, myth concerning 330

Blount, William, endeavors of, for peace 78

Blount, William, governor of Tennessee 212

Blount, William, life of 212

Blount, William on attack on Buchanans station 73

Blount, William on Chickamauga declaration of war (1792) 71

Blount, William on origin of Chickamauga band 54

Blount, William on Shaw’s mission 71

Blount, William, proposal of, to Cherokee (1795) 81

Blount, William, Territorial governor 68

Blount, William, treaty and cession arranged by (1791) 68–69

Blount, chief, settlement of Tuscarora under 498

Blue-jay, myth concerning 284

Bluff, The, see Nashville.

Blythe, David, Cherokee story-teller 237

Blythe, David, myths told by 449, 483

Blythe, James, acknowledgments to 13

Blythe, James, agent for East Cherokee 180

Blythe, James, Cherokee story-teller 237

Blythe, James, myths told by 436, 462, 463

Boas, Dr Franz, collection of Indian myths by 428

Boas, Dr Franz on dissemination of Indian myths 234

Boas, Dr Franz on Tillamook myths 440

Boats, see Canoes.

Bonnell on Cherokee agreement with Mexico 145

Bonnell on Cherokee expulsion from Texas 145

Bonnell on Houston’s efforts in behalf of Cherokee 145

Bonnell on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Books, myth concerning 351

Boon, Daniel, leader of pioneer advance 45

Boudinot, Cornelius, myths told by 449, 455

Boudinot, Cornelius, opening of grave on farm of 143

Boudinot, Dr Elias, on Cherokee myths 483

Boudinot, Elias, Bible translation by 165

Boudinot, Elias, editor of Cherokee Phœnix 111

Boudinot, Elias, education of 108

Boudinot, Elias, killing of 133–135

Boudinot, Elias, signing of new Echota treaty by 125

Boudinot, Elias, vote of, on Ridge treaty 122

Bouton on deluge myth 445

Bowers, G. M., acknowledgments to 13

Bowl, capture of family of 146

Bowl, emigration of 100–101, 138, 141, 143

Bowl, killing of 145

Bowl, paper carried by, at death 143, 145

Bowl, treaty with Texas signed by 144

Bowles, ——, opposition to McGillivray by 210

Boyd, D. T., suit of United States against 227

Brainerd, Rev. David, life of 217

Brainerd mission, attendance of pupils at 107–108

Brainerd mission, establishment of 104, 107

Brant, Sir William Johnson’s connection with 203

Brass, see Ûñtsaiyĭ′.

Breath, the, death of 79

Brier in Cherokee lore 425

Brinton, D. G., edition of Walam Olum by 190

Brinton, D. G. on Delaware name for Cherokee 378

Brinton, D. G. on Delaware tribal organization 497

Brinton, D. G. on deluge myth 445

Brinton, D. G. on first appearance of whites 191

Brinton, D. G. on Flint and Rabbit myth 451

Brinton, D. G. on name Kitu′whagĭ 182

Brinton, D. G. on Shawano 461, 495

Brinton, D. G. on Tallige′wi 19, 184

British, encouragement of Indian hostility by 64, 68

British relations with Indians 98–99

British, retention of posts by (1790) 68

British, withdrawal of, from interior posts 81

British, withdrawal of, from south 62

Brooks, Miss A. M., acknowledgments to 13

Brooks manuscripts on De Soto’s route 193, 194

Brooks manuscripts on Pardo’s expedition 28, 29

Brown, David, Bible translation by 111

Brown, David on Cherokee condition in 1819 112

Brown, David on effect of invention of alphabet 110

Brown, J. M., on ancestry of Sequoya 109

Brown, Joseph, capture, adoption, and release of 66

Brown, Joseph, guide to expedition of 1794 78

Brown, Joseph on attack on Buchanan’s station 73

Brown, Joseph on Martin’s expedition (1788) 65

Brown, Orlando, on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Brown, Col. Richard, part taken by, in battle of Horseshoe bend 94, 96

Brown, Thomas, teacher among East Cherokee 171

Brown, Col. ——, British agent at Chickamauga 55

Brown, Mrs, ransom of 66

Browning, D. M., on decision of citizenship claims 154

Browning, D. M. on East Cherokee affairs 179

Browning, D. M. on opening of Cherokee strip 153

Bruyas on Mohawk name for titmouse 454

Bryant, quotation from lxxxix

Bryson, Daniel, on Cherokee heroism 501

Bryson, Maj. James, acknowledgments to 13

Bryson, Maj. James on Cherokee heroism 501

Bryson, Maj. James on Cherokee round up 131

Bryson, Maj. James on Rutherford’s route 205

Bryson City, capture of East Cherokee at 171

Buchanans station, attack on (1792) 73

Buckle, ——, on Cherokee-Chickasaw war 38

Buffalo, Cherokee gift of skin of, to Spaniards 27

Buffalo, myths and lore concerning 263, 293, 410, 412, 443

Buffalo dance, legend of origin of 352, 485

Bugle weed in Cherokee lore. 420

Bugloss in Cherokee lore 426

Bullfrog, myths concerning 310–311, 463

Bullfrog, see also Frog.

Bullhead, Cherokee leader in war with Creeks 384

Burial, myth concerning 256, 440

Burk, John, on Cherokee invasion of Virginia 30

Burnet, ——, commissioner to Cherokee 145

Burnt tobacco, contact with Nûñnĕ′hĭ by 332

Burs in Cherokee lore 426

Butler, Rev. D. S., arrest and imprisonment of 119

Butler, Rev. D. S., Cherokee missionary 105

Butler, Rev. D. S. on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117

Butler, John, Cherokee ball captain 406

Butler, S. W., myth told by 450

Buttrick on Cherokee myths 430, 436–437, 445, 470, 476, 478, 483

Buttrick on Cherokee sacred fire 502

Buttrick on custom of removing deers’ hamstrings 447

Buzzard, myths concerning 239, 266, 284, 293, 294, 430, 431, 456

Byhan, Rev. Gottlieb, Cherokee missionary 84

C

Cabot, Sebastian, visit to America by 191

Caddo in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Caddo, wanderings of 146

Cairns in Cherokee country 20–21, 491

Caleebee creek, battle of 93

Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxix

Calendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xlii

Calhoun on Seneca town 485

Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by 115

Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by 116

Cameron, ——, attempt to seize 48

Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and 50

Cameron, ——, interception of letter to 47

Cameron, ——, raid led by 48

Campbell, Col. Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by 57

Campbell, Col. Arthur, expedition under (1780–81) 57–58

Campbell, Col. Arthur on British agent and Tories at Chickamauga 55

Campbell, Col. Arthur on Chickamauga band 54

Campbell, Col. Arthur on Nancy Ward 204

Campbell, Col. Arthur on Sevier’s expedition (1781) 59

Campion in Cherokee lore 426

Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to 26, 197

Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix 111

Cane, Indian use of 490

Cannibals, myths concerning 247, 349–350, 483, 501

Canoes, Cherokee 496

Canos, see Cofitachiqui.

Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to 13

Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at 99

Cardinal flower in Cherokee lore 424

Carrington on East Cherokee chiefs 175

Carrington on East Cherokee constitution 173

Carrington on East Cherokee in Civil war 170, 171

Carrington on Iroquois 485

Carrington on Iroquois peace towns 208

Carroll, Gov. William, treaty signed by 125

Carroll, Gov. William, on Catawba in Cherokee war 44

Carroll, Gov. William on English conduct toward Cherokee 38

Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by 190

Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by 122

Casteel family, murder of 76

Castor Hill, treaty of (1852) 99

Cat, Cherokee name for 265

Cataracts in Cherokee lore 426

Catawba, Cherokee relations with 14, 36, 31–32, 44, 49, 165, 234, 380–381

Catawba, feather ornament of 504

Catawba, myths of 452

Catawba name for Cherokee 16, 183

Catawba, population of (1755) 39

Catawba, sketch of 498

Catawba, Spanish contact with 28

“Catgut” in Cherokee lore 425

Catlin on Tahchee 141

Cattle raising by Cherokee 82, 122, 137, 166, 213–214

Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to 29

Cavitts station, attack on 75

Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiii

Cedar, lore concerning 421, 505

Censuses of Cherokee 34, 103, 112, 125, 150, 156–157

Censuses of East Cherokee 167–168, 172, 176, 179, 180

Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlv

Ceremony, development of lxxviii–lxxix

Chalaque, De Soto’s visit to 24, 194

Chalaque, see also Tsa′lăgĭ′; Synonymy.

Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxix

Charleville on Cherokee wars 371

Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of 131, 157, 158

Chat, see Huhu.

Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales 442, 446, 447, 450, 452, 453

Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning 405

Cheraw, Cherokee relations with 14, 380

Cheraw, sketch of 498

Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name 182–183

Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix, 3–548

Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlvii

Cherokee Advocate, establishment of 111, 112

Cherokee Advocate, myths published by 272–273, 449, 450

Cherokee Advocate on treaty with South Carolina 31

Cherokee Advocate on western Cherokee history 146

Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870) 147, 151

Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of 104

Cherokee agency, treaties of 102, 120

Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of 113

Cherokee Almanac, establishment of 112

Cherokee Messenger, establishment of 112

Cherokee outlet, establishment of 124, 139, 142

Cherokee outlet, see also Cherokee strip.

Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of 111, 112, 217–218

Cherokee Phœnix on Sequoya’s ancestry 108

Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of 123

Cherokee strip, cession of 153

Cherokee strip, establishment of 124, 139, 142

Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on 150, 151

Cheucunsene, see Kunnesee.

Cheyenne, murder of party of 209

Cheyenne, myths of 229, 441, 443, 449, 452, 465–466

Cheyenne, tribal medicine of 503

Chiaha, Spanish visits to 23, 24, 26, 28, 197, 199, 200

Chiaroscuro, development of lxxvi

Chickadee, myths concerning 285–286, 319, 454, 468

Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792) 71, 72

Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94) 62–67, 70, 72–78

Chickamauga band, origin of 54

Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning 413–414

Chickamauga towns, destruction of 55, 78–79

Chickamauga towns, expedition against 60

Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by 62

Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war 148

Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war 90

Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and 62, 66

Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with 14, 38, 44, 67, 72, 371, 389–390, 494

Chickasaw, defeat of French by 477

Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English 35

Chickasaw, land cessions by 86

Chickasaw, Natchez among 386

Chickasaw, sketch of 499, 500

Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by 63

Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816) 98

Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of 85

Chicken, Col. George, expedition under 33

Chilhowee, myth concerning 375

Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792) 73

Chinook jargon, character and use of 187–188

Chisca, Spanish visits to 23, 27, 201

Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by 209

Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war 148

Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war 90, 91

Choctaw, Cherokee relations with 72, 390

Choctaw in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Choctaw, myths of 501

Choctaw name for Cherokee 15–16, 182–183

Choctaw names for Indian tribes 182–183

Choctaw, sketch of 500

Chopped oak, traditions concerning 415–416

Christian, Col. William, expedition under 50

Christian, Col. William, life of 205–206

Christian, Col. William, peace agreement arranged by 51, 53

Christianity among Cherokee 37–38, 83–84, 110–113

Christianity among East Cherokee 166

Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha 165

Church, Captain, on scalping by whites 208

Citico, ambuscade at 65

Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for 114

Citizenship in Cherokee Nation, decision of 152, 154, 156

Civil war, Cherokee attitude during 148–149

Civil war, Cherokee loss in 356

Civil war, Cherokee suffering from 148

Civil war, East Cherokee part in 161–162, 168–172

Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by 92

Claiborne, General on Alabama migration 99

Clan, features of xlix, 1

Clan revenge among Cherokee, abolition of 86–87, 107

Clans, Cherokee 212–213

Clans, Chickasaw 499

Clans, Choctaw 500

Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xli

Clans, Muscogee 499

Clans, Seneca 483

Clans, Shawano 494

Clark, Governor William, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by 105, 137

Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations 189

Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by 129

Clover in Cherokee lore 421

Coça, Spanish visits to 23, 24, 26, 29, 194, 200–201

Cocklebur in Cherokee lore 426

Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by 90, 91

Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend 93–96

Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek 92

Coffee among Cherokee 214

Cofitachiqui, people of 499

Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to 23, 24, 28, 193–194

Cohutta mountain, myths concerning 299, 302, 461, 462

Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations 189

Colden, Cadwallader on Iroquois 485

Colden, Cadwallader on name Allege′wi 184

Cold mountain, myth concerning 480

Coldwater, burning of 67

Colerain, Creek peace made at 81

Collections made by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxix

Colonial period of Cherokee history 29–46

Color, pleasures of lxiii

Color, primitive ideas concerning lxxxiv

Comanche, attitude of, in Civil war 148

Comanche, use of language of, as trade language 188

Comet, Cherokee name for 442

Confederacy, features of xlix

Confederate States, Cherokee declaration for 148

Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with 168–171

Congaree, Cherokee relations with 31–32

Congress, Cherokee representation in 125

Conjuring in Cherokee myth 255, 277–278, 279, 320, 374–375, 393–394, 501, 502, passim

Conjuring, Indian practice of 495

Conneross, myth concerning 412

Conoy, association of, with Delawares 497

Conoy, fate of 498

Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of 112, 116, 135

Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of 173

Coosa, Creek peace town 207–208

Coosawatee, establishment of mission at 107

Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at 66

Cooshatta, see Koasati.

Cooweescoowee, origin of name 285

Copper, Indian use of 23, 26

Copperhead, myths and lore concerning 252–253, 296, 313

Corn, Indian use of 481

Corn, myths and lore concerning 244–245, 246, 248, 249, 421, 423, 432, 471

Corncob in Cherokee myth 436, 441

Cornelius, Rev. Elias, on The Suck 464–465

Cornells on Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine 89

Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by 56–57

Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at 108

Coronado, trick attempted on 194

Cosmogonic myths 239–261

Cosmogonic myths, see also Sacred myths.

Coste, De Soto’s visit to 200

Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of 85

Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xli

Courts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of 156

Courts, East Cherokee 166

Cow in Cherokee myth 265

Cow-ant in Cherokee lore 309

Cowee, burning of (1783) 61

Cowee, legends of 375–378, 496

Coyattee, treaty of 63–64

Coyote, myths concerning 467, 468

Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of 42–43

Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794) 74, 78

Crane, myths concerning 290–291, 325, 445, 455

Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by 33

Crawfish, myths and lore concerning 239, 308, 425

Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal 165

Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee 168

Creeks among Cherokee 142–143

Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war 148, 149

Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution 55, 59–60, 62–66, 70, 72, 73, 74, 77

Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 1795 78, 80

Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee 234

Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and 62

Creeks, cane-splint fire among 429–436

Creeks, Cherokee relations with 14, 15, 22, 33, 38, 62, 89, 142, 372, 382–385

Creeks, chiefs of 209–210, 216–217

Creeks, Choctaw relations with 390

Creeks, conjuring by 502

Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war 90–95

Creeks, genesis legend of 229

Creeks in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by 216

Creeks, myths of 430–432, 434, 436, 447, 450, 452–455, 463, 467, 473, 476

Creeks, Natchez among 386

Creeks, peace town of 207–208

Creeks, peace treaties with (1796) 67–68, 81

Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among 235

Creeks, removal of, to the West 141

Creeks, sacred square of 502

Creeks, sketch of 498

Creeks, songs of 504

Creeks, Taskigi among 388–389

Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by 63

Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on 383–384

Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of 383

Creek war, beginning of 87–89

Creek war, Cherokee loss by 97, 98

Creek war, Cherokee part in 89, 97, 164

Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of 232

Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of 123

Cremation by Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xv

Cricket, myths and lore concerning 269, 309, 401, 504

Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by 129

Crow, Cherokee name for 282

Crow in Cherokee myth 283, 314–315

Crow town, building of 54

Culture, processes of xxi–xxv

Culver root, Cherokee lore 426

Cumberland settlements, raids on 62–65

Cuming, Sir Alexander, mission of, to Cherokee 35

Curia, see Fraternity.

Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of 108

Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by 359–364, 365–370, 473, 489

Curtis act, effect of 156

Cushatta, see Koasati 499

Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviii

Cushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlvii

Cushing, F. H., work of xix

Cusick on Iroquoian migrations 189

Cusick on Iroquois myths 229, 444, 469, 501

Cuttawa, see Kitu′hwagĭ; Synonymy.

Cyclopedia of Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

D

Dagûlʻkû geese, myths concerning 254–255, 284, 439

Dahlonega, establishment of mint at 220

Dakota, myths of 432

Dăkwă′, myths concerning 307, 320–321, 469

Dance, characters of lxxvii–lxxviii

Dance, influence of, on development of music and drama lxxi, lxxx

Dance, myths concerning 254, 274, 279

Dance, scalp 496

Dance, visiting 493

Dandridge, raid near 75

Dangerous man, migration under 99–100

Darkening land, myths concerning 248, 253, 261, 262, 313

D’Artaguette, defeat of French under 417

Dart throwing among Indians 494

Daughter of the Sun, myths concerning 252–254, 297, 436–438

Davidson, see Fay and Davidson.

Davies, history of Antilles by 202

Davies on Spanish mission among Cherokee 29

Davis, Rebecca M., on Whiteside mountain 467–468

Davis, Maj. W. M., on Cherokee opposition to Removal 126

Dawes Commission, organization and powers of 153–154

Dawes Commission, work of 156

Dawn, connection of rabbit with 233

Day, Dr D. T., acknowledgments to 13

Day, Dr D. T. on Southern gold fields 221

Death, myths concerning 253–254, 436

Decorative pleasures lx–lxiii, lxxiv–lxxvii

Deganeski, Union Cherokee leader in civil war 171

Degatâ′ga, see Takatoka.

Deer, myths concerning 250–251, 263, 266, 275–277, 286–287, 432, 450–452

Deer songs, Cherokee 435

Delawares among Cherokee 137, 157

Delawares, capture of Cherokee medicine by 397, 503

Delawares, Cherokee relations with 18–19, 373, 378–379

Delawares, genesis legend of 229

Delawares, incorporation of, with Cherokee 99, 151

Delawares in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Delawares in Texas, wanderings of 146

Delawares, invitations to join Cherokee extended to 105, 136

Delawares, mode of address used to 491

Delawares, Moravian missionary work among 83

Delawares, name of, for Cherokee 16

Delawares, regard for snakes among. 458

Delawares, sketch of 497

Delawares, trans-Mississippi migration of 99

Deluge, myths concerning 261, 444–445

De Luna, Tristan, expedition of 201

Demeré, Captain, commander of Fort Loudon 40

Demeré, death of 44

Demeré, surrender of 43

Demeré, use of drums of 493

Deroque on Shaw’s mission 71

De Schweinitz, Edmund, on Moravian missions. 84

Descriptive ethnology, work in xxviii–xxix

De Soto, Hernando, Cherokee name used by 182

De Soto, Hernando, expedition of, into Cherokee country 23–27, 191–201

De Soto, Hernando on bees among Cherokee 214

De′tsătă, Cherokee fairy 334–335

“Devil’s shoestring” in Cherokee lore 425

De Witts Corners, treaty of 53

Dialects, Cherokee 16, 188–189, 506

Didapper, see Gallinule.

Dieskaw, defeat of, by Sir William Johnson 203

Dillard, J. H., arbitrator between East Cherokee and Thomas’s creditors 174

Disease, myths and lore concerning 250–252, 281, 308, 435–436, 502

Diskwa′ʻnĭ, see Blythe, James.

Dobbs, ——, on Cherokee and Catawba population 39

Dog, Cherokee use of, for food 25, 26

Dog, myths concerning 261, 265, 280, 453

Doherty, Colonel, expedition against Cherokee under 75

Donaldson on Iroquois 485

Donelson, Col. John, emigration party under 56

Donelson, Col. John on the Suck 464

Dorsey, Dr G. A., models of altars prepared under direction of xlviii

Dorsey, Dr G. A. on Quichua ceremony 453

Dorsey, Rev. J. O., on Siouan myths 432, 433, 440, 448, 449, 452, 456, 459, 463, 465, 474

Dorsey, Rev. J. O., study of fraternities and cults by xlviii

Doublehead, expedition against Knoxville under 75

Doublehead, hostility of, in 1794 76

Doublehead, killing of 85

Doublehead, progressive leader 83

Doublehead, reservation for 85

Doublehead, treaty signed by (1806) 85

Doublehead, leader in war with Creeks (?) 384

Dougherty, Cornelius, establishment of, as trader among Cherokee 31

Dougherty, Cornelius, Wafford’s relationship with 238

Douglas, General, defeat of Texas Cherokee by 145

Dragging-canoe, chief of Chickamauga band 63

Dragging-canoe, enmity to Americans of 54

Dragon fly in Cherokee lore 431

Drake on Cherokee chiefs in Creek war 97

Drake on Cherokee government 107

Drake on Creek war 90–93, 96

Drake on events preceding Removal 125

Drake on Fort Mims massacre 216

Drake on Georgia acts affecting Cherokee 117, 221

Drake on imprisonment of missionaries 120

Drake on Indian civilized government 113

Drake on Chief McGillivray 210

Drake on Chief McIntosh 217

Drake on Ross arrest 123

Drake on scalping by whites 209

Drake on Shawano 495

Drake on Tecumtha 216

Drake on Wayne’s victory 213

Drake on Weatherford 217

Drake on Rev. S. A. Worcester 218

Drama, nature and development of lxxvii–lxxxi

Dress, Cherokee, in 1800 82

Dress, Cherokee, in 1819 137

Dress, East Cherokee 166, 176

Drew, Colonel, commander of Cherokee regiment 149

Drowning-bear, see Yonaguska.

Drums, Cherokee 397, 493, 503

Duck, myths concerning 266–267, 412

Duncan, Prof. Clinton, on effect of Georgia laws against Cherokee 118

Dunlap, General, on removal treaty, etc. 128

Dunn, D. R., acknowledgments to 13

Dunn, D. R. on McNair’s grave 222

Dutch, see Tahchee 141

Dwight mission, establishment of 136

Dwight mission, provision for removal of 140

E

Eagle, method of obtaining feathers of 492–493

Eagle, myths and lore concerning 281–283, 286–287, 293–294, 367–368, 453, 456

Eagle, uses of feathers of 396

Earle, Col. Elias, attempted establishment of iron works by 86

Earthquakes in Cherokee country 471

East Cherokee, conservatism of 12

East Cherokee, history of 157–181

East Cherokee, invitation from main band to 151

East Cherokee, manuscript material obtained among 112

East Cherokee, present status of 227–228

East Cherokee, removal to West of some of 152

East Cherokee, suit against main band by 151–152

Ecanachaco, see Holy Ground.

Echota, Cherokee capital and peace town 14, 21, 207

Echota, destruction of (1780) 58

Echota, killing of Indians at 74

Echota, removal of capital from 81

Echota, sparing of, in 1776 51

Eclipse, beliefs concerning 257, 441

Education of East Cherokee 166

Education, see also Schools; Syllabary.

Edwards, Hayden, rebellion organized by 143

Eel in Cherokee myth 308

Eggleston, Edward, on Tecumtha 216

Egoism in esthetic activities lix

Egret, in Cherokee myth 284

Egyptians, myths of 438

Elephant, Cherokee name for 265

Elk in Cherokee country 263, 447

Elk, myth concerning 467

Elvas, Gentleman of, on De Soto’s expedition 24–27, 191–201

Emory, ——, study of ruins discovered by xiv

Emukfaw creek, battle of 92

Enchanted mesa, exploration of xiii–xix

Energy, discussion of lxiv

England, Cherokee visit to 36

England, enlistment of Tecumtha in service of 88

England, see also British.

Enotochopco creek, attack on Jackson at 92

Erie, agreement between Seneca and 352

Esaw, see Catawba.

Eskimo, myths of 441, 443

Eskimo, publication of paper on xxx

Española, visit to ruins near xv

Esthetology, or the science of activities designed to give pleasure lv-xcii

Esthetology, subject-matter of xii

Esthetology, work in xix–xx

Ethnic science, classification of xi–xii

Etowah, burning of (1793) 75, 82

Etowah, see also Ytaua.

Etowah valley, collection from xx–xxi

Ettwein on name Tallige′wi 184

European myths, connection of Cherokee with 232–236

European myths, position of rabbit in 232

Evans, Dr J. B., on Ani′-Kuta′nĭ 392–393

Everett, Edward, on Davis’s letter to Secretary of War 127

Everett, Edward on General Dunlap’s address 128

Everett, Edward on Georgia laws affecting Cherokee 118

Everett, Edward on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117

Everett, Edward on Mason’s letter to Secretary of War 128

Everett, Edward on New Echota treaty 123

Everett, Edward on number of troops employed in Removal 129

Everett, Edward on pressure leading to Removal 125

Everett, Edward on Ridge’s letter to President Jackson 128

Everett, Edward on Ross arrest, etc. 123

Everett, Edward, on Wool’s letter concerning Removal 127

Everett, Edward, opposition to removal project by 129

Evergreens in Cherokee lore 421

Evil, discussion of lvii–lviii

F

Fable, development of lxxxii–lxxxiii

Fair, W. A., acknowledgments to 13

Fairbanks on De Soto’s route 198

Fairies in Cherokee myth 330–337, 476–477

Fallen Timbers, battle of 213

Farming among Cherokee 82, 105, 112

Farming among East Cherokee 166

Farming, Government aid in 82

Farming tools among Cherokee 101

Fasting among Cherokee 120, 321, 329, 335, 340, 341–342, 423, 470, 480

Fay and Davidson on battle of Horseshoe bend 95, 96

Fay and Davidson on battles of Emukfaw and Enotochopco creeks 93

Fay and Davidson on capture of Hillabee. 91

Fayne, Captain, expedition against Cherokee under 65

Feathers, Indian use of 503–504

Feathers, study of symbolism of xx

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

Fernow, Berthold, on Cherokee population 34

Ferns in Cherokee lore 420

Fewkes, Dr J. W., identification of Hopi altar by xlix, li–lii

Fewkes, Dr J. W., memoirs by xxxix–xl, xlv–xlvi

Fewkes, Dr J. W., model of Hopi altar by xlviii

Fewkes, Dr J. W. on New-fire ceremony 503

Fewkes, Dr J. W., study of fraternities and cults by xlviii

Fewkes, Dr J. W., work of xiii–xv, xix–xxi, xxx

Field on Davies’ history 202

Field Columbian Museum, models of altars in xlviii

Fiesta de San Estevan, witnessing of xiii

Fighting, Indian method of, in 1793 76

Financial statement xxxiii

Fine arts, discussion of lxx–xci

Finney, Alfred, Cherokee missionary 136

Fire, Indian methods of keeping 429–430

Fire, myths concerning 240–242, 404, 409, 431

Fire, sacred, of Cherokee 395–396, 501–503

Firearms, Cherokee use of, in eighteenth century 82

Firearms, introduction of, among Cherokee 32, 213

Firearms, introduction of, among coast tribes 31

Fire-carrier, Cherokee spirit 335, 475

Firefly in Cherokee lore 309

Fishes, myths concerning 251, 285, 289, 307, 320, 455, 469

Fishing, relation of, to games lxix

Fish river, identity of 190

Five Nations, see Iroquois.

Flageolets among Indians 455

Fleabane in Cherokee lore 420

Fletcher, Miss A. C., study of fraternities and cults by xlviii

Flint, myths concerning 234, 274, 451

Flood, myth concerning 261, 444–445

Florida, Indian migration to 99

Florida, study of collections from xix

Floyd, General, assistance given by Lower Creeks to 90

Floyd, capture of Autossee by 92

Floyd, defeat of, at Calabee creek 93

Flutes, see Flageolets.

Flycatcher in Cherokee myth 285

Flying-squirrel, see Kâ′lahû′.

Flying squirrel, myth concerning 262, 286–287, 454

Fontanedo, Cherokee name used by 182–183, 187

Food, Indian beliefs concerning 472

Foote on Presbyterian missionary work among Cherokee 83

Forbes, John, treaty with Cherokee made by 144

Form, pleasures of lx–lxiii, lxxiv, lxxvii

Fort Armstrong, garrisoning of, by Cherokee 92

Fort Dobbs, building of 40

Fort Du Quesne, building of 39

Fort Du Quesne, capture of 40

Fort Gibson, claims based on treaty of 125

Fort Gibson, military reservation at 140

Fort Gibson, provisions of treaty of 124

Fort Gibson, treaty of 142

Fort Loudon, building of 40

Fort Mims, massacre at 89, 216

Fort Patrick Henry, building of 51

Fort Pitt, suggestion made at treaty of 113

Fort Prince George, building of 40

Fort Prince George, legend of siege of 412

Fort Prince George, siege of 42–43

Fort Recovery, building of 212

Fort Smith, Osage-Cherokee council at 137

Fort Stanwix, treaty of 203

Fort Toulouse, establishment of 34–35

Foster on Cherokee literature 112

Foster on Cherokee myths 431, 436

Foster on Cherokee schoolbooks 151

Foster on death of Sequoya 148

Foster on invention of the syllabary 110

Foster on translation of St John’s gospel 111

Fourfooted tribes 261–266, 445–448

Fourmile, collections from xxi

Fowke, Gerard, work of xviii

Fox, myths and lore concerning 263, 265, 266, 272, 431, 452

Franklin, State of, intended campaign against Creeks and Chickamauga by 65

Franklin, State of, treaty with Cherokee by 63–64

Fraternity, features of 1

Fraternity, study of xlvi–1

Fredonia rebellion, Cherokee connection with 143

Freelands station, attack on 62–63

French, encouragement of Cherokee hostility by 62–64

French, Natchez war with 386

French, relations of, with Indians 98, 99

French, rivalry of, with English 34–35

French traders in Coldwater, capture of 67

French and Indian war, Cherokee part in 39–40

Friends, work of, among Cherokee 175–176

Frog, myths concerning 251, 257, 306

Frog, see also Bullfrog.

Frostbite, Cherokee ideas concerning 263

Fruit growing by Cherokee 82, 112

Fruit growing by East Cherokee 176

G

Gaelic myths 468

Gallatin, Albert, on Cherokee linguistic relationship 16

Gallatin, Albert on Cherokee syllabary 219, 220

Gallatin, Albert on De Soto’s route 193, 198

Gallinule, Cherokee name for 284

Galphin, George, establishment of trading post by 193

Galûñ′lătĭ, myths concerning 231, 239, 240, 452

Gambling among Indians lxviii–lxix, 434, 465

Gambold, Rev. J., Cherokee missionary 84

Games, discussion of lxviii–lxix

Gaʼnaʼ, legend of 367–370, 492–494

Gane, ——, collection by xxix

Gann, Thomas, memoir by xli–xlii

Ganogwioeoñ, legend of 359–362

Gansĕ′ʻti, see Rattling-gourd 387

Garcilaso de la Vega on De Soto’s expedition 23–27, 191–201

Gatayŭstĭ game of Cherokee 434

Gatayŭstĭ game, myths concerning 258–259, 310, 311–315, 464

Gatschet, Dr A. S., on Alabama migration 99

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Biloxi linguistic affinity 500

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Catawba linguistic affinity 498

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Catawba name for Cherokee 16

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Cherokee relations with Choctaw 390

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Chickasaw 500

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Creek genesis legend 229

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Creeks 499

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Creek towns 199, 201

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Col. Benjamin Hawkins 212

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Hichitee deer songs 435

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Koasati migration 99

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Mobilian trade language 187

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on name Cofitachiqui 193

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on sacred fire 503

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Taskigi among Creeks 389

Gatschet, Dr A. S. on Yuchi myths 421

Gatschet, Dr A. S., work of xvii–xviii, xxv

Gatûñ′waʻli, see Hard-mush.

Gauntlet running, Indian custom of 490

Gayarré on Natchez among Cherokee 386

Genesis myths, see Cosmogonic myths, SACRED MYTHS.

Gens, features of xlix, 1

Gentleman of Elvas, see Elvas.

Gentleman’s Magazine on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45

Geological Survey, acknowledgments to 12

Georgia, agreement between Federal Government and (1802) 114

Georgia, arrest of John Ross by 122

Georgia, expedition from, in 1776 50

Georgia, extension of laws of, over Cherokee 221

Georgia, intended campaign of, against Creeks and Chickamauga 65

Georgia, local legends of 415–419

Georgia, opposition to allotment project by 114

Georgia, part taken by, in Cherokee removal 114–120, 129, 140

Georgia, pressure for land cessions by 114–115

Georgia, production of gold in 220, 221

Georgia, protest against conditions of Hopewell treaty by 61

Georgia, raid by citizens of 71

Georgia, Removal forts in 221

Georgia State Historical Society, acknowledgments to 13

German blood among Cherokee 83

Ghost country, myths concerning 253–254

Ghost-dance religion among Cherokee 89

Giants, myths of 391, 500–501

Gibson, Col. John, on name Talligewi 184

Gill, DeLancey W., work of xxxi

Gill, Rev. W. W., on Polynesian myths, 431, 442

Gillespies station, attack on 65–66

Gilmer, Governor, declaration of, concerning delay in removal 129

Ginseng in Cherokee lore 421, 425, 505

Gist, George, see Sequoya.

Glass, Cherokee chief, expulsion of whites from Muscle shoals by 68

Glossary of Cherokee words 506–548

Glowworm in Cherokee lore 309

Goat, Cherokee name for 265

Gold, discovery of, in Cherokee country 116

Gold, occurrence of, in Cherokee country 26, 29, 220–221

Golden Circle, Knights of, secessionist organization 148

Golden eagle, Cherokee ideas concerning 281

Golden eagle, see also Eagle.

Going-snake, signer of act of union 135

Gomez, visit to America by 191

Good, discussion of lvii–lviii

Goose, myths concerning 254–255, 284, 325

Goshawk, myths concerning 284, 466

Gourd in Cherokee lore 454–455

Government, Cherokee, modification in 112–113, 116, 135

Government, East Cherokee, organization of 173

Government, Indian, steps toward abolition of 153–154

Government, republican, adoption of, by Cherokee 106–107

Government, tribal, organization of xlix

Government, United States, aid in farming and mechanic arts given by 82–83, 104–105

Grant, Col. ——, expedition against Cherokee under 44

Grape in Cherokee lore 422

Grapevine, myths concerning 465, 501

Graphic art, nature and development of lxxiv–lxxvii

Graves, Edward, supposed introduction of spinning wheels by 214

Gray squirrel, myths concerning 262

Greeley, Horace, on Cherokee part in civil war 148

Greeley, Horace on effect of Georgia anti-Cherokee laws 118

Greeley, Horace on events preceding removal 125

Greeley, Horace on imprisonment of missionaries by Georgia 120

Green-corn dance among western Cherokee 146

Green-corn dance, component ceremonies of 279, 290, 452

Green-corn dance, fire lighting before 396

Green-corn dance, purificatory rites in 230

Greenland, work in xviii

Greensnake, myths concerning 280, 296–297

Greer, L. M., acknowledgments to 13

Gregg, Josiah, on Shawano myths 437

Gregory bald, myths concerning 407, 473

Grinnell on Blackfoot and Pawnee myths 432, 445–446, 447, 451, 462–63, 473

Grinnell on Blackfoot method of catching eagles 453

Grippe among East Cherokee 179

Groundhog, myths concerning 279, 452

Ground squirrel, myths concerning 251, 263, 436

Grouse, see Pheasant.

Grubworm, myths and lore concerning 251–252, 280, 308

Guadalajara, Cherokee in vicinity of 146

Guaquili, De Soto’s visit to 25, 28, 194

Guasili, see Guaxule.

Guatari, see Wateree.

Guaxule, De Soto’s visit to 25, 26, 195–197

Guess (Guest), George, see Sequoya.

Gûlsadihĭ′, legend of 376–377

Guns, see Firearms.

Gûñskăli′skĭ, legend of 375–377

H

Habitat, Cherokee 14–15

Hagar, Stansbury, acknowledgments to 13

Hagar, Stansbury on Cherokee myths 431, 437, 441, 442, 443, 445, 447, 470, 476, 481

Hagar, Stansbury on Ulûñsû′tĭ 460

Hale on Cherokee linguistic relationship 16

Hale on Cherokee migrations 191

Hale on Iroquoian migrations 189

Haliburton, ——, acknowledgments to 13

Hall, Rev. James, shooting of negro by 52

Hall, see McKenney and Hall 85

Hamilton, Governor, project of, for uniting Indians in attack on American frontier 55

Hamilton, ——, on Fort Mims massacre 216

Hamstrings, Indian custom of removing 447

Handley, Capt. Samuel, capture and release of 74

Hanging-maw, capture of Creek murderer by order of 77

Hanging-maw, conference at Tellico attended by 79

Hanging-maw, killing of wife of 74

Hanging-maw, expedition against Creeks under 77

Hanging-maw, wounding of 74

Harden, E. J., on events leading to Removal 125

Harden, William, acknowledgments to 13

Hard Labor, treaty of 46, 203

Hard-mush, death of 145

Hard-mush on Iroquois peace embassy 353, 355, 356

Hard-mush, treaty with Texas signed by 144

Harley, Timothy, on Eskimo myths 441

Harley, Timothy on primitive ideas concerning eclipses 441

Harmony, development of lxxii–lxxiii

Harris, Bird, plan for emigration by 156

Harris, I. N., printer of Cherokee Phœnix 111

Harris, J. C., on character of rabbit in negro tales 233

Harris, J. C. on negro myths 448, 450, 452

Harris, J. C. on relation of Indian, negro, and European myths 234

Harrison, Benjamin, proclamation by, preventing lease of Cherokee strip 153

Harrison, Gen. W. H., capture of Prophet’s town by 215

Hart, J. C., on East Cherokee condition in 1897 179

Hatcher, J. B., work of xviii

Hatcinoñdoñ, legend of 362, 490–491

Haunted whirlpool, legend of 347

Hawk, myths and lore concerning 284, 286–287

Hawk, see also Tlă′nuwă.

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin, life of 211–212

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Cherokee industries in 1801 82

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine 89

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Cherokee refugees at Willstown 209

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Cherokee skin trade 82

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Creeks 499

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Fort Mims massacre 216

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on introduction of spinning wheels 214

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Koasati migration 99

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on sacred fire 503

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Taskigi among Creeks 389

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on threatened secession of progressives (about 1800) 83

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on use of parched corn 481

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin on Yuchi 499

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin, treaty concluded by 61

Hawkins, Col. Benjamin, visit to Cherokee by 55

Haywood, John, on Cherokee migrations and predecessors 21–22

Haywood, John on Cherokee heroism 394–395

Haywood, John on Cherokee myths 20, 229, 440, 441, 445, 469, 477–478

Haywood, John on Cherokee relations with Chickasaw 390

Haywood, John on Cherokee relations with Creeks 383, 384

Haywood, John on Cherokee relations with Tuscarora 379

Haywood, John on conflicts with Cherokee 76

Haywood, John on destruction of Chickamauga towns 55, 79

Haywood, John on first trader among Cherokee 31

Haywood, John on introduction of guns among Cherokee 32, 213

Haywood, John on killing of Scott party and Bowl migration 77, 100–101

Haywood, John on Nancy Ward 204

Haywood, John on Natchez among Cherokee 388

Haywood, John on office of “pretty woman” 490

Haywood, John on Sevier and Campbell’s expedition (1780) 58

Haywood, John, on Shawano wars 371, 372, 494

Haywood, John on Shining rock and Track Rock gap 480

Haywood, John on surrender of Port Loudon 44

Haywood, John on Tennessee Assembly’s memorial (1794) 76

Headdress, Cherokee 474

Hearing, pleasures of lxx–lxxiv

Heckewelder, John, on Cherokee migrations 191

Heckewelder, John on Delaware-Cherokee relations 373, 378, 379, 494

Heckewelder, John on Delaware regard for snakes 458

Heckewelder, John on Delaware traditions concerning Cherokee 18

Heckewelder, John on expression “a night’s encampment” 20

Heckewelder, John on Indian attitude toward bear 448

Heckewelder, John on Indian ideas about animals 445

Heckewelder, John on name Tallege′wi 184

Heckewelder, John on Shawano 495

Hell, development of concept of lxxxv

Hemp-carrier, legend of 364, 367, 491

Henderson purchase from Cherokee 45

Henry on Indian attitude toward bears 446–447

Henry on Ojibwa myths 445

Henry on Ojibwa regard for snakes 457–458

Herbert’s spring, legend of 403–404, 505

Heron on Cherokee myths 284, 285

Heroism, legends of 394–395, 501

Herring, Elbert, on assassination of John Walker 121

Hester, J. G., East Cherokee census by 176

Hewat on agreement of South Carolina with Cherokee 32

Hewat on Cherokee land cessions 34

Hewat on Cherokee relations with Tuscarora 32

Hewat on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45

Hewat on first Cherokee war with colonies 33

Hewat on surrender of Fort Loudon 43, 44

Hewitt, J. N. B., on Cherokee linguistic relationship 16

Hewitt, J. N. B. on Iroquois myths 433, 440, 451

Hewitt, J. N. B. on Mohawk language 188

Hewitt, J. N. B. on Mohawk name for Cherokee 16

Hewitt, J. N. B. on name Hiadeoni 489

Hewitt, J. N. B., study of fraternities and cults by xlviii

Hewitt, J. N. B., work of xviii, xxv–xxvi

Heyowani in Texas, union of, with Cherokee.143

Hiadeoni, legend of 356, 489

Hichitee, deer songs of 435

Hichitee, migration of, to Florida 99

Hichitee, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Hickorynut gap, myth connected with 438

Hicks, C. R., election of, as chief 112

Hicks, C. R., endeavor to introduce coffee by 214

Hicks, C. R. on moon myths 441

Hicks, Elijah, letter to Secretary of War by 115

Hightower, establishment of mission at 105

Hillabee, capture of 91

Hindu myths 431

Hinman, S. D., on Sioux myths 450

Historical traditions, Cherokee 232, 350–397

History of Cherokee 14–228

Histrionic art, development of lxxix–lxxxi

Hiwassee, pseudomyth concerning 416

Hiwassee towns, burning of (1788) 65

Hiwassee towns, hostility of (1786) 63

Hobbs, B. C., contract for schools among East Cherokee brought about by 176

Hobbs, B. C., on East Cherokee schools 176

Hodge, F. W., work of xiii, xv, xxix–xxx, xxxi, xxxii

Hog, Cherokee name for 215

Hog, raising of, by Cherokee 82, 112

Hog-sucker in Cherokee myth 308

Holbrook, J. E., on Pleistodon 463

Holmes, J. L., on Chief N. J. Smith 178

Holmes, J. L. on Cherokee missions 84

Holston, supplement to treaty of 77

Holston, treaty of (1791) 69, 214

Holy Ground, battle of 92, 217, 502

Honduras, memoir on mounds in xli–xlii

Honey, see Bees.

Honey-locust, myths and lore concerning 312–313, 344, 465, 481

Hooting owl, Cherokee name for 281, 284

Hooting owl, myth concerning 241

Hopewell, location of 211

Hopewell, treaty of 61

Hopewell, violations of treaty of 68

Hopewell commissioners on spinning and weaving among Cherokee 214

Hopi, model of altar of xlviii–xlix

Hopi, Owakülti altar of l, liii

Hopi, study of ceremonies, fraternities, and altars of xiii, xlv–lii

Horned owl, Cherokee name for 281, 284

Horned owl, myth concerning 241

Hornet, myth concerning 405

Horses among Cherokee 82, 112, 213

Horses among East Cherokee 176

Horses in Cherokee myth 265, 346, 443, 482

Horseshoe bend, battle of 93–96

Horseshoe bend, Cherokee warriors at 164

Horseshoe bend, conduct of Houston at 222

“Hot-house,” see Âsĭ 462

Hough, Dr Walter, work of xv

Houma, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Houses, Cherokee 82, 137

Houses, East Cherokee 166

Houston, Samuel, adopted father of 136

Houston, Samuel, conduct of, at battle of Horseshoe bend 95

Houston, Samuel, efforts of, in behalf of Texas Cherokee 144–145

Houston, Samuel, life of 222–224

Houston, Samuel, treaty with Cherokee by 144

Huckleberries, myths concerning 259

Hudson, Henry, legend of landing of 350

Huhu, myths and lore concerning 281 285, 292–293, 456

Hummingbird, myths concerning 254–255, 290–291, 455

Humor, Cherokee 397–399, 503

Hunting among Cherokee (1800) 82

Hunting, relation of, to games lxix

Hutchins on Indian warpath 207

Hyades, myth concerning 442

I

Iawanie, see Heyowani.

Ice Man, myth of 322–323, 470

Illustrations, work in xxx–xxxi

Imitation, part played by, in sports lxiv, lxv–lxvi

Indian Territory, population of 154

Indian Territory, steps toward opening up of 153–154

Insects, myths and lore concerning 239, 241–242, 244, 308, 401, 430

Intermarriage of whites with Cherokee 83

Intruders in territory of civilized tribes 152, 154

Irish blood among Cherokee 83

Iroquoian tribes, distribution of 17

Iroquoian tribes, migrations of 189–190

Iroquoian tribes, study of languages of xxvi

Iroquoian tribes, work among xviii

Iroquois, attitude of, during Revolution 47

Iroquois, blood of, among Cherokee 234

Iroquois, Cherokee relations with 14, 18, 38

Iroquois, control of revenues of 156

Iroquois, legends of Cherokee wars with 232, 351–370, 485–494

Iroquois, migration to Canada by 99

Iroquois, mode of addressing Delawares used by 497

Iroquois, myths of 229, 234, 429, 430, 432, 436, 439, 440, 443, 447, 448, 451, 454, 469, 471, 473, 501, 504

Iroquois name for Catawba 498

Iroquois name for Cherokee 16

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

Iroquois, peace towns among 208

Iroquois, sketch of 483–485

Iroquois, study of fraternities and cults of xlvii

Irrigation by inhabitants of Pueblo Viejo xv

Irving on De Soto’s route 193, 195, 198

Ish, John, killing of 77

Iskagua, change of name by 69

Issa, De Soto’s visit to 28

Itaba, see Ytaua.

Itâgû′nâhĭ, see Ax, John.

Ivy, A. E., on Cherokee schools 155

J

Jack, Col. Samuel, expedition under 50

Jackal, myth concerning 453

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, address to Cherokee by 122

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, attack on Creeks at Talladega by 91

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, attitude of, toward Cherokee 117, 119

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, defeat of Creeks at Horseshoe bend by 93–96

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, determination of, for Cherokee removal 123, 140, 159

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, election of, as President 117

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, Houston’s relations with 223

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, Junaluska’s saying about 164

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, proclamation against crossing Sabine river by 143

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, relief of Turkeytown by order of 90

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, remark of, concerning Supreme Court decision 120

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, reply to Cherokee protests against New Echota treaty by 126

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, retreat from Emukfaw creek by 92

Jackson, Gen. Andrew, treaty signed by 103

Jackson, Maj. R. C., acknowledgments to 13

Jackson, Maj. R. C. on assassination of John Walker 121

Jamaica, collection from xxix

Jar-fly in Cherokee lore 308

Jay, myth concerning 284, 466–468

Jefferson, President Thomas, encouragement of westward emigration by 101, 102, 113

Jefferson, President Thomas on attempted establishment of iron works in Cherokee country (1807) 86

Jefferson, President Thomas on burial mound in Virginia 20–21

Jefferson, President Thomas, suggestions to Cherokee by 113

Jeffreys on Mobilian trade language 187

Jenks, Dr Albert E., memoir by lii–liv

Jessan, see Tsĕsa′nĭ.

Jesuits, work of, among Cherokee 36–37

Jews, peace towns among 207

Jicarilla, myths of 229, 431, 433, 443, 450, 451, 452, 473

Jicarilla, study of language of xxvi

Jicarilla, work among xv–xvi

Jimsonweed in Cherokee lore 426

Joanna bald, myth concerning 407

Joara, see Xuala.

Job’s tears in Cherokee lore 420

Johnson, Sir William, arrangement of peace between Iroquois and Cherokee by 38, 352

Johnson, Sir William, life of 202–203

Johnson, Gov. ——, census of Cherokee compiled by 34

Johnson, Gov. —— on Indian civilized government 113

Johnston, Gen. A. S., commissioner to Cherokee 145

Johnston, William, seizure of East Cherokee lands by 173–174

Johnston, ——, study of ruins discovered by xiv

Jolly, John, Cherokee chief 136–137

Jolly, John, Houston’s relations with 222–223

Jones, Rev. Evan, admission of, to Cherokee citizenship 150

Jones, Rev. Evan, missionary among Cherokee 108

Jones, Rev. Evan, payment to 150

Jones, Rev. Evan, translation of New Testament by 108

Jones, Rev. Evan, Wafford’s study under 238

Jones, Rev. Evan, work of N. J. Smith for 178

Jones, John B., admission of, to Cherokee citizenship 150

Jones, John B., organization of Ketoowah society by 225

Jones, John B., preparation of schoolbooks by 151

Jones, W. A., on Cherokee emigration plans 156

Jones, William, legend told by 489

Jones, ——, on Cherokee refugees in Florida 53

Jones, —— on De Luna’s expedition 201

Jones, —— on De Soto’s route 193, 195, 197, 198

Jones, —— on Jack’s expedition 50

Jones, —— on petroglyphs at Track Rock gap 418

Jones, —— on Spanish mines 201, 202

Jones, —— on Williamson’s expedition 50

Juada, see Xuala.

Judgment, discussion of lvi–lvii

Junaluska, East Cherokee chief 164–165

Junaluska, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Jutaculla, see Tsulʻkălû′.

Jutaculla Old Fields, myths concerning 407, 476, 479

K

Kâ′iahû′, East Cherokee chief 173

Kâ′iahû′, myth told by 439

Kâ′lanû, see Houston, Samuel.

Kăna′sta, myth concerning 341–342, 480

Kana′tĭ, myths concerning 242–249, 262, 264, 280, 431–435, 441, 464

Kane on Nisqualli myths 472

Kane on Wallawalla myths 448

Karankawa, information concerning xvi

Katâl′sta, last Cherokee potter 164

Katydid, myth concerning 311, 463

Kaw, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Keener, Rev. Ulrich, preacher among Cherokee 165

Kennedy, ——, expedition against Cherokee under (1788) 65

Kentucky, work in xviii

Keowee, stone drum in 397

Kerr, Captain, part taken by, in battle of Horseshoe bend 94

Ketoowah society, character and history of 15, 225–226

Ketoowah society, opposition to allotment project by 156

Ketoowah society, part taken by, in Civil war 148

Khasias, myths of 441

Kickapoo in Texas, wanderings of 146

Kickapoo, union of, with Cherokee 143

King, Cussetah, on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89

Kingfisher, myths concerning 288–289, 455

Kings mountain, battle at 57

Kinship, Cherokee terms of 468

Kinship, Indian use of terms of 491, 497

Kinship, influence of, on tribal organization xlix

Kintiel ruin, excavation of xiii

Kintiel ruin, collection from xxi

Kiowa, death song of warrior order of 491–492

Kiowa, myths of 433, 434, 438, 443, 449, 459, 501

Kiowa, owl-inspired medicine-man of 495–496

Kiowa, publication of paper on xvi, xxix

Kiowa, tribal medicine of 503

Kirk family, murder of Cherokee by 65

Kirk family, murder of members of, by Cherokee 65

Kituhwa, introduction of Christianity at 165

Kituhwa, legend of mound at 396

Kituhwa, see also Ketoowah.

Kitu′whagĭ, meaning and derivation of name 15, 182, 378

Kitu′whagĭ, see also Synonymy.

Knights of the Golden Circle, secret secessionist organization 148

Knotty Tom, myth told by 482

Knox, John, instructions of, to Ethnologist Shaw 70–71

Knox, John on Chickamauga declaration of war (1792) 71

Knox, John on encroachment on Cherokee lands (1789) 68

Koasati in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Koasati, trans-Mississippi migration by 99

Koasati, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Korean myths, position of rabbit in 232, 447

Kroeber, A. L. on Cheyenne myths 441, 449, 452, 465–466

Kroeber, A. L. on Eskimo myths 443

Kunnesee, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Kusa, see Coça; Coosa; Creeks.

L

Lady-slipper in Cherokee lore 420

Laguna, work at xiv

Lake Chapala, Cherokee in vicinity of 146

Lamar, M. B., attitude of, toward Texan Indians 145

Land cessions, Cherokee 34, 45–46, 53–54, 60, 61, 68–69, 80–81, 84–85, 97, 98, 102, 106, 123, 139, 150, 153

Land cessions, Chickasaw 86

Land cessions, laws against 107, 141, 134, 138, 218–219

Land cessions, publication of paper on xxx

Lands, Cherokee, fixing of boundaries of 138

Lands, Cherokee, lottery of 117

Lands, East Cherokee, adjustment of title to 173–174

Lanman, Charles, on Charley’s escape and surrender 131

Lanman, Charles on Cherokee myths 417–418, 431–432, 438–439, 443–444, 450, 475

Lanman, Charles on Georgia gold lottery 117

Lanman, Charles on Junuluska 164

Lanman, Charles on Southern gold fields 221

Lanman, Charles on Col. W. H. Thomas 162

Lanman, Charles, visit to East Cherokee by 166

Lark, Cherokee name for 281

Laurel in Cherokee lore 422

Lawson on cairns in eastern United States 491

Lawson on English conduct toward Indians 38

Lawson on “flying stag” 463

Lawson on gambling by Indians 465

Lawson on gatayûstĭ game 434

Lawson on heating and lighting of townhouse 230

Lawson on Indian marriage customs 482

Lawson on Indian regard for snakes 457

Lawson on Indian storehouse 433

Lawson on lake in South Carolina 200

Lawson on oppossum 449

Lawson on peaches among Cherokee 214

Lawson on planters’ regard for martin 455

Lawson on Tuscarora myths and beliefs 442, 466, 505

Lawson on Tuscarora population 498

Lawson on wampum 489

Lawson on whales along North Carolina coast 469

Lederer, John, on cairns in Eastern United States 491

Lederer, John, on Cherokee invasion of Virginia 300

Lederer, John on gatayûstĭ game 434

Lederer, John on lake in South Carolina 200

Lederer, John on Rickahockan 30–31

Lederer, John on Tuscarora “emperor” 498

Lederer, John on Ushery feather ornament 504

Leech, myth concerning 329–330, 474

Leland, C. G., on Algonquian myths 451

Lenoir, myth concerning 414

Lewis, Maj. Andrew, building of Fort Loudon by 40

Lewis, Maj. Andrew, expedition against Shawano by 41

Library, accessions to xxx

Library of Congress, acknowledgments to 12

Lichen, see U′tsălă.

Lichens in Cherokee lore 420

Life, Indian ideas concerning seat of 394, 468

Lightning, myths concerning 300–301, 422, 435, 442, 461, 462, 464, 465, 505

Lingoa geral, character and use of 187

Linguistic research xvi

Linn in Cherokee myths and lore 421, 466, 505

Lion, myths concerning 452

Lion, see also Panther.

Lipan, study of language of xxvi

Little Carpenter on Shawano wars 371, 372

Little Deer, myths concerning 250–251, 262–264

Little Men, myths concerning 252–254, 295, 297, 435, 436, 438

Little People, myths concerning 289, 333–334, 430, 455, 464

Little Tennessee towns, burning of (1788) 65

Little Turtle, defeat of St Clair by 212

Lizards in Cherokee myth and lore 306–307, 407

Locomotive, myth concerning 351

Lone peak, myth concerning 335

Long Hair, chief of Ohio band 79

Long island, battle near 48

Long island, cession of 85

Long island, treaty of (1777) 53

Long island, treaty of (1781) 59

Long Island town, building of 54

Lookout Mountain town, building of 54

Looms, see Weaving.

Loskiel on Delaware-Cherokee relations 378, 494

Loskiel on name Tallige′wi 184

Lossing on battle of Hillabee 91

Lossing on battle of Horseshoe bend 96

Lossing on battle of Tallaseehatchee 91

Lossing on garrisoning of Fort Armstrong by Cherokee 92

Louisiana, cession of, to Spain 40

Lovewell, ——, Indian scalp hunting by 208–209

Low on capture of Hillabee 91

Lowrey, Maj. George, letter to Calhoun by 115

Lowrey, Maj. George on Iroquois peace embassy 486

Lowrey, Maj. George, signer of act of union 136

Lowrey, Col. John, part taken by, in Creek war 90, 91, 97

Lyttleton, Governor, negotiations with Cherokee by (1758–59) 42

M

McCarthy, W. C., East Cherokee agent 174–175

McCarthy, W. C. on East Cherokee condition (1875) 175

MacCormack, ——, collection by xxix

McCulloch on De Soto’s route 193

McDowell, ——, defeat of Ferguson by 57

McDowell, —— on Ohio Cherokee 79

McFarland, Colonel, expedition under 75

McGee, Dr W. J., memoir by xliii–xliv

McGee, Dr W. J., work of xx, xxi, xxix

McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, endeavor to form Indian confederacy by 72

McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, life of 209–210

McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, ransom of Mrs. Brown by 65

McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, remonstrance against Creek raids to 67

MacGowan, Dr D. J. on Ani′ Kuta′nĭ 393

MacGowan, Dr D. J. on farewell address of Floyd Welch 226–227

MacGowan, Dr D. J. on Ketoowah society 226

McIntosh, Gen. William, attitude of, during Creek war 89, 90

McIntosh, Gen. William, killing of 134

McIntosh, Gen. William, life of 216–217

McIntosh, Gen. William, removal of Creeks after killing of 385

McIntosh, Gen. William, treaty signed by 61

McKenney, Thomas, Chief of Indian Bureau (1825) 111

McKenney, Thomas on Cherokee government 107

McKenney and Hall on battle of Horseshoe bend 96

McKenney and Hall on Cherokee declaration of war against Creeks (1813) 89

McKenney and Hall on invention of Cherokee syllabary 110

McKenney and Hall on killing of Doublehead 85

McKenney and Hall on number of Cherokee in Creek war 96

McKenney and Hall on Osage-Cherokee troubles 137

McKenney and Hall on Prophet’s mission among Cherokee 89

McKenney and Hall on Sequoya’s ancestry 109

McKenney and Hall on Tahchee 141

McMinn, Gov. Joseph, effort to cause Cherokee removal by 105

McMinn, Gov. Joseph, emigration under direction of 103

McMinn, Gov. Joseph, figures of, on Cherokee emigration 106

McMinn, Gov. Joseph, treaty signed by 103

McNair, David, grave of 221–222

Magic in Cherokee myth 243, 246, 255, 277–278, 279, 320, 374–375, 393–394, 434, 501, 502, passim

Magic, Indian practice of 495

Mahican, association of, with Delawares 494

Mahican, modern representatives of 498

Mahican, separation of, from Delawares 19

Maine, work in xiii, xvii–xviii

Maize, see Corn.

Man, myth of origin of 240

Mandan, myths of 429

Manso, work among xvi

Mañterañ, meaning of name 16, 183

Mañterañ, see also Catawba.

Margry on Cherokee relations with Choctaw 390

Marion, aid given to, by Sevier 211

Marriage, acculturation through xxiii–xxiv

Marriage, Cherokee customs relating to 481–482

Marshall, John, decision of, in Worcester v. State of Georgia 119–120

Martin, Joseph, on Cherokee temper in 1786 63

Martin, Joseph on encroachments of Tennesseeans 64

Martin, Joseph on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62

Martin, Joseph on Sevier’s expedition (1781) 59

Martin, Joseph, treaty signed by 61

Martin, Gen. ——, expedition against Cherokee under 65

Martin, ——, on expedition from Virginia through Cherokee country 30

Martin, myths concerning 287, 454

Maryland, production of gold in 220

Maryville, attack on 65

Mason, J. M., on Cherokee opposition to removal project 128

Matthews, Dr Washington, on Navaho myths 229, 443, 447–448, 468, 501

Matthews, Dr Washington, study of fraternities and cults by xlvii

Maumee rapids, effect of battle of 81

Maumee rapids, participation of Cherokee in battle of 79

Mauvila, battle of 96, 191

Maya, myths of 451

Maya, memoir on calendar system of xlii–xliii

May apple in Cherokee lore 420

Mayes, Chief J. B., proposition for land cession made to 153

Meadow lark, Cherokee name for 281

Meadow lark, myth concerning 467

Mechanic arts among Cherokee 104, 112

Mechanic arts among East Cherokee 166–167

Medicine, myths concerning 250–252, 435–436

“Medicine,” tribal, of Cherokee 396–397, 503

“Medicine”, war, Indian beliefs concerning 393–394, 501

Medill, W., on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Medill, W. on East Cherokee censuses 167

Meek on De Soto’s route 192, 193, 197, 198

Meherrin, habitat and migrations of 17

Meigs, Gen. R. J., aid given to missionary work by 84

Meigs, Gen. R. J., delegation brought to Washington by (1898) 106

Meigs, Gen. R. J., instructions to, to cause removal of Cherokee to the West 101

Meigs, Gen. R. J., life of 214–215

Meigs, Gen. R. J. on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89

Meigs, Gen. R. J. on Cherokee services in Creek war 97

Meigs, Gen. R. J. on secret article of treaty of 1807 86

Meigs, Gen. R. J., recommendation for Cherokee citizenship by 114

Meigs, Gen. R. J., treaties brought about by 84–85

Melody, development of lxxi

Memphis, surrender of Spanish post at 81

Menendez, establishment of fort by 27

Menendez on Pardo’s expedition 28, 29

Menstruation in Cherokee myth and belief 319–320, 469

Meredith on adoption of Cherokee constitution 113

Meredith on John Ross 114, 224

Meriwether, Gen. David, treaty signed by 103

Mesa Encantada, exploration of xiii

“Mescal,” see Peyote.

Mescalero, study of language of xxvi

Mescalero, work among xvi

Messenger, Cherokee, see Cherokee messenger.

Metabolism, pleasures of lix–lx

Metaphor, development of lxxvii–xci

Meteor, Cherokee name for 442

Methodists, work of, among East Cherokee 166

Mexico, alleged Cherokee agreement with 144–145

Mexico, Cherokee in 146

Mexico, collection from xxix

Mexico, grant to Cherokee by 143

Mexico, memoir on numeral systems of xliv–xlv

Mexico, proposed Cherokee emigration to 155–156

Mexico, work in xvi, xvii

Migrations, Cherokee 17–21

Migration traditions, Cherokee 428–429, 453

Migration traditions, see also Sacred myths.

Migration traditions, of Tusayan, memoir on xxxix–xl

Migration traditions, see also Sacred myths.

Milfort on Taskigi among Creeks 389

Milky Way, myth concerning 259, 443

Miller, Governor, efforts for Osage-Cherokee peace by 137

Milligan, ——, on Catawba in Cherokee war 44

Mills among Cherokee 85, 104

Mimicry, part played by, in athletics lxiv, lxv–lxvi

Mindeleff, Cosmos, memoirs by xxix, xli

Mines, Spanish, in Alleghenies 29, 202

Mink, myths concerning 263, 277, 452

Miro, Gov. Estevan, on Cherokee migration across the Mississippi 100

Missionaries among Cherokee, arrest of 119, 120

Missionaries and missions among Cherokee 37–38, 83–84, 104–105, 107, 123, 136, 150, 152, 155, 165

Mission ridge, cause of name of 105

Missouri, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway, construction of 151

Mistletoe in Cherokee lore 420

Mobile, Spanish possession of 68

Mobilian, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Mobilian trade language, character and use of 187–188

Moccasin in Cherokee myth 297

Mocking-bird, see Huhu.

Mohawk language, comparison of Cherokee language with 188

Mohawk, legends of Cherokee wars with 357–358

Mohawk name for Cherokee 16

Mohawk name for titmouse 454

Mole, myths concerning 254, 277–278

Mole cricket in Cherokee lore 309

Monacan, Cherokee relations with 14

Monarchical stage, development of music in lxxii

Monette on De Soto’s route 193, 198

Monette on Spanish encouragement of Indian hostility 67

Monette on Thomas Walker’s expedition 39

Monroe, President James, approval of allotment project by 114

Monroe, President James, protest to, by Georgia delegation in Congress 115

Monroe, President James, reply to Georgia’s protest by 115–116

Montgomery, Col. ——, defeat of expedition under 43

Montgomery, Col. ——, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 55

Moon, myths concerning 252, 256–257, 440, 441

Mooney, James, memoir by, on Cherokee myths xxxvii–xxxix, 3–548

Mooney, James, study of fraternities and cults by xlvii

Mooney, James, work of xv–xvii, xxvi, xxix

Moore, Gov. James, accusation against 32

Moore, Gov. James, exploration into Cherokee country by 31

Moore, Col. Maurice, expedition of 33

Moore, ——, on character of Indian warfare in 1776 53

Moore, —— on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205

Moore, ——, on Cherokee in civil war 170

Moore, —— on Chief N. J. Smith 178

Moore, ——, capture and burning of 48

Moravians among Cherokee 83–84

Morgan, Col. Gideon, part taken by, in Creek war 90, 91, 94–96

Morgan, L. H., on Cherokee-Iroquois wars 352, 485, 492

Morgan, L. H. on Chickasaw clans 499

Morgan, L. H. on Choctaw clans 500

Morgan, L. H. on distance between Iroquois and Cherokee countries 485

Morgan, L. H. on Iroquoian migrations 189

Morgan, L. H. on Iroquois 485

Morgan, L. H. on Iroquois myths 432, 447, 471

Morgan, L. H. on Muscogee clans 499

Morgan, L. H. on origin of Buffalo dance 485

Morgan, L. H. on Yontoñwisas dance 492

Morgan, L. H., on agreement with Cherokee (1892) 153

Morgan, L. H. on East Cherokee schools 176

Morgan, L. H. on Chief N. J. Smith 178

Morgan, Washington, attempt to enlist East Cherokee by 168–169

Morris, ——, collection by xxi

Morse, on Blackburn’s school 84

Morse on election of C. R. Hicks as chief 113

Morse on missions among Cherokee in 1820 105

Mortuary customs, study of xv, xvii

Moses, appointment of peace towns by 207

Moses in Cherokee myth 236, 428–429

Mosquito, myth concerning 444

Moth, myths and lore concerning 310, 438

Motion, discussion of lvi–lvii

Mounds, Cherokee legends concerning 395–396 501–502

Mounds in northern Honduras, memoir on xli–xlii

Mount Mitchell, myth concerning 432

Moytoy, “emperor” of Cherokee 35

Mudhen, see Gallinule.

Mud-puppy, see Water-dog.

Mugulusha, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Mulberry place, myths concerning 250, 264, 436, 473

Mule, Cherokee name for 265

Mullay, J. C., East Cherokee censuses by 167, 171

Mummy, finding of, at Aguas Calientes xvii

Muñiz, Antonio, collection by xxix

Munsee, separation of, from Delawares 19

Munsee, see also Delawares.

Murphy, Dr. P. S., acknowledgments to 13

Murray, Captain, expedition under 67

Muscle shoals, attempted settlement at 68

Muscle shoals, conflict at 70

Muscle shoals, massacre of Scott party at 100–101

Muscogee, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499

Music, discussion of lxx–lxxiv

Muskwaki, purchase of loom of xxix

Mussel in Cherokee lore 308

Mythology, primitive, study of xxvii

Myths, Cherokee, memoir on xxxvii–xxxix, 3–548

Myths, Cherokee, work on xxvi

Myths, development of lxxxii–lxxxiv

Myths, interchange of, among tribe 234–235

Myths, Iroquois, work on xxvi

N

Nacoochee, pseudomyth concerning 416

Nacoochee, see also Cauchi.

Nadako in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Namaesi sipu, Namassipi, see Fish river.

Names, Cherokee custom of changing 69

Names, see also Synonymy.

Nantahala, myths concerning 303, 408

Nanticoke, association of, with Delawares 497

Nanticoke, modern remnants of 498

Nanticoke, separation of, from Delawares 18–19

Nashville, attack on 63

Nashville, conference at (1792) 72

Nashville founding of 56

Natchee, tribe of Creek 498–499

Natchez, blood of, among Cherokee 234

Natchez, enslavement of 233

Natchez, surrender of post at 81

National committee, establishment of 107

National council, enactment by 86–87

National council, establishment of 107

Navaho, myths of 443, 447–448, 468, 501

Navaho, publication of memoir on xxix

Navaho, study of paternities and cults of xlvii

Navaho, use of language of, as trade language 188

Necromancy, development of lxxxv–lxxxvi

Necromancy, see also Magic.

Negroes in Cherokee Nation, education of 155

Negroes in Cherokee Nation, number of 155, 157

Negroes, myth concerning 351

Negroes, myths of 448, 450, 452, 483

Negroes, relation of myths of, to Indian myth 231, 233–236

Nelson, E. W., publication of paper by xxx

Nenetooyah, change of name by 69

New Brunswick, work in xvii–xviii

New Echota, attendance at conference at 123

New Echota, attitude of Cherokee toward treaty of 135

New Echota, capital of Cherokee Nation 107

New Echota, constitutional convention at 112

New Echota, Major Davis on treaty of 126

New Echota, East Cherokee right to benefits of treaty of 165–167

New Echota, provisions of treaty of 227–228

New Echota, ratification of treaty of 126–126

New Echota, treaty of 123–125, 158–159

New-fire ceremony, Cherokee 502–503

New Mexico, report on collections from xix–xx

New Mexico, work in xiii, xv–xvi

Newspapers, Cherokee 111–112

Newtown, see New Echota.

Nez Percés, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Nicholson, Governor, conference with Cherokee by 34

Nickajack towns, building of 54

Nickajack towns, destruction of 78

Nickajack towns, effect of destruction of 68

Nicotani, see Ani′-Kuta′nĭ.

Nĭkwăsĭ′, myths concerning 330, 336–337, 396, 477

Nisqualli, myths of 472

Nitze, H. B. C., on discovery of gold in Cherokee country 116

Nitze, H. B. C. on Georgia gold lottery 117

Nitze, H. B. C. on Southern gold fields 221

North, myth of 322

North Carolina, appointment of Cherokee agent by 61

North Carolina, Cherokee relations with 32, 36

North Carolina, expedition from, in 1776 49

North Carolina, land grant to “State of Franklin” by 64

North Carolina, local legends of 404–411

North Carolina, opposition to allotment project by 114

North Carolina, permission to remain given to East Cherokee by 168

North Carolina, production of gold in 221

North Carolina, protest against conditions of Hopewell treaty by 61

North Carolina, Removal forts in 221

North Carolina, treaty with Cherokee, Creeks, and Chickasaw by 63

Nottely, myth concerning 332

Nottely, pseudomyth concerning 416

Nottoway, habitat and migrations of 17

Novel, development of lxxxvi

Number, discussion of lv–lvii

Numbers, primitive, memoir on xliii–xliv

Numbers, sacred 431

Numeral systems of Mexico and Central America, memoir on xliv–xlv

Nûñnĕ′hĭ, myths concerning 330–333, 335–337, 348, 417–418, 455, 475–477

Nûñnĕ′hĭ, Wafford’s belief in 238

Nûñ′yunu′wĭ, myths concerning 316–320, 467–469

Nuthatch in Cherokee lore 281

Nuttall, Thomas, on Arkansas Cherokee 136, 137

Nuttall, Thomas on cattle among Cherokee 213

Nuttall, Thomas on Nancy Ward 204

O

Oak in Cherokee lore 422

Oconostota, capture and release of (1859) 42

Oconostota, capture of Fort Loudon by 43

Oconostota, on Cherokee peace town 207

Oconostota, reception of Iroquois peace embassy by 355

Oconostota, resignation of, as chief 61

Oconostota, siege of Fort Prince George by 42–43

Oconostota, signing of treaty of Johnson Hall by 353

Office research xi, xix–xxiii

Oglethorpe, Governor, Cherokee participation in expedition of 36

Ohio, Cherokee band in 79

Ojibwa, myths of 430, 445, 448, 470

Ojibwa, regard for snakes among 457–458

Ojibwa, study of feather symbolism of xx

Old Settlers, see Arkansas Cherokee.

Old Tassel, complaint against American encroachments by 60

Oklahoma, allotment of lands in 153

Omaha, myths of 432–433, 440, 448, 449, 452, 456, 463, 465, 474

Omaha, tribal medicine of 503

Oneida, Cherokee endeavor for union with 105

Oneida, myths of 454

Onondaga, custody of Iroquois wampums by 354

Onondaga name for violet 505

Oothcaloga, establishment of mission at 107

Opossum, myths and lore concerning 263, 265, 266, 269, 273, 278, 431, 449, 450

Ore, Major, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 78–79

Orphan asylum, Cherokee 152

Osage, attitude of, in civil war 148

Osage blood among Cherokee 234

Osage, Cherokee relations with 102, 105, 123–124, 136, 137, 139, 141, 390

Osage, refusal of peace invitation by 352, 486–487

Osage, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Osage, sketch of 500

Otariyatiqui, De Soto’s visit to 28

Otermin, Governor, Indians taken to Mexico by xvi

Oto, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Otter, myths concerning 266–268, 449

Overhill towns, treaty with “State of Franklin” by 64

Oviedo, incorporation of Ranjel’s report in history by 191

Oviedo, on De Soto’s expedition 25, 26

Owakülti altar, study of xlviii, l–lii

Owen on Fort Mims massacre 216

Owl, myths and lore concerning 241, 281, 284, 291–292, 454, 456, 495–496

Owl, The, legend of 365

Oyataʼgeʻronoñʼ, meaning of name 16, 183, 351

Oyataʼgeʻronoñʼ, see also Synonomy.

P

Pain, development of lix–lx, lxvi–lxviii, xcii

Paint in Cherokee myth 290, 320

Paint, use of, by Indians 455, 469

Paint town, purchase of 161

Palmer, ——, collection by xxix

Pamunkey, Cherokee relations with 30

Pandora, Indian parallel to myths of 436

Panther, myths concerning 247, 434, 449, 471

Papago, study of xxiii

Parched corn, Indian use of 481

Pardo, Juan, explorations in Cherokee country by 27–29, 380

Paris, treaty of 60

Parker, Caroline, proposal to bestow title of “Peacemaker” on 208

Parker, Sir Peter, attack on Charleston by 47

Parkman, Francis, on Algonquian myths 437

Parsnip, wild, in Cherokee lore 424–425

Partridge, see Pheasant.

Pascagoula, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Passamaquoddy, myths of 451

Patagonia, work in xviii

Pathkiller, relief of 90

Pawnee, ceremony of 413

Pawnee, myths and beliefs of 445–446, 451, 462–463, 473, 505

Pawnee, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Pawnee, study of fraternities and cults of xlviii

Payne, J. H., arrest of 122–123

Payne, J. H. on Cherokee myths 436, 440, 442

Payne, J. H. on New-fire ceremony of Cherokee 502–503

Payne, J. H. on sacred square of Creeks 502

Peace embassies, Iroquois 109, 352, 353–356, 365, 367–370, 485–488, 491–494

Peace pipe, Cherokee 503

Peace towns, Indian 207–208

Peaches among Cherokee 214

Peacock, Cherokee legend of 399–400

Peacock, Indian use of feathers of 504

Pea ridge, Cherokee participants in battle of 149

Penn, William, treaty with Delawares by 497

Pensacola, Spanish possession of 68

Persimmon, myth concerning 278

Personification, development of lxxxvii–lxxxviii

Perspective, development of lxxvi

Peyote, study of use of xv–xvii

Pheasant, myths concerning 285, 288, 289, 290, 455

Philadelphia, treaty at (1791) 69

Philadelphia, treaty at (1794) 77

Philip, King, mutilation of body of 208

Phillips on ancestry of Sequoya 108, 109

Phillips on Cherokee syllabary 110, 219, 220

Phillips on death of Sequoya 148

Philology, subject-matter of xii

Philology, work in xxv

Phœnix, Cherokee, see Cherokee Phœnix.

Phonetics, Cherokee 506

Phratry, see Fraternity.

Pickens, Gen. Andrew, expeditions against Cherokees under 59, 60

Pickens, Gen. Andrew, home of, at Hopewell 211

Pickens, Gen. Andrew on Shaw’s missions 71

Pickens, Gen. Andrew, signing of treaty by 61

Pickering on Cherokee chief among Seneca 353

Pickett on Creek war 90–93, 96

Pickett on defeat of D’Artaguette 477

Pickett on De Soto’s route 193, 195, 196, 197, 198–199

Pickett on Fort Mims massacre 216

Pickett on Chief McGillivray 210

Pickett on Chief Weatherford 217

Pigeon, myth concerning 280

Pike, Gen. Albert, treaty negotiated, by 148

Pilling, James, on Cherokee literature 112

Pilling, James on Cherokee schoolbooks 151

Pilling, James on Cherokee syllabary 110, 220

Pilling, James on Jones and Warlord 108

Pilling, James on translation of New Testament 111

Pilling, James on Rev. S. A. Worcester 108, 148, 218

Pilot knob, myths concerning 330, 341–342, 343–345, 480–481

Pinckney on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89

Pinedale, collection from ruins near xxi

Pinedale, excavation of ruins near xvi

Pine knots, Cherokee use of, as torches 492

Pin Indians, see Ketoowah society.

Pipe, sacred, of Cherokee 397, 503

Piratic acculturation, study of xxii–xxv

Piro, study of language of xxvi

Piro, work among xvi

Pitfalls, see Traps.

Plants, myths and lore concerning 231, 240, 252, 420–427, 505

Pleasure, activities designed to give lv–xcii

Pleasure, development of lix–lx, lxii–lxiii, lxvi–lxxii–lxxiii, xcii

Pleiades, myths concerning 258–259, 442–443

Poetry, development of lxxxvii–xcii

Poison ivy in Cherokee lore 425

Polygamy among Cherokee 163, 365, 481

Polynesians, myths of 431

Ponka, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Ponka, study of feather symbolism of xx

Ponka, study of fraternities and cults of xlviii

Pontiac, confederacy of 41, 235

Population, Cherokee 11, 34, 39, 103, 112, 125, 136, 150, 155, 156–157

Population, Cherokee loss in, through Civil war 150

Population, East Cherokee 166–168, 172, 176, 179, 180

Population, Texas Cherokee (1838) 145

Pork, Indian, quality of 82

Portuguese gentleman, see Elvas.

Possum, see Opossum.

Potatoes among Cherokee 214, 492

Potter, T. W., on East Cherokee affairs 179

Pottery among Cherokee 164

Poultry-raising among Cherokee 82

Power myth, development of lxxxiii–lxxxiv

Powhatan, Cherokee relations with 14

Powhatan, name for Cherokee 16, 29, 183

Prairie dog, myth concerning 449

Prayer among Indians 423, 463, 470

Pregnancy, beliefs concerning 422, 469

Presbyterians, mission work of, among Cherokee 83, 84

Press, national, of Cherokee 111–112

Pretty Woman town, purchase of 161

Priber, Christian, work of, among Cherokee 15, 36–37, 113

Price, H., on East Cherokee affairs 175

Price, H. on East Cherokee censuses 167, 176

Price, H. on East Cherokee suit for participation in annuities 151, 177

Primitive numbers, memoir on xliii–xliv

Printing among Cherokee 111–112, 139–140

Proctor, General, stand against Americans at Thames river by 215

Proctor, ——, arrest of 119

Pronoun, study of xxv

Properties, discussion of lv–lvii, lviii

Property, acquisition of xxxiii

Property, classes of xxxi–xxxii

Prophet, revelation of 87, 89, 215, 235

Protolithic stage, features of xxi–xxii

Publication, work in xxix–xxx

Pueblo Grande, excavation of xiii–xiv

Pueblo Indians, devotional tendency of xxviii

Pueblo Indians, New-fire ceremony among 503

Pueblo Indians, racing among 494

Pueblo Viejo, excavation of ruin of xiv–xv

Pumpkin in Cherokee myth 346, 482

Punk-plugged-in, legend of raid by 374

Purificatory rites, Cherokee 230

Putty-root in Cherokee lore 426

Puyallup, myths of 442

Q

Quadrupeds, myths concerning 261–280

Quakers, see Friends.

Qualla reservation, clearing of East Cherokee title to 173–174

Qualla reservation, purchase of 159

Qualla reservation, settlement of boundary of 179

Qualities, discussion of lv, lvii–lviii

Quantities, discussion of lv–lvi

Quapaw in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Quebec, fall of 40

Quichua, ceremony of 453

Quinahaqui, De Soto’s visit to 28

R

Rabbit, character of, in various mythologies 231–233

Rabbit, myths concerning 262, 263, 266–277, 407, 431, 447–452, 463, 467

Rabbit and bear, distribution of myth of 234

Rabbit and Flint, origin of myth of 234

Racing among Indians 494

Racing in Seneca myth 369

Raccoon, myths concerning 289–290, 449

Rafinesque, C. S., on first appearance of whites 191

Rafinesque, C. S., on name Tallige′wi 184

Rafinesque, C. S., translation of Walam Olum by 190

Rafts, Cherokee use of 496

Railroads in Cherokee country 151

Rainbow, myths concerning 442

Ramsey, J. G. M., on agitation for cession (1796) 80

Ramsey, J. G. M. on appointment of Governor Blount 69

Ramsey, J. G. M. on appointment of Cherokee agent by North Carolina 61

Ramsey, J. G. M. on attack on Buchanan’s station 73

Ramsey, J. G. M. on battle of Kings mountain 57

Ramsey, J. G. M. on border conditions in 1777 55

Ramsey, J. G. M. on bounties for American scalps 47

Ramsey, J. G. M. on burning of Cowee 61

Ramsey, J. G. M. on capture and release of Joseph Brown 66

Ramsey, J. G. M. on capture and release of Samuel Handley 74

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee attitude at beginning of the Revolution 47

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee desire for peace (1792) 72

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee land cessions 46

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee part in French and Indian war 39

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee peace town 207

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Chickasaw surrender of lands between Cumberland and Duck rivers 66

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Christian’s expedition 51

Ramsey, J. G. M. on destruction of Chickamauga towns 55, 79

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Doherty-McFarland expedition 75

Ramsey, J. G. M. on expedition from Virginia through Cherokee country 30

Ramsey, J. G. M. on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Indian war path 206

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Indian fighting in 1793 76

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Jack’s expedition 50

Ramsey, J. G. M. on killing of Indians by John Beard 74

Ramsey, J. G. M. on minor Cherokee-American conflicts (1776–1795) 48, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 75, 76

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Nancy Ward 204

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Old Tassel’s talk 60

Ramsey, J. G. M. on origin of Chickamauga band 54

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Gen. James Robertson 205, 62

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier and Campbell’s expedition (1780) 58

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier’s expeditions (1781–82) 59, 60

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier’s last expedition (1792) 75

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Tellico conference 79

Ramsey, J. G. M. on The Suck 464

Ramsey, J. G. M. on threatened burning of Chilhowee 73

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Tory-Indian raid in South Carolina 47

Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaties of DeWitt’s corners and Long island 54

Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Holston 69

Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Hopewell 62

Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Nashville (1783) 63

Ramsey, J. G. M., on treaty of Tellico (1798) 81

Ramsey, J. G. M. on westward emigration 45

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Williamson’s expedition 50

Ramsey, J. G. M. on Yuchi among Cherokee 386

Ranjel, ——, on De Soto’s expedition 25, 26, 191–201

Rasles, mutilation of body of 209

Rattlesnake, myths and lore concerning 253, 295–296, 305–306, 313, 436, 438, 456, 463

Rattling-gourd on Natchez among Cherokee 387

Rattling-gourd on Yuchi among Cherokee 385

Raven, myths concerning 241, 283

Raven Mocker, myths concerning 283, 401–403,504

Raven place, purchase of 161

Raven, The, pursuit of Shawano by 374–375

Reading, myth concerning 351

Rebellion, see Civil war.

Rechehecrian, see Rickahockan; Synonomy.

Redbird, myths concerning 254, 285, 289–290, 455

Red Clay, council at 121, 122

Red Earth, purchase of 161

Red-horse fish, myth concerning 285

Red Man, myths concerning 257, 300–301, 461, 462

Red paint, use of, by Indians 455

Redroot in Cherokee lore 263

Redsticks, rebellion of 113–114

Refuge towns, see Peace towns.

Reichel, E. H., on Cherokee missions 84

Reid, Jesse, East Cherokee chief 180

Reincarnation, Cherokee doctrine of 261–262, 472, 474

Reinhardt on Spanish mines 202

Relationships, linguistic, of Cherokee 16

Relief, development of lxxv

Religion, acculturation in xxiii

Religion, influence of, on development of arts lxxiv–lxxvi

Religion, influence of, on development of romance lxxxi–lxxxvi

Removal, Cherokee 130–135

Removal, Cherokee plans for (1895) 155–156

Removal, East Cherokee plans for 165

Removal, events leading to 87, 98–106, 114–130

Removal, party feeling aroused by 128–129

Removal, stockade forts built during 221

Removal fund, East Cherokee participation in 165–168, 170–171

Removal fund, employment of East Cherokee share in 174

Removed townhouses, myth of 335

Reports, distribution of xxxii

Reptiles, see Snakes; Terrapin; Turtle.

Revolution, Cherokee remembrance of 232

Revolution, effect on Cherokee of 61

Revolution, Indian attitude during 46–47

Rheumatism, Cherokee beliefs concerning 251, 263

Richmond, Lieutenant, murder of Cheyennes by 209

Rickahockan, meaning of name 183–184

Rickahockan, see also Synonomy.

Ridge, Maj. John, attitude of party of, in Civil war 148

Ridge, Maj. John, conflict of party of, with Ross party 147

Ridge, Maj. John, enlistment of volunteers against Creeks by (1812) 89

Ridge, Maj. John, killing of 133–135

Ridge, Maj. John, killing of Doublehead by 85

Ridge, Maj. John, letter to Calhoun by 115

Ridge, Maj. John, letter to President Jackson by 127–128

Ridge, Maj. John, opposition to Prophet’s doctrine by 88

Ridge, Maj. John, opposition to war spirit by (1812) 89

Ridge, Maj. John, part taken by, in Creek war 96, 97

Ridge, Maj. John, treaty negotiated by 121–122, 125

Rink, Henry, on Eskimo myths 441

Rivers, ——, on Cherokee-Chickasaw war 38

Rivers, on Cherokee in 1708 32

Rivers in Cherokee lore 426

Rivalry, part played by, in sports and games lxiv, lxvi, lxviii–lxix

Roads through Cherokee country 85, 87, 97

Robertson, Gen. James, appointment of, as Cherokee agent 53

Robertson, Gen. James, burning of Coldwater by 67

Robertson, Gen. James, emigration under 56

Robertson, Gen. James, expedition against Chickamauga under (1794) 78–99

Robertson, Gen. James, killing of brother of 67

Robertson, Gen. James, life of 204–205

Robertson, Gen. James on Cherokee-American conflicts (1785–1794) 67

Robertson, Gen. James on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67

Robertson, Gen. James on Nancy Ward 204

Robertson, Gen. James, repulse of Indians by garrison under 48

Robertson, Gen. James, warning of invasion given by 55

Robertson, Mrs. S. A., work of, among Creeks 218

Robin, Cherokee name for 281

Robinson, Thomas, acknowledgments to 13

Robinson, Thomas on dry channel of Chattahoochee 200

Rochefort, ——, history of Antilles by 202

Rockwell, ——, on Williamson’s expedition 50

Rogel, expedition of 201–202

Rogers, Talahina, marriage of Houston to 223

Romance, nature and development of lxxxi–lxxxvi

Roosevelt, Theodore, on attack on Freelands station 63

Roosevelt, Theodore on attack on Nashville 63

Roosevelt, Theodore on battle of Kings mountain 57

Roosevelt, Theodore on border fighters 57

Roosevelt, Theodore on Cherokee-American conflicts (1781) 59, 60

Roosevelt, Theodore Cherokee trans-Mississippi migration 100

Roosevelt, Theodore on Christian’s expedition 51

Roosevelt, Theodore on destruction of Chickamauga towns 55

Roosevelt, Theodore on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62

Roosevelt, Theodore on Jack’s expedition 50

Roosevelt, Theodore on Old Tassel’s talk 60

Roosevelt, Theodore on Gen. James Robertson 205

Roosevelt, Theodore on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205

Roosevelt, Theodore on scalping by whites 209

Roosevelt, Theodore on Sevier and Campbell’s expedition (1780) 58

Roosevelt, Theodore on Sevier’s expedition (1782) 60

Roosevelt, Theodore on South Carolina’s scalp bounty 53

Roosevelt, Theodore on Tory-Indian raid 48

Roosevelt, Theodore on treaties of De Witt’s corners and Long island 54

Roosevelt, Theodore on Williamson’s expedition 50

Rose in Cherokee lore 420

Ross, Allen, acknowledgments to 13

Ross, Allen on John Ross 224

Ross, John, arrest of 122

Ross, John, attempt of McIntosh to bribe 216

Ross, John, attitude of, during the Civil war 149

Ross, John, attitude of party of, during Civil war 148

Ross, John, character of 150–151

Ross, John, conflict of party of, with Ridge party 147

Ross, John, convening of Tahlequah council by (1843) 485

Ross, John, custody of records of Iroquois peace by 355

Ross, John, death of 150

Ross, John, death of wife of 132

Ross, John, efforts of, to prevent Removal 121–122, 125, 129, 130

Ross, John, election of, as assistant chief 113

Ross, John, election of, as president of national council 107

Ross, John, election of, as principal chief 114

Ross, John, letter to Calhoun by 115

Ross, John, life of 224–225

Ross, John, memorial resolution on 151

Ross, John, memorial to Congress by 121

Ross, John on Ani′ Kuta′nl 392–393

Ross, John on Jackson’s reply to Cherokee protests 126

Ross, John, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Ross, John, part taken by, in killing of Ridges and Boudinot 134

Ross, John, position of, in 1837 128

Ross, John, president of constitutional convention 112

Ross, John, proclamation by 120

Ross, John, proposition for removal by 132

Ross, John, protest against removal treaty by 120

Ross, John, refusal of President Jackson to communicate with 126

Ross, John, signer of act of union 135

Ross, John, suit against Georgia by 119

Ross, John, threat of arrest 135

Ross, W. P., editor of Cherokee Advocate 111

Ross, W. P. on death of Sequoya 148

Ross, ——, on Indian warfare in 1776 52

Ross, —— on Williamson’s expedition 50

Royce, C. C., on adoption of Cherokee constitution 113, 135

Royce, C. C. on Arkansas Cherokee 137, 138, 140, 141, 142

Royce, C. C. on arrest of Ross 123

Royce, C. C. on attack on Buchanans station 73

Royce, C. C. on attempted establishment of iron works in Cherokee country (1807) 86

Royce, C. C. on attempted purchase by Tennessee (1807) 86

Royce, C. C. on attempt to annul treaty of 1817 104

Royce, C. C. on Blount’s proposal (1795) 80

Royce, C. C. on building of Unicoi turnpike 87

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee attitude regarding land cession (1830) 119

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee census (1835) 125

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee desire to go west (1817–19) 104

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee emigration, 1817–19 103, 104

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee invitations to Delawares, Shawano, and Oneida 105

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee land cessions 34, 45, 54, 60

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee loss in Civil war 149

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee memorial to Congress (1834) 121

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee memorials to President Monroe 115

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee part in French and Indian war 39

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee part in Civil war 148

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee population 34

Royce, C. C., on Cherokee project to remove to Columbia river 120

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee relations with Creeks 383

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee relations with Tuscarora 32

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee suffering through Civil war 150

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee territory in 1800 81

Royce, C. C. on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45

Royce, C. C. on clearing of East Cherokee title to Qualla reservation 174

Royce, C. C. on Col. R. J. Meigs 215

Royce, C. C. on council at New Echota 122

Royce, C. C. on Davis’s letter to Secretary of War 127

Royce, C. C. on death of Sequoya 148

Royce, C. C. on deaths during Removal 133

Royce, C. C. on delegation to Washington (1835) 122

Royce, C. C. on desire for Indian lands 85

Royce, C. C. on destruction of Chickamauga towns 79

Royce, C. C. on General Dunlap’s address 128

Royce, C. C. on East Cherokee censuses 167, 168

Royce, C. C. on East Cherokee participation in Removal fund 167

Royce, C. C. on Everett’s letter to Secretary of War 128

Royce, C. C. on extension of Georgia laws 221

Royce, C. C. on first railroad in Cherokee country 151

Royce, C. C. on Georgia acts effecting Cherokee 116, 117

Royce, C. C. on Governor Gilmer’s declaration 129

Royce, C. C. on imprisonment of missionaries 120

Royce, C. C. on incorporation of Delawares and Shawano 151

Royce, C. C. on Indian war path 206, 207

Royce, C. C. on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117

Royce, C. C. on Jefferson’s removal project 101

Royce, C. C. on McMinn’s estimate of Cherokee emigration 106

Royce, C. C. on massacre of Scott party and Bowl migration 100

Royce, C. C. on opposition to allotment project (1820) 114

Royce, C. C. on origin of Chickamauga band 54

Royce, C. C. on party feeling over removal plans 129

Royce, C. C. on payment of East Cherokee share in Removal fund 168

Royce, C. C. on Ross’s attitude during civil war 149

Royce, C. C. on Ross’s last efforts against removal 130

Royce, C. C. on royal proclamation of 1763 46

Royce, C. C. on Rutherford’s route 205

Royce, C. C. on Schermerhorn’s proposals for securing acceptance of Ridge treaty 122

Royce, C. C. on Scott’s proclamation 130

Royce, C. C. on Sweatland’s census 172

Royce, C. C. on Tellico conference 79

Royce, C. C. on threat to arrest Ross 135

Royce, C. C. on treaties of New Echota 123, 125, 159

Royce, C. C. on treaties of Tellico (1798, 1804, 1805) 81, 85

Royce, C. C. on treaties of Washington (1816, 1819, 1846) 98, 106, 148

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Augusta 61

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Cherokee agency (1834) 120

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Chickasaw Old Fields (1807) 86

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Fort Gibson 125

Royce, C. C. of treaty of Holston 69

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Hopewell 62

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Philadelphia (1794) 77

Royce, C. C. on treaty of Tahlequah (1866) 150

Royce, C. C. on troops employed in Removal 129

Royce, C. C. on western Cherokee (1809, 1817) 102

Royce, C. C. on Wool’s comments on Removal 127

Royce, C. C. publication of paper by xxx

Ruffin, T., arbitrator between East Cherokee and Thomas’s creditors 174

Running Water town, building of 54

Running Water town, destruction of 79

Rushes in Cherokee lore 426

Russell, Dr Frank, on Jicarilla myths 431, 433, 450, 451, 452, 473

Russell, Capt. William, part taken by, in battle of Horseshoe bend 94

Rutherford, Gen. Griffith, expeditions under 49, 205

Rutherford, Gen. Griffith, life of 205

Rye on De Soto’s route 195

S

Sacred animals among Indians 447

Sacred myths, Indian 229

Sacred myths, instruction in 229–230

Sacred myths, see also Cosmogonic myths; Migration traditions.

Sacred numbers, Indian 431

Sacred things, Cherokee 396–397

Sacrifice, influence of, on development of drama lxxviii

St John, translation of gospel of 110

St Louis, Osage-Cherokee council at 137

St Louis, treaty of (1825) 99

St Louis, Spanish retention of 68